vests, they gave an impromptu concert for the Mayor, councillors and other dignitaries, so experts could monitor the acoustics in the newly-rebuilt auditorium at the Christchurch Town Hall. Then, the evening before the final, they performed at The Big Bash 8 boxing event. Their quest reached its climax – and ended – at the SmokefreeRockquest national final, held in Auckland on Saturday 2 September. Angus says they did their absolute best, doing exactly as they had planned, if not more. “The atmosphere was electric. There were hundreds of people there and the crowd loved it. It was so cool to see so many people lost in, feeling our music.” And, although they admit to a smidgen of disappointment, Angus says the band is determined to come back stronger. They already have plans to play more gigs and get back in the studio to record more songs. “Rockquest has taken up so much of our time this year, we’ve learned so much about the music industry ... of course we want to keep on, and do everything we can to get the Run77 sound out there.”
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