Unsigned bands win the chance to play Glasgow Gig on the Green!

United Kingdom | | 30 July 2002

Unsigned bands from around Scotland were invited to send demos to their local radio station, with the prize for the most promising acts being a slot on the New Band Stage at Gig on the Green, on 24th and 24th August this year.

A record number of demos - over 3,000 - were sent to from Radio Clyde, Forth, Tay, Northsound and Moray Firth, and hours have been spent playing music allsorts and the difficult selection has finally been made, with the winners announced today.

The winning bands come from all over Scotland, from the Black Isle to the big cities. From punky pop to laidback beats, from melodic harmonies to squalling spacerock, this is the sound of young Scotland. At least one band had to fight for their place on the bill - the Storm Petrels were involved in a rock and roll fracas at their heat in Aberdeen that resulted in the police being called! It's bound to be best behaviour though for the bands who are going to be playing on the same bill as some of the most exciting live bands in the world, including the Prodigy, the Strokes, Pulp, Offspring, Slipknot, Feeder and The Vines among many others.

In addition, promoters Regular Music keep an eye out for young talent throughout the year, and have added the most likely candidates for rock and roll superstardom to the bill.

The running order and dates have yet to be decided but the line-up is as follows:

The Storm Petrels
Kush
Big Big Sound
Babacool
The Waltzers
Amateur Guitar Anti Heroes
Raar
Kirby
Red Bee Society
The Silver Pill
The Hazy Janes
Geoff
The Dendrons
Zuba
The Roughness
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