RocKwiz Live adds more dates as their massive Australian tour sells fast
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16.05.2024

RocKwiz Live adds more dates as their massive Australian tour sells fast

Image Credit: Andrius Lipsys
Words by Staff Writer

RocKwiz LIVE! is back, baby.

RocKwiz is an Australian music institution, with many a-music fan historically trading pre-gig drinks on a Saturday night to stay at home and watch the show instead. Well, for the past 14 years, we definitely haven’t had to.

The RocKwiz gang are back on buses, trains, planes and automobiles and coming to a theatre near you!  Julia, Brian, Dugald and the ever-expanding RocKwiz OrKestra are coming your way, revelling in the chaos and quizzery that is RocKwiz LIVE!

If you’ve seen a RocKwiz LIVE! show you’ll know what we mean. If you haven’t, buckle up for a fantastic night of musical and comedic treats from Australia’s premiere Rock and Roll Trivia show.

RocKwiz LIVE! Australian tour dates and venues

  • Tuesday, 8 October 2024
    Orange Civic Theatre, Orange NSW
  • Wednesday, 9 October 2024
    Dubbo Regional Theatre, Dubbo NSW
  • Friday, 11 October 2024
    Tamworth Town Hall, Tamworth NSW
  • Saturday, 12 October 2024
    Glasshouse Theatre, Port Macquarie NSW
    SOLD OUT
  • Sunday, 13 October 2024
    Saraton Theatre, Grafton NSW
  • Tuesday, 15 October and Wednesday, 16 October 2024
    The Art House, Wyong NSW
  • Saturday, 19 October 2024
    Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS
  • Wednesday, 23 October 2024
    Riverside Theatre, Parramatta NSW
  • Thursday, 24 October 2024
    The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre, Sutherland NSW
  • Friday, 25 October 2024
    Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra NSW
  • Saturday, 26 October 2024
    Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul NSW
    SOLD OUT
  • Tuesday, 29 October 2024
    Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville QLD
  • Thursday, 31 October 2024
    Cairns Performing Arts Centre, Cairns QLD
  • Tuesday, 5 November 2024
    Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton QLD
  • Wednesday, 6 November 2024
    Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg QLD
  • Thursday, 7 November 2024
    The Events Centre, Caloundra QLD
  • Friday, 8 November 2024
    HOTA Theatre, Gold Coast QLD
  • Saturday, 9 November 2024
    The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
    NEW MATINEE SHOW – on sale at 10.00am, Friday 17 May
  • Saturday, 9 November 2024
    The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
    EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT
  • Sunday, 10 November 2024
    Empire Theatre, Toowoomba QLD
  • Thursday, 14 November 2024
    Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston VIC
  • Friday, 15 November 2024
    Costa Hall, Geelong VIC
  • Saturday, 16 November 2024
    West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul VIC
  • Sunday, 17 November 2024
    Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon VIC
  • Wednesday, 20 November 2024
    Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul NSW
    NEW SHOW – on sale 10.00am, Friday 17 May
  • Thursday, 21 November 2024
    Civic Theatre, Newcastle VIC
  • Friday, 22 November 2024
    Canberra Theatre, Canberra ACT
    NEW SHOW – on sale 10.00am, Friday 17 May
  • Saturday, 23 November 2024
    Canberra Theatre, Canberra ACT
    SOLD OUT
  • Sunday, 24 November 2024
    Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
  • Tuesday, 26 November 2024
    Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury VIC
  • Wednesday, 27 November 2024
    Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo VIC
  • Thursday, 28 November 2024
    Ballarat Civic Hall, Ballarat VIC
  • Friday, 29 November 2024
    Palais Theatre, St Kilda VIC                          
  • Saturday, 30 November 2024
    Swan Hill Soundshell, Swan Hill VIC
  • Tuesday, 3 December 2024
    Chaffey Theatre, Renmark SA
  • Wednesday, 4 December 2024
    Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie SA
  • Thursday, 5 December 2024
    Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide SA

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

Australia’s premiere Rock n Roll Trivia show takes the pub trivia night and adds leather, leopard print and a whole lot of attitude in the most outrageous night of musical and comedic treats. At this point RocKwiz Live! is an institution, with sold-out concerts across the country and added extras of the annual RocKWiz’s Really Really Good Friday at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall, a fixture of the years event calendar, and their permanent position on the Delta Stage at Bluesfest being a major draw card for the annual Byron Bay blues and roots festival.

Why wouldn’t it be when the makeup includes Brain’s hilarious contestant selection process kicking of the hilarity as he scopes out audience members rock knowledge (and any additional singing and dancing skills they may have), before the show even starts! The top scoring members go on to be the contestants, seated alongside famous and up and coming musicians for a magical night of music and trivia. It all climaxes in a final score with duets and ensemble performances.

Of the return Julia Zemiro says, “Getting back on the road and touring around the country is what RocKwiz does best! If life is all getting a bit much, and you need to have a laugh and hear some fabulous music, come join us! We guarantee we’ll make you feel better.”

“So excited to be doing this big run of RocKwiz shows! ‘On The Road Again’, ‘Roadhouse Blues’, ‘Hit The Road Jack’, ‘Freeway Of Love’ … you know the tour bus will be rocking!” adds Brian Nankervis.

“There’s something very special about being on the road, playing beautiful theatres with a travelling company of artists, inviting audience members to be part of the action. On a RocKwiz tour, performing night after night, the shows develop and consolidate, but also twist and turn. We’re constantly refining, evaluating the shows in hotel rooms and airport lounges. Late night singalongs might be rehearsed the next afternoon and performed that night. There’s nothing quite like a RocKwiz show.

“It’s a thrill to travel around Australia with this show we love. See you in the foyer!”

The Victorian list includes Frankston Arts Centre, Costa Hall in Geelong, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Gippland Performing Arts Centre, Civic Theatre, Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo, Ballarat Civic Hall, Palais Theatre in St Kilda and Swan Hill Soundshell. The tour kicks off 8 October and concluded in Adelaide on Thursday 5 December.

Tickets to the outrageously fun concert quiz commence at 10am AEST, Friday 10 May via rockwizlive.com.au. Presale tickets are available via the RocKwiz Kwizlist from Thursday 9 May at 10am AEST. Click here to register.