The North East Battle of the Bands is an new music competition which will be held annually in Albury, Alpine, Benalla, Indigo, Strathbogie, Towong and Wangaratta Shires which will gives young people an opportunity to perform and gain exposure in a safe and supportive environment while competing against their peers. The competition is open to bands, soloists and duos in any style of music including acoustic acts, hip hop and electronic, originals or covers.
There will be two categories Soloists/Duos/Acoustic and Bands/Electronic. To be eligible to enter, artists must be aged between 12 and 25 years and (with the majority of a band under 21) and live, work or study within the North East shires listed above.
The two winners from each of the 2023 Battle of the Band heats will then be invited to play at the Benalla Youth Festival Final in January 2024 and will take home some exciting prizes as well as being put on a short list of artists for future Freeza and community events.
The North East Battle of the Bands is organised by the various Council’s FReeZA Crews.
Participants will be given approximately 15-20 minutes performance time and have 5 minutes to get on and off the stage, either side of their performance.
Application forms can be downloaded via https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094719673569 or picked up from council offices or your local FReeZA crew.
Applications close at 4pm two weeks before each event.