Comments on: We Need More Battlers

By: Chris Emanuel (Second Stage)

Chris Emanuel (Second Stage) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:31:57 +0000

Nicely said Joel!

There’s always next year! Submit early and make a good first impression, that’s my best advice to bands.

By: joel

joel — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:31:07 +0000

@Frank – hey man. The reason we go through SonicBids is because they are nice enough to sponsor our event. They give you a great value because your entry fee to our Battle gets you a discounted SonicBids account that helps get your music out in the public. You don’t have to use the SonicBids account you get, but either way you would have an entry fee to the Battle. There’s been an entry fee for the past 10+ years.

So, it comes down to this. If you don’t like SonicBids, that’s fine. But it is the only way to compete in our Battle. So you gotta weigh the options. Get a chance to compete and play in front of 5000 people at the festival by “auditioning” through SonicBids, or stay home and pass up that opportunity. Plenty of great bands want to get their music out there at whatever cost, and they are the ones that will be playing at af09.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:32:12 +0000

Sonicbids is a joke, I would not enter our band through that ever. if was open entry we’d love to participate.

By: Micah Chapman (Artist Relations Director)

Micah Chapman (Artist Relations Director) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:43:31 +0000

Eric,

When this article was posted on February 24th (nearly a month ago), we needed more bands to compete for the 10 spots that will compete in the first round on April 4th. Because of this article, we have received many more submissions. Because of the fact that AgapeFest is student-run, we do not have time to watch every single band play live. I hope this helps with your concern!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:33:01 +0000

Hey your site says that you need bands for the Battle of the Bands but from what I hear you are turning people down. What gives? Has Agape lost the love?

By: Carey Hall

Carey Hall — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:27:22 +0000

The e-mail we recieved from bob@agapefest through Sonic Bids for the Battle of the Bands, says the competition is on April 11th, this website says April 4th. Which is the correct date?