The 2006 Battle of the Bands will be held on Saturday, September 30th on the Parking Decks of Downtown North Wilkesboro. Tiffany’s Place Teen Center and Historic Downtown North Wilkesboro, Inc. (HDTNW), two non-profit organizations, are collaboratively organizing the event.
More than 40 bands apply each year for a chance to perform, and a committee of volunteers determine which bands to invite to the Battle based on submitted music samples. Bands are only to perform at this event if they have received an invitation from the committee.
Eighteen bands are scheduled to perform this year. The bands that have been invited to perform are:
Burn the Sky, Dylan Gilbert, Eyes to Space, Fish Trunk, Friday Never Counts, GodZPlan, Good Driver, H.I.L.T.S.W.A.L.B, Hot Vegas, Jacob, Kingsfriend, Meltdown Yellow, Misgiven, Promod, Sketchbook, Star Chamber, Taking Up Arms, The Billboard Story.
The musical styles include a wide range of blues rock, contemporary rock, pop rock, Christian rock, emo, and heavy metal. All bands are required to perform their own original music, and represent North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
The Amateur bands will be competing for a cash prize of $250.00, and the Professional bands will be competing for a cash prize of $1,000.00. Awards will also be given for Best Instrumentalist and Best Vocals. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, as well as by votes from the audience.
Gates open at 3pm, with the Amateur bands starting at 4:00pm, followed by the Pro bands at 6:00 pm.
The event is appropriate for all ages. No alcohol is allowed on the premises, and security will be provided. Admission is $10.00 at the gate and T-shirts will be for sale for $10.00. Tickets and T-shirts can be purchased in advance at Tiffany’s Place in Benton Hall on 300 D Street in North Wilkesboro for a discounted price of $15.00, or online at www.downtownnorthwilkesboro.com. Everyone will need to bring their own chairs, and all backpacks and chair bags will be checked at the entrance gate.
There will be a merchandise tent set up for all bands to sell their CDs and other band merchandise, as well as a meet-and-greet station for autographs.
Vendors will be selling pizza, drinks, water, funnel cakes, fried Oreo’s, fried twinke’s, frozen candy bars, lemonade, hot chocolate, roasted marshmallows, and jewelry.
Sponsors of this event are WRMC Wellness Center, Tyson Foods, The Kulynych Family Foundation, Victory Toyota, Bob Ham, Wal-Mart, BB&T, Office Two Go, Terry & Teresa Stamper, The Wilkes Playmakers and the Town of North Wilkesboro.
For more information on the Battle of the Bands, visit www.DowntownNorthWilkesboro.com/battle or call 838-1332 for more information.
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