Mcfly have launched a Battle of the Bands competition to choose the opening act on each of the 26 dates of their new March/April 2012 tour.
The Battle of The Bands has been inspired by the annual competition run by US travelling Festival ‘Warped Tour’. McFly will pick the winners for each of the 26 dates from the top 50 bands voted for by fans.The huge competition that will be hosted on the band’s official website www.mcfly.com.
All UK bands are eligible and entry is free by clicking on the Battle of the Bands logo on the home page. Bands need a photo and a youtube video (can be a promo or live video). Voting will start on the 1st October and will run until 12th Janurary. Voting is free and open to everyone with a Facebook account. Fans can vote for as many bands as they like but can only vote once for each band.
McFly’s fifth studio album ‘Above The Noise’ was released to huge acclaim in November last year and spawned the band’s biggest single to date ‘Shine A Light’ which sold over 300,000 in the UK. A DVD filmed at the Wembley date of their UK Arena Tour earlier this year is due out early December from Island Records. McFly are currently writing for their 6th Studio album.
Don’t miss one of your chance to catch one the most successful young bands up close and personal in a venue near you.
MARCH 2012
WEDNESDAY 7 PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 9 SHEFFIELD CITY HALL
SATURDAY 10 O2 APOLLO MANCHESTER
SUNDAY 11 OXFORD NEW THEATRE
TUESDAY 13 MARGATE WINTER GARDENS
WEDNESDAY 14 FOLKESTONE LEAS CLIFF HALL
FRIDAY 16 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL
SATURDAY 17 O2 ACADEMY LEEDS
SUNDAY 18 HANLEY VICTORIA HALL
WEDNESDAY 21 SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
THURSDAY 22 SWINDON OASIS
SATURDAY 24 PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS
SUNDAY 25 TORQUAY RIVIERA
MONDAY 26 BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
WEDNESDAY 27 IPSWICH REGENT THEATRE
FRIDAY 30 O2 ACADEMY BIRMINGHAM
APRIL 2012
SUNDAY 1 LINCOLN ENGINE SHED
TUESDAY 3 NORWICH UEA
WEDNESDAY 4 SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION
FRIDAY 6 READING HEXAGON
SATURDAY 7 HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO
TUESDAY 10 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE
WEDNESDAY 11 PRESTON GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 13 GLASGOW CLYDE AUDITORIUM
SATURDAY 14 O2 ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
SUNDAY 15 LEICESTER DE MONTFORT HALL
