Pop stars Shannon Noll and the group Street Warriors came to Wellington to perform and sell the anti-smoking message on a tour that goes to Gilgandra, Moree and Bourke.
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The big names draw large crowds and Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service co-ordinator Chris Ahsee said their popularity was cutting through.
"We get a lot of data from the event and in the past events we can see the improvement in the communities," he said.
"There's a lot more Indigenous [people who] still smoke we can see that, but the numbers are dropping. We find through this kind of work and through our anti-smoking and deadly choices schools programme there is an improvement. We are finding kids are not taking up smoking and their being led by positive role models."
Shannon Noll admitted staying off the smokes had been difficult . He's at the end of an eight-week stretch of 50 concerts.
"It's a battle. It's shocking, it's the hardest thing I have had to deal with, you've got to keep trying, the more times you try to close down it works. When you're on the road and all the boys are smoking it's hard,'' he said.
"My message is don't start, never start. You might have a smoke at a party when you're young at the weekend and then through the week and then it's got hold of you.When you think you want a smoke don't."
The Australian artist who has had hits with What About Me, Lift and Shine is touring the country.
He's been on stage for four months straight and he said it was tough on family and himself.
The Australian Idol runner-up said he felt for reality show contestants who he said were being overshadowed by high profile judges.
"What annoys me about these shows is that it's becoming more about the the judges not the contestants which is a shame. The judges release a single and perform and it's a huge show but, hang on who are we trying to promote you guys or the kids or the contestants. The management put the kids into the corporate world and take them out of the public eye. A new show comes up and they've lost their opportunity for a fan base,'' he said
"They are advised badly. They might make a decent chunk of change for a while but you're inhibiting their future and then the next flavour of the month is out there.
"My message is get out on the road and play to your fan base.''
Quit B Fit Tour heads to Gilgandra High School Tuesday, Moree Wednesday and Bourke Central Park on Thursday.
