Vocalist and bass player Sam Maxwell, guitarists George Hartshorn and Jacob Sheehy and drummer Damon Spijkerbosch, all of Queenstown, comprise one of 18 Wakatipu High School acts performing before an audience at the second annual RockFormation-organised showcase.
The Fletcherz, so named by George after he watched a television news report about the Fletcher Building company, will perform (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, by the Rolling Stones, Last Kiss, made famous by Pearl Jam, Barely Legal, by the Strokes, and their original untitled composition, inspired by Pink Floyd.
"We're quite confident; we've been practising for a while," George said.
"This is the first building block towards [performing at] Winter Festival's Mardi Gras, Soundquest Southland and Smokefreerockquest."
The Big Break will open with a performance by bagpiper Willie Cassidy, followed by Junior Jazz, Best Served Chilled, a jazz combo and a soul band.
The rock band section features Shogun, Steeze Monkeys, the Unknown and the Fletcherz.
Southland songbird-turned-recording-singer-songwriter Annah Mac (18) will be the concert's guest artist, performing an acoustic set, after leading a workshop with music pupils before the concert.
A further nine solo acts and duets complete the bill tonight.
"Bring it on," the Fletcherz said.
Doors to the Big Break 2010 concert open at 6pm and the concert begins at 7pm. Tickets cost $5 for pupils and $10 for adults and are available from the Wakatipu High School office, student council or on the door.
Californian melodic punk band Strung Out promote the New Zealand release of their seventh album, Agents of the Underground, in Queenstown, next month.
"With Agents of the Underground, I wanted to acknowledge the fact that we are still alive and kicking just below the consciousness of the mainstream media and are celebrating our place here in The Underground," vocalist Jason Cruz said in a statement.
The Outsiders, a young Wellington punk four-piece, play tracks in support of Strung Out, from their debut album The Words Will Write Themselves.
• Strung Out, Wednesday, June 23, 9pm. Revolver. Tickets $40, including booking fee, from Quest and Play It Again Records. R18.
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Friday, May 28
> 10pm: Sunshine Sound System, with DJs Downtown Brown and Turbohag, spin hip-hop, funk, soul and jungle at Subculture. Free before midnight, then $5.
> 10pm: Brazilian DJ Ikeda and Northern Irish DJ G-Ram cut up electro and techno at Debajo. Free.
Saturday, May 29
> 10pm: Rhombus in Dub, also known as Wellington founders Thomas Voyce and Simon Rycroft, with Koa Williams, recreate live their latest sampler CD, plus unreleased originals and favourites. Auckland producer Dub Terminator and Queenstown DJ Downtown Brown support. Tickets $20 from the underground venue, or $20 plus booking fee from Quest and Eventfinder. Door sales $25. R18.
> 10pm: Eight-piece Northland reggae collective 1814 play Revolver. The high-energy band have shared billings with Katchafire, Cornerstone Roots, Unity Pacific and others. Tickets $20 from Quest, Play It Again Records and on the door.
> 10pm: House, electro and dubstep are aired by Abstrack, of Auckland, at Debajo. Free entry.
> 10pm: Christchurch pop punk rockers Alison Lake unleash covers and originals at Winnie's Gourmet Pizza Bar. Free entry.
Tuesday, June 1
> 6pm: Subculture's monthly session of Artculture, with Speaker's Corner, artworks and more. Wine specials and cheese boards. Free entry.
> 8.30pm: Post-atomic, Cold War era science-fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) is presented to Queenstown Film Society members at Dorothy Brown's Cinema and Bar, in Arrowtown. New members can sign up on the night.
