Battle of the Bands

Date: Thursday 13th March
Location: Basement 2, Newcastle University Student Union
Time: Doors at 7pm, Live Acts followed by DJ until 2am
Tickets: £4 from Union Reception, the Bands, City Hall, RPM, Beatdown Records and Reflex

Battle of the Bands is Newcastle's Union's response to the excellent local music scene. We want to showcase the range of talent and build a relationship with local artists, offering them a stage, an audience...and a £300 prize. We'll run the event once a term and hope to have at least 20 local bands a year playing at the Union.

This term's exciting line up includes:

World Is Static:
http://www.myspace.com/worldis

Newcastle/Durham based slightly gothic rock band, frequent gigs in the Northeast, good local following

The Mighty Zeek:
http://www.myspace.com/themightyzeek
Sunderland based rock group with a wealth of original music.

Blunt Wound Trauma:
http://www.myspace.com/bluntwoundtrauma
Newcastle based, heavy metal group, very good local following. 

Solus Ipse:
http://www.myspace.com/solusipse
Newcastle based, long running metal band a popular group in last years Trillians Battle of the Bands.

Farewell To Felix:
http://www.myspace.com/farewelltofelix
Indie/Rock: Farewell to Felix started roughly in May 2006. They found their feet by September 2006 and began to create their own take on the rock genre, with likings to Biffy Clyro and early Foo Fighters. As well as playing across Newcastle where they originated, Farewell To Felix have played at Leeds, York, Grantham, Sunderland, Durham and London. The band have also been played on several radio stations and have featured in several music and cultural magazines. In Feb 2007 they were winners of 'JD Unsigned Set' (a UK unsigned battle of the bands), which has been shown on Channel 4.

Water Fight:
www.myspace.com/waterfightmusic
Student alt-pop band

Battle of the Bands in the Press:

Shields Gazette: Battle of the Bands in the Bassment
Explore Music: North East Music News: Battle of the Bands