Venue: Sports Hall
Scouting for Girls are a British band from Ruislip, London. The group was formed in 2005 by lifelong friends Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard. Their music encompasses a lighthearted pop style reflecting on childhood innocence and experiences. The band built up a following online, regularly being pioneered and promoted by the download site www.intomusic.co.uk and topping the intomusic.co.uk download charts.
On 14 February 2007, Scouting for Girls were signed to Epic UK (a division of Sony BMG) and they have recently been recording material for an album, released in September 2007. Their first E.P. single, "It's Not About You", heavily influenced by artists such as Electric Furs, was released on 25 June 2007 and is the highest charting limited edition E.P. in chart history. Their first full single "She's So Lovely", was released on 27 August 2007 and stayed in the Top 10 for six weeks. Their second single, "Elvis Ain't Dead", was released on December 17 2007. The debut album from Scouting for Girls is self-titled, certified Platinum, and has sold over 400,000 copies. It reached number 1 in the UK on 20 January 2008.
Venue: Elements
www.ministryofsound.com
Clubbers Guide is guaranteed to bring that Saturday night feeling to any dancefloor! With two compilations hitting number one in the charts, Clubbers Guide is a monster in the music industry, taking you through the spectrum of what defines house music today!
Viva la Dance - James and Joanna
8.30PM @ The Level One Cafe' - teaching "Dance at the Ball survivors course" covering all you need to know to get you dancing in the hands of top instructors James & Joanna
Followed by full ten-dance demonstration with costumes, compared and presented to the audience.
Huge Juice
Venue: Sports Hall
This years Battle of The Band Winners.
A huge by name huge by nature 8-piece SKA band, rising from the depths of Bath University and overflowing with energy. A big sound with a plethora of brass bursting through a driving rhythm section complemented by a crisp foot-lifting off beat. This skankhappy, wide-smiled bunch are here to make the audience move and put a jaw-aching grin on the face of all who groove into one of their crowds.
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The Blow Hards
Venue: Claverton Rooms
Back once again, The Blow Hards are here to groove you through the night with their infectious blend of reggae, funk and jazz. Some of the finest horn
players Bath has to offer, have teamed up with veteran Bath Uni graduates to create a band that has proven to move audiences across the South West.
Remember to kick off your important shoes, all you need to do is free your mind and your ass will follow.