Coconut Rough were a short-lived New Zealand pop/new wave band formed in 1982.
The band was formed in 1982 by lead singer Andrew Snoid, formerly with New Zealand bands the Whizz Kids, Pop Mechanix and Australian-based New Zealand group the Swingers, and guitarist Mark Bell.
They decided on the name "Coconut Rough" based on a type of sweet treat popular in Australia and New Zealand.
[1] In 2001, Sierra Leone was voted the 94th-best New Zealand song of all time by members of APRA.
They were an opening act for The Police at their Western Springs concert in 1984,[2] but had folded before the end of that year.