2025 PROGRAMME
Get ready for three days of soulful sounds and smoky flavors! Check out the full lineup below* and plan your perfect festival experience.
FRIDAY, 28 November, 2pm - 10pm
| WHO/WHAT | WHERE | |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM | Gates open | |
| 4:15 PM | Karakia to open event | Main stage |
| 4:00 PM | High Steaks in Vegas – Steak Cookoff Association Competition | BBQ area |
| 5:00 PM | Young & Live youth band competition heats | Main stage |
| 7:00 PM | People’s Choice Monster Burger Award | BBQ stage |
| 8:00 PM | High Steaks in Vegas prizegiving | BBQ stage |
| 8:00 PM | The Flaming Mudcats | Main stage |
| 9:00 PM | 19-Twenty | Main stage |
| 10:00 PM | Gates close |
SATURDAY, 29 November, 11am - 10:30pm
| TIME | WHO/WHAT | WHERE |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Gates open | |
| All day | Lake of Fire – New Zealand Barbecue Alliance competition | BBQ area |
| 11:30 AM | The Kaos Blues Revue | Main stage |
| 12:15 PM | Jolly | Second stage |
| 12:30 PM | The MojoMasters | Main stage |
| 1:15 PM | Jolly | Second stage |
| 1:30 PM | The DeSotos | Main stage |
| 2:15 PM | Jolly | Second stage |
| 2:30 PM | Elijah Zane | Main stage |
| 3:15 PM | Karen Clarke | Second stage |
| 3:30 PM | The Recliner Rockers | Main stage |
| 4:00 PM | Lake of Fire prizegiving | BBQ stage |
| 4:15 PM | Karen Clarke Blues Woman | Second stage |
| 4:30 PM | Sonorous | Main stage |
| 5:15 PM | Karen Clarke | Second stage |
| 5:30 PM | Babylon | Main stage |
| 6:15 PM | Sean Lurman | Second stage |
| 6:30 PM | BB & The Bullets | Main stage |
| 7:15 PM | Sean Lurman | Second stage |
| 7:30 PM | 19-Twenty | Main stage |
| 9:00 PM | Meat Guitar raffle live draw | Main stage |
| 9:00 PM | Fiona Cosgrove | Second stage |
| 9:30 PM | The Human Instinct | Main stage |
| 10:30 PM | Gates close |
SUNDAY, 30 November, 10am - 4pm
BOP Blues Youth & Family Day – Band Competition & more!
| WHO/WHAT | WHERE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Gates open | |
| 10:30 AM | Welcome | Main stage |
| 11:00 AM | Young & Live youth band competition heats | Main stage |
| 11:00 AM | Black Label Barbecue Kids’ Cookoff | BBQ stage |
| 11:00 AM | Art activities, face painting | |
| 1:00 PM | Young & Live youth band finalist performances | Main stage |
| 3:20 PM | Sonorous | Main stage |
| 3:45 PM | Young & Live youth band prizegiving | Main stage |
| 3:55 PM | Karakia to close event | Main stage |
| 4:00 PM | Gates close |
*Schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen incidents.
GET IN TOUCH
If you have any questions about the festival, or want to find out more about volunteering, securing a vendor’s or market spot, etc., simply message us via our Facebook page, and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
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See you soon!