The finalists, four in total, for the 2006 Battle Of The Bands have been announced after today’s second semi final. Sure enough, there’s huge disappointment for some of the bands involved and getting the four bands into the final was by no means an easy decision with the fourth band entering only a few points above the next closest….

Anyway, in no particular order….

• Act Of Vengence
• Original Lineup
• Scubadice
• Blue Meryl

Don’t forget, the final will be held on Sunday November 12th, all bands are urged and encouraged to tighten up and really give the performance of a life time on the final as there can, at the end of the day, be only one winner.

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Thomastown rockers Myp Et Jeep, who won last year’s competition, have been confirmed for a guest appearance next Sunday, October 15th, playing while the judges make their decisions in narrowing down the ten semifinalists to those who will compete in the final.

Judges for the semi-final stages are Andrew McGuinness (Hype Entertainment), Ken McGuire (KilkennyMusic.com), Alan Dawson (KilkennyMusic.com) and Alan Lennon (Guitar tutor)

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Sunday November 12th has been announced as the confirmed date for the 2006 Battle Of The Bands Final as Rockfall happens on October 29th and Slayer on November 5th is whisking away some of the bands involved in the semi-finals. This gives the bands a perfect break to organise their very best material for the final and give it their all as they go in search of the top prize of recording time in The Mill studios and €1,000 worth of equipment from Adlib Music.

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The first of two semi-finals for the 2006 Battle Of The Bands passed off yesterday with Kickstart, Top Down Mafia, Blue Meryl, Necromancer and Bad Mothers Union all on the bill for the day.

Five good bands, five great performances with Blue Meryl slightly edging out in the crowd reaction factor, The Zoo literally shaking to its foundations even before the young band took to the stage midway through the evening - a serious moshpit, crowd surfing, the whole nine yards.

We’ve got some photo coverage going up live on KilkennyMusic.com in the photo gallery (open to members only, so if you’re not registered then sign up for free today) and we’ve got the second semi final on next weekend, Sunday October 15th.

Each band got to play five songs with original material stressed on the day and each band in turn gave it their all. Kickstart opened the proceedings, the band wearing matching t-shirts for the occasion and gave a solid performance. Top Down Mafia followed next with a very Red Hot Chili Peppers sound before Blue Meryl took to the stage, Spanky (lead vocal) giving it his all on the day. Fourth on the bill were Necromancer, all the way from Ballyragget, who gave it socks on day and had a good portion of the crowd behind them. Last, but not least, were Bad Mothers Union who put on another good performance, Sean opting to wear a mask for his performance!

Fair play to everyone involved on the day, the crowd was as big as ever and we’ve got five bands on next weekend before the finalists are announced on the day.

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Bad Mothers Union, Blue Meryl, Kickstart, Top Down Mafia and Necromancer.

There’s the lineup for this coming Sunday, October 8th. Semi Final One kicks off in The Zoo at 4pm on Sunday afternoon, usual bat time, usual bat channel and all that jazz.

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