BATTLE OF THE BANDS 85'

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And so the first-ever ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition in Tamworth took place in 1985. It’s aim was to find Tamworth’s top group and it received Council backing as part of the Young People’s Arts Festival event which was held in the town every two years.

Originally, each band was given a maximum of 25 minutes to impress the judges, who each gave points on content, presentation and, in true ‘New Faces’ style, star quality. The acts were marked out of 10 for content and five for the other two categories, enabling the five judges to award a maximum of 100 points between them. Judges for the event comprised fellow musicians, Herald reporters and local music enthusiasts.

As an added incentive, all the finalists were guaranteed a place in the Rock Festival.

The event ran for four highly successful years with Breaking Point, One On One and Wolfsbane winning the first three. In the final year, 1988, the event was changed slightly with just new and up and coming bands being able to enter with the aim of finding the ‘most promising band’, with the eventual winners being Scream Dream.