Live and Unsigned
Live and Unsigned
Semi-finalists
Congratulations to the winners!
Bristol band Two in a Boat have been crowned as this years champions of Live and Unsigned. They will go on to play at the mighty Glastonbury Festival in June, so congratulations!
Please read the blog for full details of the final!
Live streaming of the final!
The live final of Live and Unsigned was streamed here live on Saturday 17th April 2010... but was it live enough for you?
Make your own mind up by re-watching the whole event again... er, not live.
Live Broadcasting by Ustream
It's the final countdown!
They are one step away from playing at the Glastonbury Festival - the final eight bands in the Live and Unsigned contest have been announced!
The competition will come to an exciting climax this weekend (Saturday April 17) when the final eight acts will come together in one massive gig at Bristol’s Colston Hall.
Hip-Hop versus Indie! Grime or Grunge! Acoustic v. Rock!
Who will be going to Glastonbury to follow in the footsteps of The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams, Willie Nelson, Lily Allen, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Rolf Harris, Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy, Florence and the Machine, Blondie or Jay Z at the 40th anniversary of the festival?
The eight hopefuls will be:
- From Bridgwater those crazy Ostriches
- The boys from Bruton Fletcher
- From Taunton - the not so Tainted Orange
- Two in a Boat duo Nathan and Oliver from Knowle
- From Uplands - up and coming stars Indigo Lights
- Grime group GY from Fishponds,
- Rapper and Hip-Hop hopeful Frenzee
- And last but by no means least – representing North Somerset Nine Lights from Weston-super-Mare
Following performances from the 12 semi-finalists, at the workshop on Saturday April 10, the judges had the unenviable job of selecting the final eight bands.
"It was incredibly difficult to choose"; said judge and producer Alex Lupo. "The quality of all the bands and acts was amazing" he added.
"They were all so talented and it is wonderful to see that the music scene in the South West is so healthy! It is producing some brilliant music and some fantastic talent."
Head judge, Kieron Pepper, said: "It was a brilliant day. The bands really took on board all the comments and feedback we gave them and applied it during the day so that their second performances were excellent. They raised the bar again and again."
"Judging next week is going to be brilliant but very difficult – we have eight really strong contenders."
Guitarist Dan Thompson, from Weston-super-Mare band Nine Lights said: "Playing at the final this Saturday is going to be a massive challenge but we are really excited about it. If we were to win and were told we are going Glastonbury – it would amazing, we would be ecstatic."
The Fuel and the Hype Dancers will also be performing on Saturday so get your free tickets for the hottest gig this side of the sun by calling the Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686 Or log on to www.colstonhall.org/box office.
Check out the bands on My Space
www.myspace.com/grizzlyyoungers
www.myspace.com/taintedorangeband
www.myspace.com/fletcherofficial
www.myspace.com/indigolightsuk
