McFly launch comp to find support acts
10:10am Friday 28th October 2011 in News By Kat Dibbits
McFly launch comp to find support acts
McFly have launched a Battle of the Bands competition to choose the opening act on each of the 26 dates of their new March/April 2012 tour.
The Battle of The Bands has been inspired by the annual competition run by US travelling Festival ‘Warped Tour’. McFly will pick the winners for each of the 26 dates from the top 50 bands voted for by fans.
The competition will be hosted on the band’s official website mcfly.com.
All UK bands are eligible and entry is free by clicking on the Battle of the Bands logo on the home page. Bands need a photo and a YouTube video, which can be a promo or live video.
Voting is open now and will run until January 12. Voting is free and open to everyone with a Facebook account. Fans can vote for as many bands as they like but can only vote once for each band.
The band, including former Thornleigh Salesian College pupil Danny Jones, will play the Apollo, in Manchester, on Saturday, March 10. Tickets for the show go on sale on Saturday, November 26.
McFly’s fifth studio album, Above The Noise, was released to huge acclaim in November last year and spawned the band’s biggest single to date, Shine A Light, which sold over 300,000 in the UK.
A DVD filmed at the Wembley date of their UK Arena Tour earlier this year is due out early December from Island Records. McFly are currently writing for their sixth Studio album.
