UK’s Biggest Battle Of The Bands And Acts Competition In Brighton - Results

The UK’s biggest battle of the bands and acts competition took place in Brighton at the Hove Centre this weekend, as the Live and Unsigned Regional Final rolled into town.

The Regional Final brought together the best unsigned acts from Brighton 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 Brighton were the Dub Pistols who entertained the audience with some rocking ska hip-hop tunes. Area finalists  Panning For Gold also took to the stage as part of their prize, treating the crowd to some of their best rocking indie tunes. Ben Faux also played as a guest act at Brighton, treating the crowd to his laid back acoustic material.

Judges presiding over the Brighton Regional Finals included Founder of Sussex Vocal Academy Lucinda Bristow, Former Miss Brighton and ex Virgin music Tini Leonard, Rachel Mosleh from Warner Records and session singer for Beverly Knight, frontman of the Dub Pistols Barry Ashworth, musician Ben Faux and Chris Grayston from Future Music Management.  

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 & East Area Final on Sunday 15th May at Towngate Theatre, Basildon.

Regional Final Winners

Dusty Rosko

Freddie Light

Gabriella Bishop

Silcstone

The Hazeltones

Ella Martini

Lazer Horse

Daryl Markham

Edged

Half Crown

The Great Gatsby

JAG

Kadan Fire & Shereece

Elijah MC

Billy Wears Dresses

Tubby Boy

The Merry Gang

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. As the winner of the prize at the Brighton Regional finals was a band, they will receive a free Blackstar HT-5 half-stack amplifier with head and cab. This goes to; The Merry Gang

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!