A mighty contest between Gloucestershire’s best young garage bands, bedroom producers, open-mic troubadours and everyone in-between.
Hand-picked acts battle it out for a host of prizes from our event sponsors, Dex Audio, Klang Tone Records, and Get It Together Studio, and for a spot at our annual family summer festival, Off the Rails.
To be in with a chance to play, send up to three original tracks to – phone recordings are fine.
You can send the tracks as attachments, or if they’re too large, use a file sharing service such as WeTransfer.
Use Subject Line ‘Battle of the Bands’ and include the following:
- Your Name
- The name of your band/act
- The number of people in your band/act, and what they play
- A short paragraph about your band/act
- A contact phone number
Applicants must be under 21years of age at the time of applying.
Deadline for submissions: Midnight, Tuesday 20 January 2026.
Entries will be selected by a panel including psychedelic post-rockers, Voka Gentle.
About our event sponsors:
Dex Audio
Dex Audio offer a wide selection of quality used guitars, basses, amplifiers, effects pedals, and accessories catering for everyone from beginners to seasoned pros. As Stroud’s trusted guitar shop, they also provide expert repairs, modifications, and restorations.
dexaudio.tech
Klang Tone Records
Identified by the Financial Times as one of the best record shops in the world, Klang Tone in Stroud specialises in music’s outer-reaches. Flip through deep cuts and underground classics, as well as some of Klang Tone’s own releases, all alongside a choice selection of mid-century finds.
instagram.com/klang_tone_records
Get It Together Studio
Get It Together Recording Studio is located in a beautiful vaulted cellar under an old convent in Stroud, and offers recording, rehearsing and training. They have two live rooms that double as rehearsal rooms, complete with drums, bass amp and EV S200 PA.
getittogetherrecordingstudio.co.uk
Battle of the Bands is a fundraiser event for our Off the Rails festival.