How does the voting system work?
Once bands have downloaded the
application form they will have until Midnight, Sunday 18th April
to complete and return all applications. 16 bands will be shortlisted from these entries.
A voting system (text and web) by Salford City Radio will let the public decide who is through to the next round. The final 8 bands will be interviewed by Salford City Radio running up to the event.
The group with the least votes in the poll will be the first band to play and the group with the highest amount of votes will be the headliner. This gives a chance to bands with fewer votes to get working on their own marketing and promotion before the event.
Simple.
Votes from the poll will go towards to the final score. One point for every vote.
If we find evidence of multiple voting from one person, those points will be classed as negative points, so no cheating!
Breakdown
Application deadline:
Midnight, Sunday 18th April
Shortlist of 16 announced, voting begins: Friday, 23rd April
2nd Shortlist of 8 announced, voting ends: Friday, 14th May
Running Order for the event announced: Monday, 17th May
Final at Jabez Clegg, Portsmouth Street (off Oxford Road), Manchester: Bank Holiday Sunday, 30th May
Winner announced: Tuesday, 1st June 2010.
How can the public vote?
Full details will be announced shortly.
However; other than the Salford City Radio poll system, the 8 finalists will have their own paying guest list, every guest from the list who turns up will count as another individual vote.
Judges Voting System (Areas marked out of 50 points)
Stage presence & crowd pleasing ability (Marked out of 50 points)
We want to see how bands interact with people who have paid good money to see them!
How’s your stage presence and showmanship? Use it, because we will be watching…
Good old originality (Marked out of 50 points)
Appearance – Does your band look original or stand out from the rest?
Material – How unique do the songs sound?
Creativeness & arrangement (Marked out of 50 points)
We like bands with a difference, show us just how creative you can be!
Things we’ll be looking for are improvisation, key changes, intro’s, outro’s, blending sets together, creative use of instruments, varying time signature’s, anything, everything…
