Rising Stars One Way Edge Closer To 'Live And Unsigned' London Grand Final
Friday, 23 March 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Hereford band One Way have taken the judging panel of the UK’s biggest original music competition by storm and are now just one good performance away from playing at London’s O2 Arena (as part of Live Fest; London’s biggest indoor festival) in the Grand Final of Live and Unsigned.
Labelled by judges as one of the best in the Regional Final Showcase held at The Coal Exchange in Cardiff, One Way will now be competing against the most talented bands and artists in the country at the Reading Final on 27th May at Sub89.
Speaking about One Way, the judges commented: “Wow! Could teach the older pro a thing or two. What huge promise, you all did well but the lead singer in particular has something…( well done for playing with an injury Mr yellow t-shirt.)”
Mr yellow t-shirt was in fact Wills, the drummer, who has in fact broken his foot, but being the pro that he is he carried on regardless. Not bad for a lad of just eleven years of age!
One Way battled against the best talent in the region, to secure a coveted spot in the Area Finals. The band now have the opportunity to prove that they are the hottest unsigned act in the UK. Acts taking part in the live Area Final Showcase, in front of hundreds of spectators, will also get to perform to a professional judging panel, including judges from Radio One, Kerrang and Choice FM.
More than 10,000 acts entered Live and Unsigned and the few still left in the competition are in with a chance of making their way to the Grand Final at London’s O2 Arena and winning the £10,000 main cash prize. The winners will also feature on the Summer Live and Unsigned festival tour which appears at 15 top festivals across the UK including; Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters, Norfolk Spectacular, Strawberry Fields Festival, Cloud 9 Festival, Glass Butter Beach, Brownstock, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and seven other summer festivals.
Event Director of Live and Unsigned Chris Grayston says getting this far is a real achievement; “When you consider the amount of entries we had this year it’s a big deal to have got to this stage, and be just one performance away from fulfilling the dream of performing at The O2, one of the best music venues in the world”.
This year’s competition also offers acts an extra chance of exposure as it is being filmed for broadcasting on Sky TV in an exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentary, 'Live and Unsigned: Uncut.'
Live and Unsigned is the biggest original music competition in the UK for unsigned bands and artists. Attracting over 40,000 musicians to enter this year, it has set itself apart from its predecessors by promoting originality. It’s established as the definitive music competition for original acts and it’s open to all genres of music from Heavy Rock to Rap.
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