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Originally Posted by Fraser Shredwards  From my experiences there are some battle of the bands that are good(where you play to alot of people at bangin venues and maybe even make a bit of money) and the ones like the Red Battle that are a joke(where your fans get ripped off by the promoters and you get treated like shit if you don't sell 50 tickets)
I've had enough battle of the bands for one lifetime but theres nothing wrong with the general premise of it so if theres a legitimate one happening preferably one that offers a festival slot as the prize(organised by the festival itself) then i've got complete confidence in my band and have no reason to bitch about it like alot of people do.
but the Red Battle is run by absolute jesters and i strongly advise any bands to AVOID this circus. |
Agree with a fair bit of what you're saying, but I just find the whole BOTB concept abhorrent (the only one I was a part of Ricki's first gig strangely enough, and that was corrupt to fuck), and I'd probably feel cheated by putting the time/effort/money into two gigs in Glasgow for the square root of fuck all. If that's the route you decide to go down as a band, then it's on your head and no-one else's, but I just found it slightly out of bounds when Ricki is crying foul over this con-trick many months after it happened......
