'' RocKwiz'' is an Australian television

quiz show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sh ...

series, focused on

rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ...

, and broadcast on

SBS One SBS is a national public television network in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally. In 2018, SBS had a 7.7% audience share. As of 2022, SBS is the lowest ...

. It premiered in 2005. The final episode aired on 25 June 2016. In February 2019, SBS Channel Manager Ben Nguyen announced that the show is not returning to SBS. In October 2022, it was announced the series will be revived by

Foxtel Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was establi ...

and will air on Fox8 in 2023 with eight 30 minute long episodes. With the possible exceptions of episodes 49, 105, 106 and 107, the following episode numbering is as per SBS OnDemand information.

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

RocKwiz 2007 Christmas special

On 22 December 2007, a special RocKwiz show (''RocKwiz Christmas Special'') was broadcast featuring the RocKwiz band (James Black,

Peter Luscombe Peter Luscombe is an Australian drummer and composer. Career Luscombe was a member of The Black Sorrows from 1985 to 1993 appearing on the albums ''A Place in the World'' (1986), ''Dear Children'' (1987), ''Hold on to Me'' (1988), ''Harley and ...

, Mark Ferrie) along with the Wolfgramm Sisters on backing vocals,

Ashley Naylor Ashley John Naylor (born 1970) is an Australian musician, best known for his guitar and vocals in Melbourne-based band Even.Spencer et al, (2007Naylor, Ashleyentry. Retrieved 4 February 2010. In 1987 at the age of 17, Naylor played guitar in ...

on guitar and following guest performers: *All Alone on Christmas / Please Come Home on Christmas / Christmas Ain't Christmas Without The One You Love / Run Run Rudolf / All I Want For Christmas - The Wolfgramm Sisters,

Jade MacRae Jade Aurora Moana MacRae (born 4 June 1979) is an Australian soul singer and the daughter of professional musicians Joy Yates and Dave MacRae. MacRae is best known for her top 40 singles MacRae " So Hot Right Now" and " Superstar", both release ...

Joe Camilleri Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...

and the RocKwiz Orkestra *Fairytale of New York -

Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, actress, radio presenter and business entrepreneur. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, Bowditch won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and was nominated for a Logie Award for her work on ...

Tex Perkins Gregory Stephen Perkins (born 28 December 1964), better known by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronted the Australian rock band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James B ...

and the RocKwiz Orkestra *Christmas Wrapping - Chelsea Wheatley, The Wolfgramm Sisters,

and the RocKwiz Orkestra *River -

Angie Hart Angela Ruth Hart (born 8 March 1972), billed as Angie Hart, is an Australian pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the alternative pop rock band Frente! and the indie pop duo Splendid with her then husband Jesse Tobias. Hart's ...

Tim Freedman Timothy James Freedman (25 November 1964) is an Australian musician, best known as the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams formed in 1993. Note: n-lineversion was expanded from the 2002 edition. The song ...

and the RocKwiz Orkestra *Maybe This Christmas -

and the RocKwiz Orkestra *How To Make Gravy - Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly,

and the RocKwiz Orkestra *Merry Christmas Everybody -

Liam Finn Liam Mullane Finn (born 24 September 1983) is a New Zealand singer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child. He is the son of musicians Sharon and Neil Finn. In 2020, he joined his father's band, Crowded ...

, Chelsea Wheatley,

, Paul Kelly, The Wolfgramm Sisters,

Brian Nankervis Brian Nankervis (born 1956) is an Australian writer, actor, radio host, television producer and comedian. Personal life Nankervis was born in Melbourne. He lives in St Kilda with documentary film makerSue Thomsonand their children, Claudia, Lola ...

Julia Zemiro Julia Zemiro () (born 14 April 1967) is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian. She is best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show '' RocKwiz''. Zemiro is a fluent ...

and the RocKwiz Orkestra

Season 6

RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl

On 7 March 2009, a special 90-minute RocKwiz show (''RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl'') was broadcast as the sixth season's finale. The episode was filmed on 13 February 2009 at the

Sidney Myer Music Bowl The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor bandshell performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the lawns and gardens of Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue close to the Arts Centre and the Southbank entertainment precinct ...

in front of a crowd of about 11,000 people (as part of the Bowl's 50th birthday celebrations). Whilst the show maintained a similar quiz format to a regular episode, it featured many more guest stars giving performances before, between, and after the usual rounds. For the occasion, the regular RockWiz band was expanded with the Wolfgramm Sisters on backing vocals,

on guitar, and a horn section featuring Paul Williamson. *

Nic Cester NIC may refer to: Banking and insurance companies * National Insurance Corporation, Uganda * NIC Bank, a commercial bank in Kenya Politics, government and economics * National Ice Center, an agency that provides worldwide navigational ice a ...

& Ashley Naylor – Venus & Mars / Rock Show / Maybe I'm Amazed * Kram – Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) *

Rebecca Barnard Rebecca Chirnside Barnard (born 26 December 1960) is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer and musician. She was the lead singer of the band Rebecca's Empire from 1993 to 2000, and has forged a solo career since her debut album, ''Fortifie ...

& Billy Miller – World of Our Own *

Adalita Adalita Srsen (, born 25 February 1971) is an Australian rock musician who is a founding member of the rock band Magic Dirt and a solo artist. She released her first solo album, ''Adalita'' in 2011 and her second solo album, ''All Day Venus'', ...

– Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution *

Kutcha Edwards Kutcha Edwards is an indigenous Australian singer and songwriter. He was born in Balranald, New South Wales, in 1965. A survivor of the Stolen Generations, he was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man. He was n ...

, Ron Murray & Joshua Bond – Treaty *

Denis Walter Denis Walter OAM, (born 3 January 1955) is an Australian radio presenter, baritone singer, recording artist and media personality who also presented television news for 16 years. Career Walter's music career has lasted over forty years and he ...

–

Crunchy Granola Suite "Crunchy Granola Suite" is a pop rock song written and recorded in 1971 by Neil Diamond. Release The song was released on the album '' Stones'' and included as a B-side on the single for the album's title track. The song appears on a number of D ...

Jeff Duff Geoff "Jeff" Stephen Duff, or Duffo, (born 1956) is an Australian singer/cabaret performer in the tenor range, who in his career has used various personae, wardrobe, and satire as features of his performance. Duff's shows ''Ziggy'' and ''Bowie ...

–

Dancing Queen "Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus al ...

* Paul Kelly – Cinnamon Girl * Mick Fettes – 12Lb Toothbrush *

Stephen Cummings Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...

Andrew Pendlebury Andrew Scott Pendlebury (born 1952) is an Australian guitarist-songwriter. From 1977 to 1981 was a member of The Sports and from 1986 to 1988 he joined Slaughtermen. He has undertaken other projects and issued four solo albums. At the ARIA Mus ...

– Who Listens to the Radio? *

Ella Hooper Ella Keighery Hooper (born 30 January 1983) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, radio presenter and TV personality. Hooper is the lead singer of Killing Heidi. The band formed in 1996 (when Ella was 13) and also featured her older bro ...

& Bob Starkie – Living in the Seventies * Ross Wilson &

Ross Hannaford Ross Andrew Hannaford (1 December 1950 – 8 March 2016) was an Australian musician, active in numerous local bands. He was often referred to by his nickname "Hanna". Widely regarded as one of the country's finest rock guitarists, he was best kn ...

– Bom Bom *Ross Wilson & Ross Hannaford – Hi Honey Ho *Bella Hunter – April Sun in Cuba *Dave Faulkner & Lisa Miller – Like A Rolling Stone *Patience Hodgson, Glenn Richards & Paul Kelly – Leaps And Bounds *

Judith Durham Judith Durham (born Judith Mavis Cock; 3 July 1943 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1963. The group became the first Australian p ...

– The Carnival Is Over

Season 7

Note: it is not certain that episodes 105, 106 and 107 are officially part of season seven.

RocKwiz 2009 Christmas special

The 2009 RocKwiz Christmas special was broadcast on 19 December 2009. The 90-minute special was filmed at the

Palais Theatre The Palais Theatre (originally Palais Pictures) is a historic picture palace located in St Kilda, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. With a capacity of nearly 3,000 people, it is the largest seated theatre in Australia. Replac ...

in St. Kilda, Melbourne. The show featured a regular quiz format, except that there were multiple contestants and guest performers. The regular RocKwiz Orkestra was augmented by

on guitar and the Wolfgramm sisters (Eliza, Kelly, and Talei) on vocals. The guest performers were (in order of performance): *

and Tim Rogers *

Paris Wells Paris Wells is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne. She has released two albums and one EP. Wells has played at festivals such as Falls Festival, Big Day Out, Meredith and Sydney Music Festival. She has supported Justin Timberlake ...

* Paul Gray and

Abby Dobson Abby Dobson (born 1969) is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride. In 2002, Dobson recorded the song "Don't Ask For More" for ''The Secret Life of Us volume 2'' soundtrack compilation a ...

Adalita Srsen Adalita Srsen (, born 25 February 1971) is an Australian rock musician who is a founding member of the rock band Magic Dirt and a solo artist. She released her first solo album, ''Adalita'' in 2011 and her second solo album, ''All Day Venus'', ...

*Bill Chambers and

Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976) is an Australian country singer-songwriter and musician born in Mount Gambier. She is the daughter of fellow musicians, Diane and Bill Chambers, and the younger sister of musician and producer, Nash Chambers. ...

Holiday Sidewinder Holiday Sidewinder Carmen-Sparks is an Australian-born indie pop singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. She was the founding lead singer of Bridezilla (2005–13). After that group disbanded Sidewinder relocated to England to start h ...

and

Glenn Richards Glenn Anthony Richards (born 29 December 1973) is an Australian musician, best known as the mainstay guitarist singer-songwriter for the Australian rock band Augie March. Early life Richards was born in Shepparton, Victoria on 29 December 1973. ...

*Toby Martin and Sarah Kelly *

Sally Seltmann Sally may refer to: People *Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name Military *Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port *Sally, the Allied reporting nam ...

and Dan Kelly *Tex Perkins and

Vika Bull Vika and Linda, also known as Vika and Linda Bull, are an Australian vocal duo consisting of Vika Susan Bull (born 1966) and her younger sister, Linda Rose Bull . They came to prominence after singing backing vocals in Joe Camilleri's band The ...

and

John Paul Young John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with " Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a perfor ...

*Tim Rogers *

Season 8

Season 9

RocKwiz 2011 Christmas special

The 2011 RocKwiz Christmas special was broadcast on 24 December 2011. The 82-minute special was filmed at the

in St Kilda, Melbourne. The show featured three quiz segments, the first involving guest performers and the second and third (and main quizzes) involving four audience members with team leaders Rebecca Barnard and Lanie Lane, and then Josh Pike and Jon English. The guest performers were (in order of performance): *"

Merry Christmas Everybody "Merry Xmas Everybody" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released as a non-album single in 1973. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and it was produced by Chas Chandler. It was the band's sixth and ...

" – sung by The Nymphs (Kelly Day, Clare Hendry, Jane Hendry) *"

Sleigh Ride "Sleigh Ride" is a light orchestra standard composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had formed the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946, and he finished the work in February 1948. The original recordings were instrumental ...

" – sung by Julia Zemiro *"Soul Christmas" – sung by

Shellie Morris Shellie Morris is an Indigenous Australian singer/songwriter who plays a mix of contemporary folk music and contemporary acoustic ballads. Biography and career Shellie Morris was raised in Sydney and began singing at an early age. She often perf ...

and Ross Wilson *" All I Want For Christmas Is You" – sung by

Henry Wagons Henry Josef Wagons is an Australian singer/songwriter, musician, radio & TV personality and frontman of the outlaw country rock band, Wagons (band) who have released seven albums in Australia, and made their U.S. debut with 2011's ''Rumble, Shak ...

Santa Baby "Santa Baby" is a song performed by American singer Eartha Kitt with Henri René, Henri René and His Orchestra and originally released in 1953. The song was written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer, who also used the pseudonym Tony Springer i ...

" – sung by

Patience Hodgson The Grates were an Australian indie rock band that formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002. They were brought to national attention in 2004 when a demo of their single "Trampoline" received airplay on radio station Triple J. Their first two albu ...

Someday at Christmas ''Someday at Christmas'' is the eighth studio album by Stevie Wonder, first released on November 27, 1967 by Motown Records under its Tamla Records, Tamla imprint. Produced by Henry Cosby, it marked Wonder's first Christmas album. ''Someday at Ch ...

" – sung by

Josh Pyke Joshua Jon Pyke (born 18 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer, musician and children's book author. Biography Josh Pyke is a prolific songwriter, with a successful and critically acclaimed career both domestically and ove ...

*" Rocket ship Santa" – sung by

*"A Christmas Card from Dougal McAndrew" – read by Brian Nankervis *"

Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" is a song written and performed by Tom Waits, released on his 1978 album '' Blue Valentine''.

" – sung by

Lanie Lane Lanie Lane (born 11 February 1987) is the stage name of Lanier Stefanie Myra Johnston, an Australian blues-jazz singer-songwriter and guitarist. Lane released two studio albums between 2011 and 2014. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, Lane was no ...

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. It was the seventh single release by John Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reach ...

" and "Jesus Christ, Superstar" – sung by

Jon English Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for S ...

*"Christmas Must Be Tonight" – sung by Paul Kelly *" I Don't Want to Fight Tonight" – sung by Patience Hodgson and Ross Wilson *"Love Will Roll the Clouds Away" – sung by everyone (including the audience)

Season 10

Season 11

RocKwiz Bluesfest special

* Vika & Linda Bull * Alan Stone * Ruthie Foster * Steve Kilbey * Tex Perkins * Trombone Shorty * Nkechi Anele & Saskwatch Horns * Kylie Auldist & Lance Fergusson * Emily Lubitz * Dan Sultan * Russell Morris

Season 12

RocKwiz Vanda and Young special

* Nic McKenzie * Hailey Cramer * The Basics * Ashley Naylor * Gossling * Steve Kilbey * Doc Neeson * Issabella Manfredi * Mark Gable * Dave Larkin

RocKwiz at Bluesfest 2014 special

* Vika & Linda Bull * Adalita Srsen * Robert Susz * Steve Earle * Grace Potter * Continental Robert * Garland Jeffreys

Season 13 - RocKwiz Salutes The Decades

Season 14 - RocKwiz Salutes The Legends

Vika and Linda Vika and Linda, also known as Vika and Linda Bull, are an Australian vocal duo consisting of Vika Susan Bull (born 1966) and her younger sister, Linda Rose Bull . They came to prominence after singing backing vocals in Joe Camilleri's band The ...

provide lead and backing vocals on all episodes.

Season 15 - Foxtel Series 1

DVD releases

*RocKwiz Series 1 – Contains episodes 1–12 *RocKwiz Series 2 – Contains episodes 13–29 *RocKwiz Series 3 – Contains episodes 31–38 *RocKwiz Series 4 – Contains episodes 39–48, 49 (End of Year Special) and 50 (Live at the Forum) *RocKwiz Salutes The Bowl *RocKwiz 2010 National Tour

References

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External links

* * at IMDb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rockwiz, List Lists of Australian non-fiction television series episodes