Teesside Steel Family Gala - Battle of the Bands Picture Gallery

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Battle of the Bands 2008 - Picture Gallery

This Year's Semi Finals

Corus Sports & Social Club May 2008

Top prizes for each age group :-

£1,000 to spend on musical equipment at Bandland www.bandland.co.uk

and two runners up prizes of 7 hrs Recording time & 20 CD's at

The Green Dragon Studios, Stockton www.greendragonstudios.org.uk

In the 11 - 16 yrs age group

the Semi-Finalists were judged to go straight through to the Finals are :-

Ak-7

Dark Messiah

Formed November 2006, punk rock/rock/heavy metal. Played at Valentines Concert & also Comic Relief Concert at their local school.

Zoe West (12)

Paul West (15)

Alex Hiscox (13)

Mathew Ferrier (13)

Sophie Dinsdale (15)

Electric Nightmares

In the 17 - 21 yrs age group on Friday 23rd May

the Semi-Finalists were :-

elyK

James Pattison (15)

Adam Morgan (16)

Craig Gilbraith (17)

elyK are writing their own material and have played at a number of gigs in Hartlepool, The Studio, Escobar, The Grand Hotel, Abbey Street and Belle Vue Social Club.

Substitute

Liam Annis (17)

Robert Annis (18)

Mark Robinson (16)

An alternative rock band influenced by the likes of Muse, Angels and Airwaves and We are Scientists. Recently played a couple of times at The Yorkshire Lass and helped organise a gig at Redcar Boxing Hall.

Such Great Heights