The top ten student bands in the UK have been announced by studentbeans.com and Cambridge Audio. With over 145 entries from universities and higher education colleges all over the UK, the ten best bands will now go head to head to reach the final.
Voting is now open and all the bands are working hard to drum up votes around their universities:
www.studentbeans.com/battleofthebandsThe 3 bands with the highest votes will play at a gig at The Luminaire in London in front of a live audience and music industry experts, where one of the bands will be crowned the winner.
On the night, the winning band will be chosen by a judging panel of Richard Melville, Editor at studentbeans.com, Simon Hewitt, Director of Marketing at Cambridge Audio, Adam Ficek from Roses Kings Castles / Babyshambles and Claire MacLeod, Promoter at Academy Events.
Members of the winning band will each receive a complete Cambridge Audio hi-fi system worth £500, including a powerful Topaz SR10 FM/AM receiver connected to an award winning iPod dock and speakers.
The top 10 bands
Article Thieves - University of Birmingham
Bolshie - Aston University, Birmingham
Hippys On The Hill - Liverpool John Moores University
Idol Minds - University Of Central Lancashire
James B. Partridge - University of Cambridge
King Louis Collective - Cardiff University
Kinnie The Explorer - University of Sussex
The Blonde - University of Leeds
The Eleven 37s - Imperial College London
The Fury - The Academy of Contemporary Music, Guildford
