Upcoming Events at Hard Rock Cafe Tampa
Description
We're calling on local bands to take the stage at the Hard Rock Cafe for the chance to play at this year’s 97X Next Big Thing!
Event Details
As part of this year’s “Hard Rock Rising Tampa – Battle of the Bands,” music acts will have to, quite literally, battle it out for their shot at next level fame.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS:
Beginning on Monday, September 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. EDT, online registration will open at TampaHardRock.com/Rising. All entrants will need to be at least 16 years of age and submit a completed Reverb Nation webpage with two original song uploads. Submission period ends on Thursday, September 12, at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
On September 21, we'll announce 3 finalists to compete live in the Hard Rock Cafe! In addition, 3 wild card finalists will be selected. The wild cards will be entered into a social media vote to determine the 4th entrant, lasting from September 23 through 27.
The wild card finalist will be announced September 30.
The stage will be set with 4 bands battling it out live on October 23 on the Hard Rock Cafe Tampa stage, where 97x will be raffling off FREE tickets to 97x Next Big Thing 2019. The winning band will play at 97x Next Big Thing 2019 on November 24.
The Live Competition judges will include a variety of music industry professionals. There will be five categories included in the judging criteria – Originality (30 percent), Musicianship (20 percent), Vocal Ability (20 percent), Stage Presence (20 percent) and Audience Reaction (10 percent).
For full rules and more information, please visit TampaHardRock.com/Rising.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS:
Beginning on Monday, September 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. EDT, online registration will open at TampaHardRock.com/Rising. All entrants will need to be at least 16 years of age and submit a completed Reverb Nation webpage with two original song uploads. Submission period ends on Thursday, September 12, at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
On September 21, we'll announce 3 finalists to compete live in the Hard Rock Cafe! In addition, 3 wild card finalists will be selected. The wild cards will be entered into a social media vote to determine the 4th entrant, lasting from September 23 through 27.
The wild card finalist will be announced September 30.
The stage will be set with 4 bands battling it out live on October 23 on the Hard Rock Cafe Tampa stage, where 97x will be raffling off FREE tickets to 97x Next Big Thing 2019. The winning band will play at 97x Next Big Thing 2019 on November 24.
The Live Competition judges will include a variety of music industry professionals. There will be five categories included in the judging criteria – Originality (30 percent), Musicianship (20 percent), Vocal Ability (20 percent), Stage Presence (20 percent) and Audience Reaction (10 percent).
For full rules and more information, please visit TampaHardRock.com/Rising.
