Vote For Your Favorite Tampa Bay Bands to Compete in the Hard Rock Rising 2012
TAMPA- Music fans can now vote online for their favorite local bands to secure a spot in a Hard Rock Rising qualifying battle. Locally, 185 Tampa Bay bands are vying to enter the competition that could lead to a performance at Hard Rock Rising 2012.
The nine bands with the most online votes will each compete at one of three qualifying battles taking place on February 16, February 23 and March 1 at 9 p.m. in the Hard Rock Cafe at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. Local winners will then compete against 86 bands from across the world, via an international fan voting round on Hard Rock Facebook pages. Finally, a panel of celebrity judges and music industry professionals will select the top three winners. The first place winner will be flown to London for the ultimate rock star treatment, including a spot on the bill at the Hard Rock Calling 2012 in Hyde Park. Second and third prize winners will receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively, in ReverbNation PROMOTE IT credits, a revolutionary tool that creates targeted, highly effective Facebook advertising campaigns for musicians and venues promoting songs, Facebook pages and concerts.
Hard Rock Calling, an iconic festival now in its seventh consecutive year, has established itself as one of the UK’s premier outdoor music events. The 2012 festival will take place from Friday, July, 13 to Sunday, July 15 in London’s Hyde Park. Headliners for the festival will include Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, who will take the Main Stage for their second Hard Rock Calling performance. Hard Rock Calling 2012’s performers will join a long line of rock ‘n’ roll greats who have previously taken the stage at this iconic festival including: Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, The Killers, The Police, Rod Stewart and Bon Jovi. Hard Rock Calling, produced by Live Nation and presented by Hard Rock International, is a unique and historic musical event with a main stage, second stage, renowned bands, on-site Hard Rock Cafe, as well as a variety of additional attractions. For further information on the 2012 artist lineup and ticket details, visit www.hardrockcalling.co.uk.
To vote for your favorite Tampa Bay band, vistit www.facebook.com/seminolehardrocktampa and download the bands song for free. Each download counts as a vote (limit 1 vote per band) and you can download from as many bands as you'd like. Voting ends on February 6th at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
Some of the 185 Tampa Bay bands that are registered in the competition include: Identity, Lee Pons, 20 Shades, Anchor Atlantic, Singod, Big Moon Rocket, Backyard Bone, Da Unknown Poet, The Stereotypes, Rise 2 Brutality, Carnival Of Soul, Doll Parts, Envy, Karmic Tattoo, Top Shelf, and many, many more.
To see who else is registered, download their songs for free, and vote for your favorite band, vistit www.facebook.com/seminolehardrocktampa.
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Keith Wilkins is a syndicated music columnist, retired Contract Songwriter and founder of KAM Music Publishing & KAM-BABS Promotions. He holds a diploma in music business management and has written for and sold songs to many record companies and artists world wide. Keith has appeared both in and on television, radio, magazines and his bio has been published in the "International Who's Who in Popular Music" book. For more information on Keith go to www.keithwilkins.net or contact Keith at kampublishing@aol.com.
