It’s almost the big day - The Rock 2000 Live is shaping up to be the bloody biggest and best yet.
Every year, we round off the countdown with a huge celebration at Auckland’s Spark Arena, which sees thousands of you join us to get a bit silly as we count down to the #1 song.
This year it’s all going down on Friday, September 26th.
We’re stoked to have Tadpole, Grinspoon, plus Blindspott with the Philharmonic Orchestra joining us after crowning the #1 song and to give away heaps of free shit to you lot who live and breathe The Rock.
If you were lucky enough to snag a ticket to the sold-out event, there’s plenty you need to know about how the day is going down.
Here’s everything you need to know about New Zealand’s MASSIVE rock countdown.
What time does The Rock 2000 start?
Doors open at 3pm - make sure you get there early with your tickets ready and waiting upon entry!
The Rock’s Jay and Dunc will be taking the stage to countdown the final and top tracks of this year’s countdown from 4pm.
Reminder: This is an 18+ event, so have your ID ready and feel flattered if/when our security ask you to get it out.
Meet and greets
Come say g’day to The Rock’s Morning Rumble and our special guests of the night outside Door 3.
4pm - Bryce and Mulls
4.30pm - Tadpole
5pm - Grinspoon
5.30pm - Blindspott
6pm - Mel and Rog
Set times
4pm - Jay and Dunc take the stage to countdown the top 20 tracks live
7pm (approx.) - #1 song revealed
7.10pm - Tadpole
8pm - Grinspoon
9.20pm - Blindspott with the Philharmonic Orchestra
New Zealand Rock icons Blindspott will be performing their triple platinum self-titled debut album in full with a 30-piece philharmonic orchestra this year - fuck yeah.
DJ Kane Hawkins will be keeping us going between sets.
How you can get involved
The live stream kicks off from 3pm, with Jay and Dunc taking the stage at 4pm - WATCH HERE!
Show us where you're listening from on the final day, by uploading a photo of you and your crew before you head to the arena. Photos will be uploaded to the stage at Spark Arena, and the live stream, so keep an eye out!
Plus, send Jay and Dunc a full fizz message of who you are, where you're listening from, and what song you want to be #1.' - give us ya best HERE.
Free shit!
The early birds get the… singlets. We’ve got limited edition Rock singlets for the first 500 of you through the door.
If you’re not in it for the merch, how about a fresh cut? Enjoy a free barbershop session from Servilles Barber Shop Academy - time slots go unbelievably fast, so head straight in to secure your spot.
There’s also a chance to win free fuel, free power, and tattoos, plus score prizes at Jack Daniel’s live mural.
How long can you hang on our Beat The Bar? Show off your strength on the tugging rig? Or maybe you’re more of a Jack Black king/queen of the table?
We’ll have prizes up for grabs all night, including a look at the absolute beast we’re giving away for The Rock 200 - a brand-new BYD Shark 6 worth $69,990!
Click here for more deets on how to enter, for your chance to win.
We’ll pick a winner at random from everyone who’s been part of the action. So whether you're a casual fan or a full-blown countdown maniac, you’ve got a shot at winning.
All of these will be available in our outdoor area through doors 2 and 3.
All are first-come, first-served - you know what to do!
The Rock 2000 Live is our Bogan’s Christmas, a love letter of sorts to the fans, the bands, and the chaos that is rock music. This year, the Live Event is all cheers to Jack Daniel’s.
It’s gonna be a mega day of seeing how your votes stack up, screaming “should’ve been higher!” and connecting with the biggest Rock music fans of Aotearoa.
All we ask is don't be a dick! We LOVE to see the passion, the heartbreak, the bragging rights, the shock upsets, the lot. What we don’t love to see is people being dickheads to others. Sure, have some fun with it, but don’t be that guy that takes it too far.
Make the most of it and we’ll see ya there, horns!
