Theatre Royal Nelson, 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson 7010
Stalls (downstairs): General Admission tickets. Some seats removed to make room for dancing.
Dress Circle (upstairs): allocated seating.
Patrons may not move between the two areas.
The Nelson Regional Final of SmokefreeRockquest, 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 2026, 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.
The bands in the Nelson Regional Final:
The Walkers - Nayland College
Unsupervised - Waimea College, Mapua School
The Leafy Greens - Motueka High School
Bailey Brothers - Nelson College
Armadillo - Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls
ACE THEORY - Waimea College
Flipswitch - Nelson College For Girls, Nelson College
RECOVERY - Garin College, Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls
Meatball - Garin College, Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls
Holographic - Nelson College For Girls, Nayland College
inertia - Nelson College For Girls, Nelson College
Melodramatic - Nelson College For Girls, Waimea College
