Honeyfest 2012 Battle of the Bands competition is now open for entries!
With Honeyfest 2012 tickets selling well, the Honeyfest bees have turned their attentions to the highly popular sister event, Battle of the Bands! They have already begun to rummage through the UK’s finest unsigned talent to uncover some exciting and refreshing new artists. The closing date for applications is 15th January for the 2012 competition finals to take place on Friday 3rd February at Bouverie Hall, Pewsey, Wiltshire, the birth place of Honeyfest.
The Battle of the Bands competition grew from the desire to support the local music scene and give surrounding, unsigned talent the chance to shine alongside some of the country’s top talent like BRIT award winner Laura Marling. As well as being a fantastic showcase of up-and-coming artists the Battle of the Bands acts as another way to bring the everyone together in this truly community spirited event, through people volunteering their time, skills and equipment to pull together for one almighty celebration of every musical genre!
Since Honeyfest opened the doors for applications, they have received an unprecedented amount of entrants from as far afield as London, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Devon and many in between! The closing date for all entrants is 15th January, once all applicants have been listened to they will be whittled down to a delectable dozen! These chosen finalists will go on to battle it out with each other on 3rd February with a 15 minute set for the coveted prize of playing at Honeyfest in April 2012 alongside some stellar acts! Judging the final 12 gifted musicians will be a panel of three music industry professionals, Steven Budd from Mama group, Will Walder from BBC Wiltshire Introducing and John Robb Music writer – Louder that War.
To apply for Battle of the Bands email a link / mp3 of your bands music and bit about yourselves to BOTB@HoneyfestUK.com or simply visit the Honeyfest Facebook page and post on the wall to register your interest.
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Published on 11 December 2011 by Wayne Feltham
