Centre for Music
Battle of the Bands
Join CfM and BBC Introducing's James Threlfall for this annual competition.
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 12 December 2024
17:00 - 23:00 - Location
- Students' Union, Union 2, Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- Centre for Music cfm@uwe.ac.uk +44 (0)117 32 82067
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Join Centre for Music as we present some of the very best UWE bands and singer/songwriters. With the unique opportunity to win a recording session at Peter Gabriel's Real World studios, the competition will be judged by BBC Introducing's James Threlfall.
Solo acts will perform first with the award-winning UWE Big Band bringing the festive joy afterwards. Finally our bands take to the stage. An awesome night of live music.
Free pizza on offer for early birds.
Performers
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BBC Introducing host and head judge
Location
Students' Union, Union 2
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
UK
Accessibility
- Disabled parking: Yes – on campus
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Induction loop: No
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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