{"id":178593,"date":"2025-06-12T14:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/178593\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T14:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:30:15","slug":"liverpools-biggest-battle-of-the-bands-is-back-and-its-bigger-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/178593\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool\u2019s biggest battle of the bands is back \u2013 and it\u2019s bigger than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hosted at\u00a0Jacaranda Baltic\u00a0and run by the team behind\u00a0Jacaranda Records, the grassroots champions behind one of the city\u2019s most iconic venues, the battle of the bands is back for a second year \u2013 and it\u2019s promising more acts, more prizes, and more boss live music all summer long.<\/p>\n<p>The battle of bands kicks off on Friday 4 July,\u00a0Warriors of Rock\u00a0will take over Jacaranda Baltic for five weeks of heats, two semi-finals and a grand final on Saturday 30 August \u2013 all of it totally free to attend.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right \u2013 no tickets, no fees, just pure, live music every week from up-and-coming bands hoping to make their mark.<\/p>\n<p>The winning band will take home \u00a31,000 cash, a headline slot at a future Jacaranda Records event, and a recording session with Grammy-nominated producer\u00a0John Withnall\u00a0\u2013 whose credits include\u00a0Coldplay,\u00a0Elbow and\u00a0The Script.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind it is simple: give local bands a proper platform, and give music fans a summer full of quality gigs without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wor_graphic.jpg\" alt=\"battle of the bands\" class=\"wp-image-221475\"  \/>Credit: wor_graphic<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t about ticket sales,\u201d says Jacaranda Records MD\u00a0Graham Stanley. \u201cIt\u2019s about the music. We want to discover the next great Liverpool band \u2013 and give the people of this city a summer soundtrack they\u2019ll remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone aged 16 and over can enter, as long as the band can perform four songs. Applications are now open <a href=\"http:\/\/jacarandarecords.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jacaranda Baltic has quickly made a name for itself as a go-to venue for rising talent and intimate gigs, with recent sets from big names like\u00a0Travis,\u00a0Kaiser Chiefs,\u00a0Wunderhorse\u00a0and\u00a0Crawlers.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with\u00a0Warriors of Rock, they\u2019re giving local bands the chance to join that list.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re in a band, this could be your shot. And if you\u2019re just into discovering fresh music, keep your Fridays free \u2013 this one\u2019s going to be loud.<\/p>\n<p>Get all your Liverpool news on our <a href=\"http:\/\/TheGuideLiverpool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hosted at\u00a0Jacaranda Baltic\u00a0and run by the team behind\u00a0Jacaranda Records, the grassroots champions behind one of the city\u2019s most&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,2766,393,920,9144,4884,179,269,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-178593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-culture","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-events","12":"tag-going-out","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-music","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114670877077906534","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}