Smokefreerockquest/Smokefree Tangata Beats BOP Heats

The Bay of Plenty Regional Heat of Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats, New Zealand's nationwide, live, original music, youth event giving young musicians the opportunity to perform live in a professional setting, in venues from Northland to Southland.

Smokefreerockquest 2025, powered by Rockshop, aims to motivate young musicians to strive for success, to realise the opportunities available in music careers, and to encourage their peers to support original New Zealand Music.


BAY OF PLENTY HEATS: SESSION ONE - 10.30am - 1.30am (Performer Check In: 10am)

Hang Time - Band - Otumoetai College
BATH SALTS - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Homesick - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Kymira - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Nostalgic blur - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Sketch - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Spud - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Violet - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Marmalade - Band - Mount Maunganui College
Bonvie - Band - Katikati College
Sewerside Rats - Band - Te Kura Pounamu, Katikati College, Ōtūmoetai College
Grizzly Fish - Band - Otumoetai college
PARANOIA - Band - Otumoetai College
Technical Difficulties - Band - Otumoetai College
The B-Sides - Band - Otumoetai College
B-Sides - Band - Ōtūmoetai College
Pugmen - Band - Ōtūmoetai College
RandBADDIES - Band - Ōtūmoetai College
The Banddotcom - Band - Mercury Bay Area School
Carolina Van Rooyen - Solo/Duo - Mercury Bay Area School
LEFT2ROT - Solo/Duo - Katikati College
Mayonaize - Solo/Duo - Katikati College
Brooke - Solo/Duo - Mount Maunganui College
Three Man Tent - Solo/Duo - Mount Maunganui College
Aisha and Bebe - Solo/Duo - Otumoetai college
Rachel Stevens - Solo/Duo - Otumoetai College


SESSION TWO: 2:30pm - 5.30pm (Performer check-in from 2pm)

Jessica Kent-McDonald - Solo/Duo - Papamoa College
Heather Rose - Solo/Duo - Tauranga Girls' College
Luci McGregor - Solo/Duo - Tauranga Girls' College
Allieeeeeee - Solo/Duo - Te Wharekura o Mauao
Keara - Solo/Duo - Waihi College
Rohan Evans - Solo/Duo - Whakatane Intermediate
Ash - Solo/Duo - Whangamata Area School
Shy - Solo/Duo - Whangamata Area School
Ella Mafi - Solo/Duo - Bethlehem College
BAMM - Band - Papamoa College
The North Sparrows - Band - ACG Tauranga
Ferrofluid - Band Bethlehem College
Asylum - Band - Papamoa College
INDIGO - Band - Papamoa College
SUNKISSED - Band - Papamoa College
3B1R - Band - Tauranga Boys' College
Lithic - Band - Tauranga Boys' College
The Foamies - Band - Tauranga Boys' College
Acid Bucket - Band - Mount Maunganui College


Brief 20 minute break


Punktuation - Band - Te Puke High School
Ate-Ball - Band - Trident High School
Brownies (SFTB) - Band - Trident High School
Cherryheads - Band - Trident High School
Pandemonium - Band - Trident High School
Four Thirty Seven - Band - Whakatane High School
Upside Down Donut Hole - Band - Whakatane High School
Why The Face - Band - Whakatane High School
8 IS GR8 - Band - Whangamata Area School
816 - Band - Bethlehem College
Go Getter - Band - Bethlehem College
Skraps - Band - Bethlehem College
Standard - Band - Bethlehem College
Porcelain KISS - Band - Tauranga Girls' College
The Sirens - Band - Tauranga Girls' College
Sidetracked - Band - Tauranga Girls' College
Sponge - Band - Tauranga Girls' College
Sub Par - Band - Tauranga Girls' College, Tauranga Boys' College
Yanarchy - Band - Tauranga Girls' College, Tauranga Boys' College
Canned Beats - Band - Tauranga Girls' College
Indigo Child - Band - Tauranga Girls' College