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[Rickicaz1279]

Before i begin, id like to say this is not a gripe just because we came second last year

But, i would like to warn all bands and artists about a competition happening this year in November, its called The Red Battle

Its a farcicle battle of the bands which most bands pulled out of halfway like Enrapture, due to realising its absolute insanity

They want you to pay 50p a vote and Text for the bands to win, which is ridiculous, because it then becomes a competition between who can make the red battle the most money by racking up there mobile phone contract bill

not to mention half way through the competition they mention oh, you wont get payed unless you sell 50 million tickets

Oh and for most of the shows they charge a ridiculous door price, and with each heat the price goes up.

Im pretty sure a lot of the bands who played it with us last year will agree it was an absolute farce...Apart from the winners of course haha

Anyway, its a LOT of unneeded hassle for local bands, so i just wanted to give y'all a bit of a pre-warning, as theyve recently started accepting applications

for those of you already confirmed for it, good luck! but honestly, i think youll see after the first heat that i'm right.

theres some massive prizes up for grabs in this competition, but you'll lose your dignity and respect for it.

anyway yes, Red battle 09 - avoid if possible, just giving my two cents of advice! dont have to follow it. and again its not a gripe because we came second in it last year we all wanted to pull out with the rest of the guys in round 2! but thought we'd see it through to the end.

[WoodyRATM]

Worst gigs ever.

I actually agree with everything above.

[smithy_freekorps]

I concur with everything you have said. After we signed up for this last year, we got all the information/terms through and we decided to not take this serious at all. It is a money making battle of the bands competition that will rip off your mates and fans.
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[Scorge]

Originally Posted by Rickicaz1279

Aberdeen Music 'Battle Of The Bands Rant 101'

Whoopty skip. It's a BOTB, what did you actually expect? If you actually had any integrity you would have pulled out as soon as you sussed out the con, or was the prospect of telling your mates OMGZ WE'RE PLAYING MOSHULU FTW!!LOL! too much at the time?

All a bit hypocritcal too, considering the Bloodstock heats were virtually the same principle, as was getting all your Cryspace mates to vote for you to play MetalFest!

Good luck with that, but it works both ways squire.....

[ben_1903]

from what i've seen, the bands that win are ned indie bands who take all their school mates with them and they vote about times each.

lame.

[Iomega]

Originally Posted by ben_1903

from what i've seen, the bands that win are ned indie bands who take all their school mates with them and they vote about times each.

lame.

see:every battle of the bands

[Fraser Shredwards]

Originally Posted by Scorge

All a bit hypocritcal too, considering the Bloodstock heats were virtually the same principle, as was getting all your Cryspace mates to vote for you to play MetalFest!

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.

[Scorge]

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......

[Old Gold]

Sadly, unless you live in San Dimas, California and have a nifty phone box, battle of the bands are a pile of crep.

[ca_gere]

San Dimas high school football rules!