UK’s Biggest Battle Of The Bands And Acts Competition In London - Hayes Results
The UK’s biggest battle of the bands and acts competition took place in London at the Hayes Beck Theatre this weekend, as the Live and Unsigned Regional Final rolled into town.
The Regional Final brought together the best unsigned acts from London, Middlesex and beyond, in a bid to make it to the Area Final. Acts are now just one step away from playing the National Grand Final at Live Fest in the O2, London.
The headline acts taking to the stage alongside Live and Unsigned Regional Finalists in Hayes were urban sensation Fdot1 and Indie upstarts Paradise Point, who took the audience by storm with some entertaining performances and lively showmanship.
Judges presiding over the Hayes Regional Final included Head Examiner of Rock School Stuart Slater, NME’s Iain Baker, BBC Radio Six DJ Chris Hawkins, Anita MacDonald of Vivace Music, Vocal Tutor Rob Palmer and Kiki Militsis from The Institute . The competition was fierce, and the standard was extremely high, well done to all the acts for putting on a great show!
With so much talent, it was difficult for the judges to make a decision and the successful acts that are through to the Area Final are listed below. Congratulations to those that made it through to the London and South West Area Final on Sunday 15th May 2011 at The Beck Theatre, Hayes!
Final 1 Winners
Final 2 Winners
Teka Manuel
Final 3 Winners
Exposure Award – There will be an award for the act with the largest quantity and best quality of submitted publicity material in relation to the competition. The act with the most press cuttings or recorded radio interviews on each Regional Final day will win a prize. There were two winners of this prize at Hayes, as both parties produced equal amounts of outstanding coverage.
The first winner of the prize at the Hayes Regional finals was a solo act, they will receive a free day in a recording studio of their choice, worth up to £250! This goes to; Ashley Dawes
The Conversation were the second winners and they will receive a free Blackstar HT-5 half-stack amplifier with head and cab.
For those acts who didn’t get through the Regional Finals, don’t forget to use your Wildcard! All acts have been given a Wildcard in the form of a national public vote. There are two places up for grabs and just two weeks to make your mark, so keep an eye out on the website and get voting for one of those last Area Final spots!
Industry Judges
Jimi Savage
Guitar Mogul
