Bands that make you turn your head and take notice. !!
PRESS RELEASE ON THE SSW WEBSITE
MUSCIAN STAGE LINE UP:
Further new talent will be performing on The Musician Stage. With a heritage that includes former victors The Displacements, The Dirty Backbeats, and The Chairmen, The Musician Stage will again play host to the two winners of The Original Band Showcase. FRIDAY 8th August
The Heavy, Ictus, OBS 08 Winners M48, Dead Slow, Chris Warner, Calder, Catherine Tran, Steve Jones & Mark Gill, Joel Owen, John Power Band. SATURDAY 9th August
Chloe Vaughan, Mr Plow, Ann Duggan, The Hi & Lo El Mahico, Chris Helme, Dan Raza, Foy Vance, The Travelling Band, Dan Arborise, Maximum Danger Project, Leicester All Skas, Uncle Frank, The City Acoustic Club Presents
SUNDAY 10th August
City Acoustic Club Presents, James Maddock, OBS 08 Runners Up THE CODES, Kathryn Williams & Neil MacColl, Special Ed & The Short Bus, The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Dawson & The Dissenters, John Budding Band, Greg Gent Band, Andy Whittle, Small Bear SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER
.....The Musician Stage will play host to the two winners of The Original Band Showcase.... EFESTIVALS.CO.UK
Final decision as to who plays when will be made by The Musician Stage after the Final on 21st June
Theres of course £500 cash and 2 Days Recording package at Rain for the ultimate winner and £100 cash for all the other finalists. As well as SSW day Tickets for all band members (Those bands playing SSW will get passes for the whole weekend)
This years winners M48 and runners up THE CODES play at Summer Sundae. Also making an appearance are semi finalists Swaggar and THE HEROES And doing the double in true OBS style THE CHAIRMEN take Main Stage
A 10 Night Live Music Fest which features 35 bands all jostling for the title of OBS 09 Winners. and a slot at Summer Sundae Weekender on THE MUSICIAN STAGE + other great prizes...........
AND....Next years OBS will not only be again a very special event, but keep checking back as there maybe something a little extra happening next year also.....Info on a new dedicated website plus other exciting stuff soon......
I am pleased to confirm that OBS 2007 Winners THE CHAIRMEN will be back as guests on Final Night.........sweeet
"When is a band competition not a band competition? when its the Original Bands Showcase"
Dave Davis (Leicester Mercury)
"It's a bit like The Apprentice, but with amps. For the last few months, more than 30 bands have been slugging it out in the city in the battle-of-the-beats Original Band Showcase, writes Dave Davies."
"It's the best and most popular event of its kind in the city ever"
Dave Davis OBS 08 (Leics Mercury)
That was a really, really good night Called in as a last minute judge, It was really close, it wasn't an easy decision and the panel deliberated for a long, long time.My views:- TJOHB - best musicians of the night with the best material - just unfortunate that they didn't engage with the crowd as much as the other bands. Kalena - best frontman in the competition - wasn't sure about their songs - but then I didn't get Bloc Party the first time I saw them. The Picks - Had the looks and had two songs that made you go wow... now need to do that to the rest of their set and they will go far. The Chairmen - Really got the crowd going. Justified winners on a night of top talent. Tight, balanced and really quite 'madchester' cool. Sean Tizzard SSW (Rising Stage) commenting on the OBS 07 Final 6th July
ONE WINNER, BUT ALL FIT FOR FESTIVAL
ORIGINAL BANDS SHOWCASE FINAL: THE CHAIRMEN, KALENA, THE PICKS, JACK OF HEARTS BAND
THE SHED, LEICESTER The Chairmen will play at Summer Sundae after winning this keenly-contested showcase at The Shed on Friday night.
Lead singer Jonny Gavin had said the competition would be between "bands of high quality and high stature" - and that was the case.
Self-described "pioneers of turbo-folk", the Hinckley outfit took to the stage first, and really got the crowd going.
Jonny's tones left the other bands with plenty to live up to.
They did not disappoint. Any of the four would have graced the stage at the festival this summer.
Next up were Kalena, an alternative-indie band who played some great tunes - including Bare To The Floor - in front of adoring fans.
Frontman Andy Cook bounced around the stage with unlimited energy. The Picks played a range of cracking songs, from Don't Take Yourself to the catchy pop of Young Dreamers.
Lead singer Nathan Smith was keen to get the crowd singing and swaying along - and they didn't need much persuading.
Last, but by no means least, were Jack of Hearts Band.
They dealt the crowd a strong hand as they went through a series of catchy blues-rock hits. Dan Nice (Leics Mercury) OBS 07 FINAL
Todays the Day!! 35 bands set out a couple of months ago and we now are left with the final 4 The OBS Final is reknown for being one hell of a night!! Be there early as its gonna be a sellout. Doors Open 6.30 First band on sometime after 8pm. Bring your dancing shoes, your gol stix, your balloons we are gonna have a parteeeee!! Cya soon x
Alright! cant believe I havent heard of you before, coming from leicester and all that. WOuld love to do some shows for you, let me know if you have anything available.
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hey val! wiked night last night, some wiked bands and cant wait until the final! hope everythings all good and stuff and shall see you on the last day of obs 08!!!:D rooster, the heroes xxx
cant thank you enough for the opportunity val, it was such a brilliant gig to play, so much fun and an amazing showcase of local talent. you dont get much better than that in terms of audience either.
getting through wouldve been a bonus, but i think we did our best and were pleased, especially with our new bassist (1 PRACTISE!) what a legend!
thanks once again, to all the judges and anyone else who was there, what a F****ING superb night.
hey val, cant wait til the 2nd semi - some wiked bands on and stuff! we shall be there after our gig and shall have a cheeky dance at the front of the shed of course:P! hope all is well, rooster, the heroes xxx
hello, yeh it was so good playing to all those people! we are good thanks having some time off to write new stuff and sorting everything out, looking producers atm, hows things your end? ns x
hey val! things are really good thanks! :) im still ded chuffed about the other night! :D cant wait for the finals! that bands really good! just the two of them aswell! it would be wicked if you got them in leicester. Id definatly go down xx
to be honest, thought the decision stank, but thats how these things go i guess, cant help thinking summer sundae is losing out by not having us play....
Hi, yeh sorry tried to make it down, gutted we had to miss it. Really glad M48 are through tho :-). See you Saturday, we are really looking forward to it!
