Smokefreerockquest 2012: CANCELLED

Whanganui Regional Final.

Smokefreerockquest is New Zealand's only nationwide, live, original music, youth event. Now well into its third decade, the series of 40 events reaches audience numbers in excess of 10,000 every year.
Founded in 1989 by music teachers Glenn Common and Pete Rainey, who now run Rockquest Promotions full-time out of Nelson, Smokefreerockquest has become a New Zealand institution.

Musical successes from Smokefreerockquest over its 23-year history include Kimbra, The Peasants, The Good Fun, Midnight Youth, Opshop, Annah Mac, Evermore, Ladyhawke, Minuit, Kids of 88, Die!Die!Die!, Pistol Youth, Bang! Bang! Eche!, Ivy Lies, Cairo Knife Fight, Cut Off Your Hands, Luke Thompson, The Datsuns, Brooke Fraser, Anika Moa, Anna Coddington, The Electric Confectionaires, Steriogram, Aaradhna, Spacifix, The Naked and Famous, Phoenix Foundation, The Feelers, The Black Seeds, Nesian Mystik, Bic Runga, The Checks, Julia Deans, Pine, King Kapisi, Kingston, The Naked and Famous, Autozamm and Elemeno P.

Smokefreerockquest aims to motivate young musicians to prove their ability and realise the heights they can reach in their music careers, and to encourage their peers to support 100% original New Zealand music.

About Smokefree:
Smokefree exists to encourage New Zealanders to adopt and maintain healthy attitudes and lifestyles. Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Pacifica Beats ensure the positive Smokefree message reaches young people in their own environment.