List of RocKwiz episodes

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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.[1] In February 2019, SBS Channel Manager Ben Nguyen announced that the show is not returning to SBS.[2]

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.[3][4]

With the possible exceptions of episodes 49, 105, 106 and 107, the following episode numbering is as per SBS OnDemand information.

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
1[5]31 January 2005Christine Anu and Joe Camilleri
2[6]5 February 2005Angie Hart and Dave Graney
3[7]12 February 2005Vika Bull and Dave Larkin
4[8]19 February 2005Rebecca Barnard and Tim Rogers
5[9]26 February 2005Katy Steele and Paul Kelly
6[10]5 March 2005Sophie Koh and Jimmy Little
7[11]12 March 2005Deborah Conway and Tex Perkins
8[12]19 March 2005Vanessa Morgan and Ross Wilson
9[13]26 March 2005Lisa Miller and Robert Forster
10[14]2 April 2005Donna Simpson and Paul Hester
11[15]9 April 2005Roman Tucker and Renée Geyer
12[16][17]16 April 2005Ella Hooper and Troy Cassar-Daley

Season 2

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
13[18]26 November 2005Jimmy Barnes and Mahalia Barnes;
with panelist Michael Gudinski
14[19]3 December 2005Martha Wainwright and Dan Kelly
15[20]10 December 2005Kat Spazzy and Chris Bailey
16[21]17 December 2005Chrissy Amphlett and Chris Cheney
17[22]7 January 2006Mia Dyson and James Reyne
18[23]14 January 2006Clare Bowditch and Ed Kuepper
19[24]21 January 2006Sally Dastey and Kutcha Edwards
20[25]28 January 2006Mark Seymour and Felicity Urquhart
21[26]4 February 2006Stephen Cummings and Tania Doko
22[27]11 February 2006Glenn Tilbrook and Linda Bull
23[28]18 February 2006Mick Harvey and Sarah Blasko
24[29]25 February 2006Angry Anderson and Sarah McLeod
25[30]4 March 2006Dave Faulkner and Holly Throsby
26[31]11 March 2006Dave McCormack and Jade MacRae
27[32]18 March 2006Mick Thomas and Kavisha Mazzella
28[33]25 March 2006Kim Salmon and Jodi Phillis
29[34]1 April 2006Venetta Fields and Davey Lane

Season 3

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
30?Special including:
Deborah Conway,[35] Ella Hooper,[35] Rebecca Barnard,[35]
Tim Rogers,[36] Tex Perkins,[36] Dave Larkin[36]
31[37]29 July 2006Eddi Reader and Liam Ó Maonlaí
32[38]5 August 2006Gareth Liddiard and Taasha Coates
33[39]12 August 2006Sarah Lee Guthrie and Chris Wilson
34[40]19 August 2006Ron Peno and Jen Cloher
35[41]26 August 2006Mary Black and Shane Howard
36[42]2 September 2006Archie Roach and Sara Storer
37[43]9 September 2006Martha Wainwright and Adrian Belew
38[44]16 September 2006Kate Ceberano and Eran James

Season 4

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
39[45]24 February 2007Kate Miller-Heidke and Paul Dempsey
40[46]3 March 2007Chelsea Wheatley and Chris Ballew
41[47]10 March 2007Betty Harris and John Paul Young
42[48]17 March 2007Beccy Cole and Mark Lizotte
43[49]24 March 2007Deni Hines and Michael Spiby
44[50]31 March 2007Serena Ryder and Lior
45[51]7 April 2007Anne McCue and Sean Kelly
46[52]14 April 2007Josh Pyke and Neko Case
47[53]21 April 2007Leanne Kingwell and Matt Taylor
48[54]28 April 2007Melinda Schneider and Russell Morris
49?"End of Year Special" Compilation of highlights and outtakes from previous episodes (included on Series 4 DVD)
50[55][56]?Special: "Live at the Forum" Rockwiz at the Melbourne Comedy Festival Katie Noonan, Glenn Shorrock; with Kev Carmody
51[57]?Special: "Best of the Fest"
Rockwiz at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
A compilation of four sold-out shows.

Season 5

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
52[58]29 September 2007Jackie Marshall and Colin Hay; with Wanda Jackson
53[59]6 October 2007Abby Dobson and Rai Thistlethwayte
54[60]13 October 2007Natalie Pa'apa'a and Ian Moss
55[61]20 October 2007Jess McAvoy and Charles Jenkins
56[62]27 October 2007Kevin Borich and Sacred Cowboys' Penny Ikinger
57[63]3 November 2007Gina Jeffreys and Doc Neeson
58[64]10 November 2007Sharon O'Neill and Dann Hume
59[65]17 November 2007Dave Dobbyn and Anika Moa; with Noel Crombie
60[66]1 December 2007Tin Lids' EJ Barnes and Liam Finn
61[67]8 December 2007Billy Miller and Stephanie Dosen
62[68]15 December 2007Paul Gray and Abbe May; with Ross Hannaford
66[69]22 December 20072007 Christmas Special. (See below.)
64[70]29 December 2007Laura Jean and Ned Collette; with Tim Rogers and Talei Wolfgramm
65[71]5 January 2007Lisa Mitchell and Quan Yeomans; with Jon Cleary
63[72]12 January 2008Love 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:[73][69]

Season 6

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
68[74]6 September 2008Sophie Koh and Steve Kilbey
70[75]13 September 2008Abbe May and Dom Mariani
69[76]20 September 2008Karina Utomo and Steve Lucas
72[77]11 October 2008Leo Sayer and The Wolfgramm Sisters
78[78]18 October 2008Amandah Wilkinson and Dominic Byrne
71[79]25 October 2008Catherine Britt and Max Merritt
67[80]30 October 2008Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
77[81]1 November 2008Wendy Matthews and Johnny Galvatron
79[82]8 November 2008Tony Hadley and Kylie Auldist
80[83]15 November 2008Eve von Bibra and Jed Kurzel
81[84]22 November 2008Liz Stringer and Dan Wilson
82[85]29 November 2008Tina Arena and Jeff Martin
83[86]6 December 2008Kram and Elana Stone
84[87]13 December 2008Amanda Brown and Glenn Richards
74[88]10 January 2009Patience Hodgson and Broderick Smith
73[89]17 January 2009Angie Hart and Nathan Hudson
86[90]24 January 2009Adalita and Gareth Liddiard
85[91]31 January 2009Toni Childs and Adam Green
87[92]7 February 2009Lilith Lane and Tim Finn
88[93]14 February 2009Vanessa Amorosi and Ashley Naylor
89[94]21 February 2009Barrence Whitfield and Paris Wells
90[95]28 February 2009Richard Clapton and The Bamboos' Ella Thompson
917 March 2009Special episode titled "RocKwiz Salutes the Bowl". (See below.)
76[96]31 March 2009Taasha Coates and Pete Murray
75[97]24 April 2009Toby 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.

Season 7

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
93[98]3 October 2009Holiday Sidewinder and Andrew Stockdale
95[99]10 October 2009Bertie Blackman and Jim Keays
92[100][101]17 October 2009Victoria Williams and Henry Wagons
94[102]24 October 2009Jenny Morris and Don McGlashan
96[103]31 October 2009Dash & Will and Kav Temperley
97[104]7 October 2009Katy Steele and Bob Evans
98[105]14 November 2009Suzannah Espie and Brian Cadd
99[106]21 November 2009Loene Carmen and Jack Ladder
100[107]28 November 2009Dan Sultan and Ella Hooper, Ashley Naylor,
The Wolfgramm Sisters, Paul Williamson, Ross Irwin
101[108]5 December 2009Megan Washington and G. Love
102[109]12 December 2009Teeth & Tongue's Jess Cornelius and Mike Rudd
104[110]19 December 20092009 Christmas Special. (See below.)
103[111]26 December 2009Sarah Blasko and Leader Cheetah's Dan Crannitch
105[citation needed]16 October 2010RockWiz Live on the Road
106[citation needed]23 October 2010RockWiz Live in Toowoomba Clare Bowditch,
John Paul Young, Kevin Borich & Adalita Srsen
107[citation needed]30 October 20102010 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):[110]

Season 8

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
113[112]19 March 2011Marcia Hines and Ohad Rein
108[113]26 March 2011Sally Seltmann and Dave Mason
109[114]2 April 2011Georgia Fields and Normie Rowe
110[115]9 April 2011Romy Hoffman and Oh Mercy's Alexander Gow
111[116]23 April 2011Gemma Ray and Jon English
112[117]16 April 2011Mary Gauthier and Jordie Lane

Season 9

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
114[118]1 October 2011Chris Cheney and Suzi Quatro
115[119]8 October 2011Lanie Lane and Alex Burnett
116[120]15 October 2011Linda Bull and Black Joe Lewis
117[121]22 October 2011Jae Laffer and Patience Hodgson; with Owl Eyes
118[122]29 October 2011Talei Wolfgramm and The Felice Brothers' Simone Felice
119[123]5 November 2011Ben Salter and Kimbra
120[124]12 November 2011Shellie Morris and Ross Wilson
121[125]19 November 2011Leah Flanagan and David Bridie; with Busby Marou
122[126]26 November 2011Hayley Mary and Jon Stevens
123[127]3 December 2011Jarad Brown and Kate Miller-Heidke
124[128]10 December 2011Lucie Thorne and The Groop's Ronnie Charles
125[129]17 December 2011Stonefield's Amy Findlay and Nick Barker; with Dirty Dozen Brass Band
126[130]24 December 20112011 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):[130]

Season 10

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
127[131]7 July 2012Tim Freedman and Judy Collins
132[132]14 July 2012Emma Louise and Husky Gawenda; with Steve Harley
131[133]21 July 2012The McClymonts (Brooke, Mollie & Samantha) and John Williamson
130[134]28 July 2012Emma Russack and Children Collide's Johnny Mackay; with Ziggy Marley
128[135]4 August 2012Jake Stone and Eilen Jewell
136[136]11 August 2012Missy Higgins and Butterfly Boucher
134[137]18 August 2012Joe Camilleri and Mary Wilson; with Gil Askey
133[138]25 August 2012Jordi Davieson and Gossling (Helen Croome); with Wendy Saddington
137[139]1 September 2012Ainslie Wills and 360 (Matt Colwell)
135[140]8 September 2012Amaya Laucirica and James Reyne; with Julia Stone
129[141]15 September 2012Hugo Race and Amanda Palmer
138[142]22 September 2012Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes and C. C. Adcock.
A tribute to Levon Helm was included at the end of the episode.

Season 11

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
[143]25 May 2013RocKwiz Bluesfest Special (see details below)
145[144]1 June 2013Julian Hamilton and Connie Mitchell; with Gabrielle Aplin
141[145]8 June 2013Tinpan Orange's Emily Lubitz and Paul Dempsey with John Paul Young
147[146]15 June 2013Passenger and Deborah Conway with Archie Roach
143[147]22 June 2013Urthboy and Bertie Blackman with Mark Seymour
146[148]29 June 2013Adalita and J Mascis with Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
144[149]6 July 2013Nkechi Anele and Chet Faker with Sarah Blasko
152[150]13 July 2013Jess Ribeiro and Tim Rogers with Henry Wagons
140[151]20 July 2013Courtney Barnett and Dave Faulkner with Bob Evans
149[152]27 July 2013Sherry Rich and Steve Kilbey with The Hungry Kids of Hungary
142[153]3 August 2013Sophia Brous and Jens Lekman with Gurrumul Yunupingu
148[154]10 August 2013Sal Kimber and Troy Cassar-Daley with Spencer P. Jones
151[155]17 August 2013Jen Cloher and Ronnie Burns with Russell Morris
139[156]24 August 2013Hailey Cramer and Norman Blake with Joe Camilleri and Jess Cornelius
150[157]31 August 2013Mia Dyson and Tex Perkins with Don Walker and Charlie Owen

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

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
S12E01[158]24 March 2014RocKwiz Vanda and Young Special (see details below)
S12E02[159]31 March 2014Ella Thompson and Dan Sultan; with Owl Eyes
S12E03[160]7 April 2014Steve Smyth and Juanita Stein; with Ross Wilson & Eric McCusker
S12E04[161]14 April 2014Isabella Manfredi and Stephen Cummings; with Georgi Kay
S12E05[162]21 April 2014Miss Murphy and Robert Susz; with Suze DeMarchi
S12E06[163]28 April 2014Olympia and Declan Melia; with Sweet Jean
S12E07[164]5 May 2014Phoebe Baker and Kurt Vile; with Iva Davies
S12E08[165]12 May 2014Courtney Barnett and Billy Bragg; with Ngaiire
S12E09[166]19 May 2014Marlon Williams and Pieta Brown; with Tina Arena
S12E10[167]26 May 2014Mikelangelo and Colleen Hewett; with Megan Washington
S12E11[168]2 June 2014Kira Puru and Garland Jeffreys; with Sally Seltmann
S12E12[169]9 June 2014Heidi Lennfer and Sam Margin; with Daryl Braithwaite
S12E13[170]16 June 2014Fiona Boyes and Russell Morris; with Frente
S12E14[171]23 June 2014RocKwiz at Bluesfest 2014 Special (see details below)

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

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
S13E01 "The 50s"[172]30 May 2015Caitlin Park, Joe Camilleri, Katie Noonan and Col Joye
S13E02 "The 60s"[173]6 June 2015Declan Melia, Dinah Lee, Normie Rowe and Holiday Sidewinder
S13E03 "The 70s"[174]13 June 2015Kira Puru, Vance Joy, Tex Perkins and Glenn Shorrock
S13E04 "The 80s"20 June 2015Scarlett Stevens, Jordi Davieson, Kate Ceberano and Dave Faulkner, Connie Mitchell
S13E05 "The 90s"[175]27 June 2015Emma Donovan, Robert Forster, Davey Lane and Tim Freedman
S13E06 "The 000s"[176]4 July 2015Julia Stone, John Butler, Seth Sentry and Paul Kelly

Season 14 - RocKwiz Salutes The Legends

Episode[177]Original airdateGuest performers
S14E01 "...of Europe"[178]7 May 2016Jess Cornelius, Megan Washington, Phoebe Baker and Lou James
S14E02 "...of the USA"[179]21 May 2016Ms Murphy and Mojo Juju with Kav Temperley
S14E03 "...of the UK"[180]28 May 2016Sarah Blasko and Tim Rogers with Josh Pyke
S14E04 "...of Ireland"[181] 4 June 2016Montaigne and Dan Kelly (Maddy & Memphis) with Henry Wagons
S14E05 "...of Canada"[182] 11 June 2016Olympia and Brian Cadd with Paul Dempsey
S14E06 "...of New Zealand"[183] 18 June 2016Hollie Smith and Mark Williams with Gypsy & The Cat
S14E07 "...of Australia"[184] 25 June 2016Blake Scott and Ella Hooper, with Richard Clapton, Archie Roach, Emma Donovan and Craig Pilkington

Vika and Linda provide lead and backing vocals on all episodes.

Season 15 - Foxtel Series 1

EpisodeOriginal airdateGuest performers
S15E0124 February 2023Jimmy Barnes and WILSN
S15E023 March 2023Allen Stone and Meg Mac
S15E0310 March 2023Tina Arena and Izzi Manfredi
S15E0417 March 2023Ben Lee and Megan Washington
S15E0524 March 2023Vance Joy and Gretta Ray
S15E0631 March 2023Sam Cromack and Ella Hooper
S15E077 April 2023Dan Sultan and Thndo
S15E0814 April 2023Chris Cheney and Fanny Lumsden

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