Forty-eight Northland high school bands, duos and solo artists will start out on the quest for musical stardom with the regional heats of a national high school musical contest.
The Northland regional heats of Smokefreerockquest are being held at Forum North on Sunday from 12.30pm, with budding musicians competing for
tens of thousands of dollars' worth of prizes and musical glory.
Smokefreerockquest, now in its 25th year, is the country's biggest musical search, with more than 700 high school acts taking part this year.
Vying for a place in the Northland regional final, which will be held in July, are:
Eden Jane, from Rodney College; Miss Minority, Rodney College; Isaac Hunter, Bream Bay College; We Could Be Pirates, Kaitaia College; Hawked Unseen, Bream Bay College; Army Of Two, Bream Bay College; Hugoskar, Rodney College; Girl, Excellere College; The Unemployed, Rodney College; y0 shwamo, Bream Bay College; Aimee Stevens, Rodney College; Sounds Like Trouble, Tauraroa Area School; Libby, Rodney College; Paris, Kaitaia College; Summer Ash, Kerikeri High School; Patience, Kaitaia College; Integrity Turmoil, Kerikeri High School; Laekin, Kaitaia College; The Monkey Assassins, Rodney College; Caleb Cross, Kaitaia Abundant Life School; Spearhead, Whangarei Intermediate; Sound in space, Kamo High School; Alien Weaponry, Bream Bay College; Rock Bros, Springbank School; The Vybes, Otamatea High School; Beanie Reef, Kamo High School and Tidelines, Otamatea High School.
