This free live music event will see four finalists battle it out for the chance to perform live at the This is Tomorrow Festival.

Four finalists have been chosen by an independent panel of judges from Spark, The Bunker and Pop Recs – and now they are gearing up for our free Battle of the Bands final on 1 May – where you get to be the judge.

22 bands, made up of Sunderland students, graduates and staff, submitted videos of their music for the Battle of the Bands.  After a tough judging process the final four were chosen, they are:

• Infernal Bloom
• SLEEPTAPE
• The Strands
• The Warm Collective

Hosted by Spark FM. 

All four will hit the stage for our free Battle of the Bands final on Wednesday 1 May from 7pm at CitySpace 

The winner of Battle of the Bands will be chosen by the audience, with the final prize being their chance to take to the stage at the This is Tomorrow Festival in Exhibition Park, Newcastle, on Friday 24 May in front of 15,000 people.

Get down early and see all four acts perform, then vote for your favourite to win. Receive a raffle ticket with each food/drink purchase and be entered into a draw to win a weekend pass for two to This Is Tomorrow festival.

Special offers:

• Any drink* & loaded nachos - £5
• Two cans of Carlsberg - £5
• Two loaded nachos, two beef burgers, plus any four drinks - £20

* any bottled or canned beer, Draft Lager or House Wine (Red, White, Rose)

All purchases will be given a raffle ticket and entered into a draw to win THIS IS TOMORROW festival tickets. Draw will be made at the end of the night so stick around to see if you win. If prize is unclaimed, raffle will be immediately re-drawn.