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The Espy Battle of The Bands

For the first time in many years, The Espy’s famous Gershwin Room will hold a Battle of the Bands. With 25 bands across 5 heats, and a prize pool that is a huge leg up for an up & coming band, this series just might help you find your next favourite Melbourne band, or have your band become someone else’s favourite.

THE DATES AND BANDS

HEAT 1

WED 12TH AUG

Starlet
Ella Joan
Umbra Moon
Dropkicks
Charlotte Bridie

TICKETS

HEAT 2

WED 19TH AUG

LIAR
Brave New World
Distortion
Everlyne
Atriox

TICKETS

HEAT 3

WED 26TH AUG

XANDRI
Supermodels
Pepper La Floyd
Bella Fior
Mollie’s Hug

TICKETS

HEAT 4

WED 2ND SEP

ITRI of the sands
Operation Karma
Department Of Music
In The Caverns Of Death
Franjapan

TICKETS

HEAT 5

WED 9TH SEP

The Masons
Condensed Milk
The Dums
The Peppermints
CHOMP

TICKETS

GRAND FINALE

WED 27TH SEP

TICKETS

Prizes

First Place

• $4000 in cash provided by The Espy

• A paid slot on The Espy Live stage at St Kilda Festival 2027

• A free promo photography session with Indianah Hayz Photography

• 50x printed/distributed posters and 1000x printed a6 flyers provided by Shout Out Loud.
• 50x printed band t-shirts provided by OPM Designs
• Feature interview published in www.beat.com.au + to run as a Full Page in Beat’s Printed Magazine

Second Place

• $1000 in cash provided by The Espy
• 100x printed a3 posters and 250x printed a6 flyers provided by Shout Out Loud

All Finalists

One song filmed and recorded live at the

Grand Final by Darius Papak from

Mudbrick Studios/Mix On The Move.

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