This show has grown from the success of the Midlands Finest Competition, a showcase for up-and-coming bands - held at the Hard Rock Café, Birmingham, in conjunction with DEP International, the home of UB40.The programme will be hosted by Lisa I'Anson and gives unsigned talent a platform to reach a much wider audience. Each show is to be opened and closed by an A-list artist who will also critique the unsigned bands on their performance.
Andrew Bishop, the new owner of Carlsbro Electronics, commented: "We need these new bands now, after the last few years of manufactured music everybody is ready for a super-group, the likes of Oasis, Queen or Led Zeppelin. We will continue to invest all of our time and money in finding tomorrow's musical heroes."
(Lee Baldock)
