After the second round of heats last Thursday, two more bands have made it to the Battle of the Bands final, which takes place at the Fulford Arms on Tuesday 7th March at 7:30pm.
The two music groups who made it were ‘Joe Haydon and the Ghostship’ and Luke George. They will be joining finalists from the first round of heats, ‘PH7’ and ‘Tangerine Roulette’.
Tickets for the final are already sold out, proving that yet again, Battle of the Bands is one of the most popular and enjoyed student-run events of the year.
Despite no more tickets being available, each of the sets will be recorded, filmed, and available to watch afterwards.
You can also visit Band Soc’s Instagram, uoy_bandsoc, for the final results so you don’t have to miss out completely if you didn’t manage to get tickets in time!
Speaking about the heats, Band Soc’s Wellbeing Officer, Sam Roddis reflected on the competition so far,
“It was cool to see how much emerging talent the uni has, a lot of the bands have so much potential and I hope to see them all grow going forward. Big props to Luke George and Ghost Ship on winning [the second round of heats], I wish them luck in the final.”
About Band Soc:
As well as running this event, UOY Band Society regularly meet to form bands, practice and perform live gigs. They run regular sessions to ‘Meet ‘N Jam’ (play music together). For more information about this, visit their Instagram page @uoy_bandsoc.
Membership for Band Society costs £5.00 which covers the academic year (2022/23). These are available on the YUSU website.
Want to join a band?
If you would like to find a band to play in, Band Soc have a ‘Find a Band’ public Google Doc, where you can enter your details (first name and University email address), to find bandmate. If you have any questions, you can contact Band Soc directly through their social media pages, or via email at [email protected].
More photos from the night…
[With thanks to Luke Snell Photography and Band Soc for the incredible images…]