BendiGLOW Battle of the Bands

• Entry to the competition is free of charge - but participants must cover all costs incurred by travel and accommodation.
• Battle of the Bands is open to both solo musicians and bands of all genres.
• At least one song performed per act must be original material.
• No members of an act can exceed 25 years of age or be younger than 12 years of age.
• Any performers aged under 16 will require signed guardian permission to enter the competition. A permission form will be provided to the performer on their sign up for the event. If the permission form is not returned with a guardian signature by Wednesday September 11, the act will be disqualified and their entry place made available to other performers (at the discretion of event officials).
• Performances must be appropriate for viewing by a young audience (down to age 12). This is at the discretion of Event Officials. Please contact the YO Events team at [email protected] if you are unsure if your act will meet this criterion.
• Performances must not be pre-recorded. Please contact the YO Events team at [email protected] if you are unsure if your act will meet this criterion.
• Only one entry is allowed per act.
• No more than half of any acts' members can perform in any other act performing at the event. (Solo and duo artists are exempt.) Entrants performing in more than one act can only accept one prize.
• All acts will be provided with a time limit for their set in the lead up to the event, not including set up and changeover times.
• All acts must adhere to their performance time. Event officials will give each act a warning 2 minutes before the end of their performance. If an act exceeds their set time their judges' score will be reduced.
• Performers will be given 5 minutes either side of their performance to set up and pack up any equipment they bring on stage with them.
• Judging: the winning performances will be decided by three judges.
• Winning acts will be announced at around 8:45pm, after the headlining band performs. Gift voucher prizes will be provided on the night. Performance opportunity prizes will be negotiated with the winning act after the event.
• The YO Events team and Event Officials reserve the right to refuse competition entry. Reason will be provided in the event entry is refused.
• Some backline equipment will be provided for your use during the performance if requested. This includes a full PA (including mics), drumkit, guitar and bass amplifiers. If a drumkit is supplied, then you may use your own snare drum, kick pedal, hi-hats and cymbals. All performers are responsible for their own equipment and no responsibility will be taken by the event organisers for any damaged or lost equipment.
• If you want to use your own equipment (ie: guitar/bass amplifiers or heads, drum hardware) or have questions / requests about the stage set up, please contact the YO Events team in advance to discuss. Use of private equipment will be at the team's discretion. It is important that all equipment is to be tested and tagged, as well as clearly labelled; suitable verification is required for equipment collection.
• As this is a free event, pass outs are available during the event. Any and all guests are welcome.
• The judging panel's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into on the night or thereafter.
• YO Events is funded through the Victorian Government-funded FReeZA program promoting safe all-ages events. A high standard of behaviour is expected from all artists and personnel who are involved. This includes:
• Respecting that all FReeZA events are entirely drug, alcohol and smoke-free.
• Refraining from course language, racism, sexism or referring to drugs or alcohol from stage and in the green room in verbal and written forms (such as on clothing).
• Working with security staff and event managers in matters of crowd control and safety.
• Artists not coming in direct and unsupervised individual contact with young people.

Contravention of the above behaviours could result in immediate disqualification, at the discretion of the FReeZA worker present on the night. In addition to the above behavioural clause, there may be other venue and event specific directives that the FReeZA worker will provide at the band briefing.

Download a copy of these rules and a manual entry form. Submit through this webform, by email to [email protected], or in person at YO Bendigo, 45 Mundy St, Bendigo.

Battle of the Band Entry Form 2024

NOTE - If your act is deemed the winner, you may be required to provide further proof of age to verify the above table as true and correct