Battle of the Bands - Information Thread

[Taymist]

Voting ends on Wednesday 18th for Rock and Electronica.

Trance and Hip Hop are locked until I receive the Cavalry's nominations.

[Taymist]

Trance and Hip Hop are now open for voting!!

[Corki]

Hip Hop has a champion - The Beastie Boys.

Trance is still to be decided.

And the last two genres before the knockout stages begin have been posted - so go and vote for the Champions of Indie and Garage.

[Corki]

Before we start the first round of the knock out stage, below are the nominations that have made it through.

The Nominations

1. Blues LINK
Overall Winner: B.B. KING

2. Country LINK
Overall Winner: JOHNNY CASH

3. Electronica LINK
Overall Winner: THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

4. Folk LINK
Overall Winner: BOB DYLAN

5. Garage LINK
Overall Winner: THE WHITE STRIPES

6. Hip Hop LINK
Overall Winner: THE BEASTIE BOYS

7. Indie LINK
Overall Winner: MODEST MOUSE

8. Jazz LINK
Overall Winner: LOUIS ARMSTRONG

9. Metal LINK
Overall Winner: METALLICA

10. Pop LINK
Overall Winner: THE BEATLES

11. R&B LINK
Overall Winner: RAY CHARLES

12. Reggae LINK
Overall Winner: BOB MARLEY

13. Rock LINK
Overall Winner: LED ZEPPELIN

14. Ska LINK
Overall Winner: MADNESS

15. Soul LINK
Overall Winner: ARETHA FRANKLIN

16. Trance LINK
Overall Winner: ARMIN VAN BUUREN

[Corki]

The Grand Final

The chosen 16 winners now head into the Grand Final, which will be simple knock out. The draw has been made below, and the winner of each tie goes through until we are left with the final two. From these two, the winner will be decided.

2ND ROUND (1ST KNOCKOUT STAGE)

Below is the draw for the 1st Knockout Round, with the dates when the voting will be held.

1. 2nd July --> 8th July: The White Stripes (GARAGE) vs. Ray Charles (R&B) LINK
2. 2nd July --> 8th July: The Chemical Brothers (ELECTRONICA) vs. Aretha Franklin (SOUL) LINK
3. 9th July --> 15th July: Louis Armstrong (JAZZ) vs. B.B. King (BLUES) LINK
4. 9th July --> 15th July: The Beastie Boys (HIP HOP) vs. Metallica (METAL)  LINK
5. 22nd July --> 28th July: Bob Marley (REGGAE) vs. Armin Van Buuren (TRANCE) LINK
6. 22nd July --> 28th July: Modest Mouse (INDIE) vs. Bob Dylan (FOLK) LINK
7. 29th July --> 4th August: Led Zeppelin (ROCK) vs. The Beatles (POP) (POP) LINK
8. 29rd July --> 4th August: Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) vs. Madness (SKA) LINK

QUARTER FINALS

Below is the draw for the Quarter-Finals, with the dates when the voting will be held.

9. 5th August --> 11th August: Aretha Franklin (SOUL) vs. Metallica (METAL) LINK
10. 5th August --> 11th August: Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) vs. Louis Armstrong (JAZZ) [LINK
11. 12th August --> 18th August: Ray Charles (R&B) vs. The Beatles (POP) LINK
12. 12th August --> 18th August: Bob Marley (REGGAE) vs. Bob Dylan (FOLK) LINK

SEMI FINALS

Below is the draw for the Semi-Finals, with the dates when the voting will be held.

13. 19th August --> 25th August: The Beatles (POP) vs. Aretha Franklin (SOUL) LINK
14. 19th August --> 25th August: Bob Marley (REGGAE) vs. Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) LINK

3rd/4th PLAYOFF

Below is the draw for the 3rd/4th Playoff, with the dates when the voting will be held.

15. 26th August --> 1st September: Aretha Franklin (SOUL) vs. Bob Marley (REGGAE) Link

THE FINAL

Below is the draw for the Final, with the dates when the voting will be held.

16. 26th August --> 1st September: The Beatles (POP) vs. Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) Link

What you need to do

It's pretty simple what you need to do! For each round of the knock out stage, you just need to post your favourite in the dedicated thread. It's that simple. Of course, there is nothing stopping you from posting your views and comments either.

Final Words...

Firstly, if there are any questions about any of this, do not hesitate to ask them. I will then do my best to answer them. And finally, have fun!

[Corki]

The first two threads for the first round of the knock out stage of the competition are up and open for voting!

[Corki]

Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles have both made it through to the Quarter Finals after victories in their 2nd Round ties.

Now it is the turn of the Champions of Metal, Hip Hop, Blues and Jazz to fight it out to see who progresses to the Quarter Finals.

[Corki]

The first two quarter-finals have been posted.

[Corki]

The second two quarter-finals are up.

Johnny Cash and Aretha Franklin have progressed to the semi-finals.

[Corki]

The two semi-finals have been posted. Go and vote to see who makes it through to the Grand Final.