RocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series focused on rock music and broadcast on SBS One. 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 and 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 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 1 31 January 2005 Christine Anu and Joe Camilleri 2 5 February 2005 Angie Hart and Dave Graney 3 12 February 2005 Vika Bull and Dave Larkin 4 19 February 2005 Rebecca Barnard and Tim Rogers 5 26 February 2005 Katy Steele and Paul Kelly 6 5 March 2005 Sophie Koh and Jimmy Little 7 12 March 2005 Deborah Conway and Tex Perkins 8 19 March 2005 Vanessa Morgan and Ross Wilson 9 26 March 2005 Lisa Miller and Robert Forster 10 2 April 2005 Donna Simpson and Paul Hester 11 9 April 2005 Roman Tucker and Renée Geyer 12 16 April 2005 Ella Hooper and Troy Cassar-Daley
Season 2 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 13 26 November 2005 Jimmy Barnes and Mahalia Barnes;with panelist Michael Gudinski 14 3 December 2005 Martha Wainwright and Dan Kelly 15 10 December 2005 Kat Spazzy and Chris Bailey 16 17 December 2005 Chrissy Amphlett and Chris Cheney 17 7 January 2006 Mia Dyson and James Reyne 18 14 January 2006 Clare Bowditch and Ed Kuepper 19 21 January 2006 Sally Dastey and Kutcha Edwards 20 28 January 2006 Mark Seymour and Felicity Urquhart 21 4 February 2006 Stephen Cummings and Tania Doko 22 11 February 2006 Glenn Tilbrook and Linda Bull 23 18 February 2006 Mick Harvey and Sarah Blasko 24 25 February 2006 Angry Anderson and Sarah McLeod 25 4 March 2006 Dave Faulkner and Holly Throsby 26 11 March 2006 Dave McCormack and Jade MacRae 27 18 March 2006 Mick Thomas and Kavisha Mazzella 28 25 March 2006 Kim Salmon and Jodi Phillis 29 1 April 2006 Venetta Fields and Davey Lane
Season 3 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 30 ? Special including:Deborah Conway, Ella Hooper, Rebecca Barnard,Tim Rogers, Tex Perkins, Dave Larkin 31 29 July 2006 Eddi Reader and Liam Ó Maonlaí 32 5 August 2006 Gareth Liddiard and Taasha Coates 33 12 August 2006 Sarah Lee Guthrie and Chris Wilson 34 19 August 2006 Ron Peno and Jen Cloher 35 26 August 2006 Mary Black and Shane Howard 36 2 September 2006 Archie Roach and Sara Storer 37 9 September 2006 Martha Wainwright and Adrian Belew 38 16 September 2006 Kate Ceberano and Eran James
Season 4 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 39 24 February 2007 Kate Miller-Heidke and Paul Dempsey 40 3 March 2007 Chelsea Wheatley and Chris Ballew 41 10 March 2007 Betty Harris and John Paul Young 42 17 March 2007 Beccy Cole and Mark Lizotte 43 24 March 2007 Deni Hines and Michael Spiby 44 31 March 2007 Serena Ryder and Lior 45 7 April 2007 Anne McCue and Sean Kelly 46 14 April 2007 Josh Pyke and Neko Case 47 21 April 2007 Leanne Kingwell and Matt Taylor 48 28 April 2007 Melinda Schneider and Russell Morris 49 ? "End of Year Special" Compilation of highlights and outtakes from previous episodes (included on Series 4 DVD) 50 ? Special: "Live at the Forum" Rockwiz at the Melbourne Comedy Festival Katie Noonan, Glenn Shorrock; with Kev Carmody 51 ? Special: "Best of the Fest"Rockwiz at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.A compilation of four sold-out shows.
Season 5 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 52 29 September 2007 Jackie Marshall and Colin Hay; with Wanda Jackson 53 6 October 2007 Abby Dobson and Rai Thistlethwayte 54 13 October 2007 Natalie Pa'apa'a and Ian Moss 55 20 October 2007 Jess McAvoy and Charles Jenkins 56 27 October 2007 Kevin Borich and Sacred Cowboys' Penny Ikinger 57 3 November 2007 Gina Jeffreys and Doc Neeson 58 10 November 2007 Sharon O'Neill and Dann Hume 59 17 November 2007 Dave Dobbyn and Anika Moa; with Noel Crombie 60 1 December 2007 Tin Lids' EJ Barnes and Liam Finn 61 8 December 2007 Billy Miller and Stephanie Dosen 62 15 December 2007 Paul Gray and Abbe May; with Ross Hannaford 66 22 December 2007 2007 Christmas Special. (See below.) 64 29 December 2007 Laura Jean and Ned Collette; with Tim Rogers and Talei Wolfgramm 65 5 January 2007 Lisa Mitchell and Quan Yeomans; with Jon Cleary 63 12 January 2008 Love Outside Andromeda's Sianna Lee and Phil Jamieson
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, Mark Ferrie) along with the Wolfgramm Sisters on backing vocals, Ashley Naylor 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, Joe Camilleri, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra Fairytale of New York - Clare Bowditch, Tex Perkins, Joe Camilleri, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra Christmas Wrapping - Chelsea Wheatley, The Wolfgramm Sisters, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra River - Angie Hart, Tim Freedman, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra Maybe This Christmas - Tim Freedman, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra How To Make Gravy - Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra Merry Christmas Everybody - Liam Finn, Jade MacRae, Tex Perkins, Clare Bowditch, Chelsea Wheatley, Angie Hart, Tim Freedman, Paul Kelly, The Wolfgramm Sisters, Brian Nankervis, Julia Zemiro, Ashley Naylor and the RocKwiz Orkestra
Season 6 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 68 6 September 2008 Sophie Koh and Steve Kilbey 70 13 September 2008 Abbe May and Dom Mariani 69 20 September 2008 Karina Utomo and Steve Lucas 72 11 October 2008 Leo Sayer and The Wolfgramm Sisters 78 18 October 2008 Amandah Wilkinson and Dominic Byrne 71 25 October 2008 Catherine Britt and Max Merritt 67 30 October 2008 Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson 77 1 November 2008 Wendy Matthews and Johnny Galvatron 79 8 November 2008 Tony Hadley and Kylie Auldist 80 15 November 2008 Eve von Bibra and Jed Kurzel 81 22 November 2008 Liz Stringer and Dan Wilson 82 29 November 2008 Tina Arena and Jeff Martin 83 6 December 2008 Kram and Elana Stone 84 13 December 2008 Amanda Brown and Glenn Richards 74 10 January 2009 Patience Hodgson and Broderick Smith 73 17 January 2009 Angie Hart and Nathan Hudson 86 24 January 2009 Adalita and Gareth Liddiard 85 31 January 2009 Toni Childs and Adam Green 87 7 February 2009 Lilith Lane and Tim Finn 88 14 February 2009 Vanessa Amorosi and Ashley Naylor 89 21 February 2009 Barrence Whitfield and Paris Wells 90 28 February 2009 Richard Clapton and The Bamboos' Ella Thompson 91 7 March 2009 Special episode titled "RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl". (See below.) 76 31 March 2009 Taasha Coates and Pete Murray 75 24 April 2009 Toby Martin and Sarah Kelly
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 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, Ashley Naylor on guitar, and a horn section featuring Paul Williamson.
Nic Cester & Ashley Naylor – Venus & Mars / Rock Show / Maybe I'm Amazed Kram – Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) Rebecca Barnard & Billy Miller – World of Our Own Adalita – Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution Kutcha Edwards, Ron Murray & Joshua Bond – Treaty Denis Walter – Crunchy Granola Suite Jeff Duff – Dancing Queen Paul Kelly – Cinnamon Girl Madder Lake's Mick Fettes – 12Lb Toothbrush Stephen Cummings & Andrew Pendlebury – Who Listens to the Radio? Ella Hooper & Skyhooks' Bob Starkie – Living in the Seventies Ross Wilson & Ross Hannaford – 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 – The Carnival Is Over
Season 7 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 3 October 2009 Holiday Sidewinder and Andrew Stockdale 10 October 2009 Bertie Blackman and Jim Keays 17 October 2009 Victoria Williams and Henry Wagons 24 October 2009 Jenny Morris and Don McGlashan 31 October 2009 Dash & Will and Kav Temperley 7 October 2009 Katy Steele and Bob Evans 14 November 2009 Suzannah Espie and Brian Cadd 21 November 2009 Loene Carmen and Jack Ladder 28 November 2009 Dan Sultan and Ella Hooper, Ashley Naylor,The Wolfgramm Sisters, Paul Williamson, Ross Irwin 5 December 2009 Megan Washington and G. Love 12 December 2009 Teeth & Tongue's Jess Cornelius and Mike Rudd 19 December 2009 2009 Christmas Special. (See below.) 26 December 2009 Sarah Blasko and Leader Cheetah's Dan Crannitch 16 October 2010 RockWiz Live on the Road 23 October 2010 RockWiz Live in Toowoomba Clare Bowditch,John Paul Young, Kevin Borich & Adalita Srsen 30 October 2010 2010 Aria Hall of Fame Awards at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney 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 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 Ashley Naylor on guitar and the Wolfgramm sisters (Eliza, Kelly, and Talei) on vocals. The guest performers were (in order of performance): Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers Paris Wells Paul Gray and Abby Dobson Adalita Srsen Bill Chambers and Kasey Chambers Holiday Sidewinder and Glenn Richards Toby Martin and Sarah Kelly Sally Seltmann and Dan Kelly Tex Perkins and Paris Wells Vika Bull and John Paul Young Tim Rogers Joe Camilleri
Season 8 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 113 19 March 2011 Marcia Hines and Ohad Rein 108 26 March 2011 Sally Seltmann and Dave Mason 109 2 April 2011 Georgia Fields and Normie Rowe 110 9 April 2011 Romy Hoffman and Oh Mercy's Alexander Gow 111 23 April 2011 Gemma Ray and Jon English 112 16 April 2011 Mary Gauthier and Jordie Lane
Season 9 Episode Original airdate Guest performers 114 1 October 2011 Chris Cheney and Suzi Quatro 115 8 October 2011 Lanie Lane and Alex Burnett 116 15 October 2011 Linda Bull and Black Joe Lewis 117 22 October 2011 Jae Laffer and Patience Hodgson; with Owl Eyes 118 29 October 2011 Talei Wolfgramm and The Felice Brothers' Simone Felice 119 5 November 2011 Ben Salter and Kimbra 120 12 November 2011 Shellie Morris and Ross Wilson 121 19 November 2011 Leah Flanagan and David Bridie; with Busby Marou 122 26 November 2011 Hayley Mary and Jon Stevens 123 3 December 2011 Jarad Brown and Kate Miller-Heidke 124 10 December 2011 Lucie Thorne and The Groop's Ronnie Charles 125 17 December 2011 Stonefield's Amy Findlay and Nick Barker; with Dirty Dozen Brass Band 126 24 December 2011 2011 Christmas Special. (See below.)
RocKwiz 2011 Christmas special The 2011 RocKwiz Christmas special was broadcast on 24 December 2011. The 82-minute special was filmed at the Palais Theatre 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):