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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

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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

     

    

 

 

    


 

Today We Part

 

         

 

 

    

     


 

2 Many Units

     

    

 

 

    

 


  

The three successful groups making it through

to the Finals were :-

elyK

Substitute

and

2 Many Units

 


  

these top bands will appear live on our outdoor stage

in the Grand Final at the :-

Teesside Steel Family Festival

Sunday 6th July 2008

 

at the Redcar Rugby Club

(Battle of the Bands event - 1:00pm start)

 

the winner from each age group will win the top prize of :-

£1,000 to spend at Bandland Music

  

An image containing the word Bandland and slogan another way to say value and service

 

Bandland Music Sedgefield Way, Portrack Interchange Business Park, Stockton, Cleveland TS18 2SG

  tel : 01642 605444  fax : 01642 604166

email : petebandland@btclick.com  website : www.bandland.co.uk  

  

 

With the two runners-up from each age group receiving

 7hr recording sessions at Green Dragon Studios

and 20 copies of your finished CD

Stockton-on-Tees

North-east England

UK

Telephone 01642 606525

www.greendragonstudios.org.uk

(formerly Studio 64)


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