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Final
September 21, 2024
SkyCity Theatre
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It’s been Smokefreerockquest’s biggest year yet, with 900 high-school bands competing across Aotearoa to win the prestigious title of National Winners. Tonight the Top 10 National Finalists performed at Sky City Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau, with Top Shelf from Manurewa High School crowned the winning band for 2024.
Here is the full list of award:
1st place band: Top Shelf - Manurewa High School (Manukau)
2nd place band: The Splinters - Havelock North High School (Hawkes Bay)
3rd place band: Rumpus Machine - Long Bay College (North Shore)
1st place solo/duo: Emerson - Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Auckland Central)
2nd place solo/duo wins: Kolya Marks - Kuranui College (Wairarapa)
Musicianship Award: Hannah Hyde from Rumpus Machine - Long Bay College (North Shore)
Smokefree Best Vocals Award: Ahi Edmond from R67 - TKKM o Ruamata (Rotorua)
ZM Best Song Award: Bored by Emerson - Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Auckland Central)
APRA Lyric Award: Deacon Kenyan-Wilde - Central Southland College (Southland)
Rockshop Electronic Performance Award: Emerson - Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Auckland Central)
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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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