14th Annual Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands Now …
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31st, 2010 by cars2scrap – 612 CommentsI recently came across a stimulating post by Jessica Emmerich, posted back in March, and entitled 14th Annual Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands Now … that I strongly suggest everyone reads. I’ve included a few excerpts to pique your interest!
The winning four bands in each city will play live in their hometown venue in front of thousands of fans alongside main stage headliners and Ernie Ball Stage headlining artists Mayday Parade, Emarosa, The Swellers, Automatic Loveletter, Eyes Set To Kill, Closure In Moscow and more. The winners of this round of the competition will go on to compete for the ultimate grand prize which includes: $15,000 Guitar Center Shopping Spree All Expense Paid Trip to Hollywood to Play Live at the Vans Warped Tour After-Party Two Week Performance Slot on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour Recording a 3-Song EP with Multi-Platinum Producer Matt Squire One Year of Paid Tunecore Service (digital distribution on iTunes, Yahoo, Rhapsody, Amazon) Full Ernie Ball Music Man Endorsement Customized Vans Shoes Custom Atticus Apparel Package Previous winners include breakout bands Monty Are I, Mayday Parade and My American Heart, among others. The Ernie Ball Stage on the Vans Warped Tour has featured over 6,000 unsigned bands including national acts Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore, Gym Class Heroes, Bowling For Soup, Story of The Year, Circa Survive, Mute Math, Nonpoint, Cartel and Armour For Sleep. “The Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands has proved to be a valuable springboard to thousands of bands over the past decade and beyond,” says Brian Ball of Ernie Ball Inc. “Playing live on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour is a tremendous opportunity for unsigned bands to gain exposure, and we couldn’t be more excited to provide the opportunity.” At the conclusion of the Vans Warped Tour, four winning groups from the Battle Of The Bands are selected to showcase their talent in front of industry and label executives at a major Hollywood venue. The four bands are selected based on their Vans Warped Tour performance, which is filmed in high definition for judges to review.
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Through The Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands, groups have the chance to earn a record label contract, endorsements and a spot on the following year’s Vans Warped Tour. To enter the Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands, bands simply register by completing a short informational profile and uploading at least one MP3 to the site (www.battleofthebands.com). Entrants should use the Band Promotional Toolkit provided in their profile upon logging in to promote their entry all over the web and drive fans to vote. Fans can also register at www.battleofthebands.com to become an official contest judge.
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Fans may cast one vote per artist per day. About Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands: Since its debut fourteen years ago, the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands has given the best local bands from North America the opportunity to showcase their talents in the world’s longest running and largest live music promotion in the music industry. The online contest gives music fans across North America the ability to decide who is eligible to win the coveted slots on the Ernie Ball Stage. The Ernie Ball Company is providing the best unsigned bands from North America the opportunity to perform at the most prominent live music festival of the last decade.
Reading this post started me thinking so I searched for some other posts on the subject and uncovered some more interestingposts! e.g. Vans Warped Tour Announces More Bands posted a fortnight ago, by S.L, on The Silver Tongue:
Vans Warped Tour announced more bands today. The following bands are joining the 2011 tour: Winds of Plague, Grieves With Budo, Miss May I, Woe, Is Me and The Wonder Years. Those bands will be joining Go Radio, We Came As Romans, Dance Gavin Dance, Every Avenue and The Word Alive. Vans Warped Tour 2011 kicks off June 24th in Dallas, Texas. More bands will be announced weekly on vanswarpedtour.com. The next band announcements will be released December 15th. If you’re new here subscribe to our RSS feed, and help us spread the word by sharing this article.
Yet another fantastic post came from Danity over on Right On Music posted a fortnight ago and entitled Vans Warped Tour 2011 lineup, tour dates revealed which is also certainly worth reading.
The Vans Warped Tour for 2011 will soon be here! The lineup and tour dates have been revealed and we’ve got the details here. It is a musical event that has attracted thousands from the punk rock community nationwide. And although there has primarily been punk music played at this event, many metal bands are now being included. We’ve got the details here for you! The Vans Warped tour for 2011 is fast approaching. We’ve got the lineup and tour dates here! There are some pretty interesting additions to this year’s Warped Tour.
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Not only are there the fab punk rock bands, there are quite a few metal bands being included in the lineup. From Winds of Plague to We Came As Romans and even The Word Alive, fans will be rocking hard this summer! Word on the street is also that Miss May I will be joining the tour. While the full lineup has not yet been revealed, we will keep you updated with additions. According to here are the official tour dates: 06/24 Dallas, TX â Superpages.com Center 06/25 Houston, TX â The Showgrounds 06/26 San Antonio, TX â AT&T Center 06/29 Las Cruces, NM â N.M.S.U. Practice Field 06/30 Las Vegas, NV â TBA 07/01 Pomona, CA â Pomona Fairplex 07/01 Mountain View, CA â Shoreline Amphitheatre 07/02 Ventura, CA â Seasside Park 07/06 Bonner Springs, KS â Sandstone Amphitheatre 07/07 Indianapolis, IN â Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 07/08 Detroit, MI â Comerica Park 07/09 Tinley Park, IL â First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 07/10 Shakopee, MN â Canterbury Park 07/12 Darien Center, NY â Darien Lake PAC 07/13 Mansfield, MA â Comcast Center 07/14 Scranton, PA â Toyota Pavilion 07/15 Toronto, ON â Arrow Hall 07/16 Montreal, QC â Parc Jean Drapeau 07/17 Hartford, CT â The Comcast Theatre 07/19 Milwaukee, WI â Marcus Amphitheatre 07/20 Cleveland, OH â Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre 07/21 Camden, NJ â Susquehanna Bank Center 07/22 Burgettstown, PA â First Niagara Pavilion 07/23 Uniondale, NY â Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 07/24 Oceanport, NJ â Monmouth Park Racetrack 07/26 Columbia, MD â Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/27 Virginia Beach, VA â Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 07/28 Charlotte, NC â Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 07/29 Orlando, FL â Firestone Amphitheatre 07/30 West Palm Beach, FL â Cruzan Amphitheatre 07/31 Saint Petersburg, FL â Vinoy Park 08/01 Atlanta, GA â Lakewood Amphitheatre 08/02 Cincinnati, OH â Riverbend Music Center 08/03 St.