Battle of the Bands 2018

In 2018, the Love Music Trust run the inaugural Cheshire East Schools Battle of the Bands Competition. With entries submitted from schools across the borough and following visits to a number of schools,  5 groups were invited to perform at Crewe Lyceum on the evening of Thursday 29th March. On the night the following groups took to the stage;

Empire -  All Hallows’ Catholic College 
Good for Gordon -  Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Sandbach School  
Room Three -  Wilmslow High School 
Sound of Phoenix -  Alsager School 
The Unimaginativly named Year 9 Band -  St Thomas More

For their 15 minute set, each group performed at least one cover song and set out to impress the two judges, Ollie Collins and Johnny Heyes, Bass Guitar and Guitar tutor on the RNCM Popular Music Course.Following five fantastic and rocking sets of music and as the judges retired to make their deliberations, the audience were entertained to a 15 minute programme by third Year RNCM Popular Music Course band 'Cosmo Calling' who quite literally rocked the audience to their core with their upbeat and driven set! The showcase also provided an opportunity to our Cheshire East popular music students as to a possible future pathway of study at the Royal Northern College of Music on their 'Popular Music degree Course'. As the judges came back onto stage, it was Sound of Phoenix who were announced as the inaugural Cheshire East Battle of the Bands winners, the result being met with a great response from the warm and enthusiastic audience.
Congratulations to all the finalists for giving everyone a wonderful night of entertainment.