Heat
May 23, 2025
Heat
May 24, 2025
Heat
May 24, 2025
Final
June 7, 2025
Video Submission Deadline
2024 Results -
1st Place Band: Artisan - Darfield High School
2nd Place Band: The Haizys - St Bede’s College
3rd Place Band: stupidsaysWHAT? - Hagley College
1st Place Solo-Duo: Ben Evans - Cashmere High School
2nd Place Solo-Duo: Lachie - Hagley College
1st Place Tangata Beats Band: ME’A LEA BOIZ - Catholic Cathedral College
Smokefree Best Vocal: Kennedy Xiao - 5 On Air (Christ’s College)
Musicianship (jointly awarded to): Cadence Zhou, bass player - The E.C.H.O. (St Andrews and Papanui High School)
Musicianship (jointly awarded to):Harry Woods, guitar player - Vertigo (Christchurch Boys’ High School)
ZM Best Song Award: The E.C.H.O - St Andrews and Papanui High School
APRA Lyric Writers Award: Es Pitts - Optical Delusion
Rockshop Electronically Assisted Performance: Lachie - Hagley College
The bands selected at the heat to perform at the regional final were:
The Spoons - St Margarets College
Equilibrium - Burnside High School
JAWWN - Burnside High School
Ratcry - Middleton Grange School
The Haizys - St Bede’s College
Artisan - Darfield High School
Indefinite Descent - Rolleston College
5 On Air - Christ’s College
c.o.m.a. - Christ’s College
VERTIGO - Christchurch Boys’ High School
River St - Christchurch Boys’ High School
stupidsaysWHAT? - Hagley College
Awethntix - St Andrew’s College
Midnight Buzz - Shirley Boys’ High School
The E.C.H.O - St Andrew’s College and Papanui High School
Saluna (King Tide) - Shirley Boys’ High School
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It says it in the title! Here you’ll find a step by step guide to how region-wide and nation-wide aspects of the programme work.
Read MoreHere you’ll find 2024 dates, the team behind Smokefreerockquest, history (including past winners and where they're from!), and FAQs
Read MoreCheck out the awards up for grabs at our regional and national Smokefreerockquest events. Along with the placings for the top bands and solo/duos, we also have songwriting and musicianships awards.
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