Battle of the Bands Musician Paul McDonald set up the competition in 2006 2009 Winner Loz Bridge 2010 winner Becky Jerams Runner-up Dirty Sky Jones 2011 winners The Wide Eyes 2012 winner Luke Ferre. Battle Of The Bands Final at The Cellars, Portsmouth 16th June 2012 Cherishport, The Distance Between Earthborn Kings One For Monday Coburgs Widow Triassic Seventh Seeker Second place – with the reward of £100 and free CDs – was awarded to Cherishport, a native of the Isle of Wight. first place position was claimed by Southampton’s Triassic. All About The Song Portsmouth Guildhall A Celebration of Songwriting 2013 - 5th Anniversary Year! heats in August at The Cellars at Eastney. Heat 1: Mon 12th Heat 2: Tues 13th Heat 3: Thurs 15th Prizes For the Winner(s) there will be £150 cash prize sponsored by the Cellars. The Runner-up will receive £50 cash. All About The Song's sponsor, Nevada Music, provide goody bags for all the finalists. The Winner will also get to perform at The Kings Theatre in November Battle of the Bands PLUS! This year's winner: Dancing Madly Backwards 2014 Participants: The Floods Dancing Madly Backwards Sam Robbins and the Fine Young Gentlemen Past winners: FNP 2013 - Black Agnes, Kenny Brothers (tie) FNP 2012 - Old Abode FNP 2011 - The Grounded Battle of the Bands 1st August 2014 Shoot The Duke, Siberian Noise, Hollowdrone, Last Chance City, Penny Churchill Music Acoustic, Angry Joe, The Machete, ISCALIS, Igloo and Sevensmith grand final on August 30th 2014 All Finalists IGLOO Brighton Rock band PENNY CHURCHILL Isle of wight Folk Pop Acoustic Singer Song Writer SHOOT THE DUKE Portsmouth Folk Acoustic Duo Act THE MACHETE Portsmouth Acoustic Duo Portsmouth Battle of the bands @ The Fat Fox Venue South sea 2014 entries Ollie Goodwin, Iscalis, Shoot The Duke, The Bleechers, Imbium, Sonny, Icarus Falls, Blind Signs, Last Chance City, Angry Joe, Lawless Nation, Penny Churchill, The Machete, HollowDrone, Subliminals, Sinister Hussy, SevenSmith, Siberian Noise, Red Butler, Treasure Smiths. Battle of the Bands 2015 6 heats, 3 at the Talking Heads, Southampton and 3 at The Cellars, Portsmouth with the winners from each heat going through the final in September Talking Heads: Wednesday 08 April Thursday 07 May Wednesday 24 June The Cellars; Thursday 23 April Thursday 14 May Thursday 11 June The final will take place on 5th September at The Talking Heads, Southampton x

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