Stoke of Genius:
More
than 100 music lovers packed into the K2
Club at Keele University Student’s Union
on Saturday (May 11) for the first ever Battle of the Bands
competition.
Derby
band Take Her To Athena won
studio recording time at
Crank Recording Studios based in Stoke.
The
event saw audience members able to vote for the winning band by an
X-Factor style text vote.
The
Battle of the Bands competition was the first event to be organised
by Nevermore Events,
founded by Newcastle-under-Lyme couple Tony and Stephanie Talbot, and run with
their son, Joe.
Stephanie
said: “We’re all absolutely delighted with how the competition
went and the high standard of all the bands who took part – I can
honestly say no one who came along on Saturday night would have gone
home disappointed.
“I
would also like to say a big thank you to those who came on behalf of
the Alice Charity, as their support has meant the competition has
raised more than £50 which will help go towards helping families all
over the area.”
Second
place went to Naked Sunday, a Stafford based rock trio, who opened
the show spectacularly.
Other
bands who took part in the competition include Stoke punk rock
band Easy Target, Staffordshire metalcore band As Empires Burn, Scar the Crow from Penkridge and Stoke rock band Suburban Radio.
Nevermore
Events will host their next music event – Teenage Kicks – which
is aimed at teenagers aged 13-17 – at the Kings Hall on July 12.
The
DJ club night will take place from 7-11pm and will include a
specialist light show and a live text feed for gig-goers which will
run on a big screen during the night.
For
tickets and more information go
to Nevermore Events.
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