The Ultimate Battle of the Bands

Metronome Nottingham

Tuesday 18 March 2025

7:00 pm : Main stage

Standing

16+

Tickets

Free but booking is essential

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Stage times
Doors: 7.00pm
Celestine: 7.30pm – 7.40pm
Serondas: 7.55pm – 8.05pm
SPLIT: 8.20pm – 8.30pm
Alma Close: 8.45pm – 8.55pm
Wicked Annabella: 9.10pm – 9.20pm
Moonlit: 9.35pm – 9.45pm 

Line-up
Celestine
SPLIT
Wicked Annabella
Serondas
Alma Close
Moonlit

Join us for a lively evening of rock, indie, and alternative music, to witness bands from NTU and Confetti battling it out for some incredible prizes in front of industry judges!

Show your appreciation for talented student bands, as they take to the Metronome stage to fight it out for some amazing prizes. The winner will be given the chance to perform on the Confetti stage at Splendour Festival, as well as an interview and photoshoot with Leftlion, the first runner-up will win a day of recording at The Grove.

A panel of industry experts will judge the contest, and as an audience member you won’t be left out either – we’ve got prizes including gig tickets and more!

Entry is free but you must pre-book a ticket.

Judges
Joe Patten- Booker, DHP Family
Phil Taylor – Music Editor, LeftLion
Cam Worne – Co-Founder, The Grove & Summerhouse Recording Studios

Accessibility

Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.
Standing gigs offer accessibility for disabled patrons in our mezzanine. We will always do our best to accommodate individual requirements, and other viewing options may be available at standing gigs following a risk assessment of the event.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

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The Ultimate Battle of the Bands

Stage times
Doors: 7.00pm
Celestine: 7.30pm – 7.40pm
Serondas: 7.55pm – 8.05pm
SPLIT: 8.20pm – 8.30pm
Alma Close: 8.45pm – 8.55pm
Wicked Annabella: 9.10pm – 9.20pm
Moonlit: 9.35pm – 9.45pm 

Line-up
Celestine
SPLIT
Wicked Annabella
Serondas
Alma Close
Moonlit

Join us for a lively evening of rock, indie, and alternative music, to witness bands from NTU and Confetti battling it out for some incredible prizes in front of industry judges!

Show your appreciation for talented student bands, as they take to the Metronome stage to fight it out for some amazing prizes. The winner will be given the chance to perform on the Confetti stage at Splendour Festival, as well as an interview and photoshoot with Leftlion, the first runner-up will win a day of recording at The Grove.

A panel of industry experts will judge the contest, and as an audience member you won’t be left out either – we’ve got prizes including gig tickets and more!

Entry is free but you must pre-book a ticket.

Judges
Joe Patten- Booker, DHP Family
Phil Taylor – Music Editor, LeftLion
Cam Worne – Co-Founder, The Grove & Summerhouse Recording Studios

Accessibility

Seated gigs offer disabled access within the first three rows inside the venue.
Standing gigs offer accessibility for disabled patrons in our mezzanine. We will always do our best to accommodate individual requirements, and other viewing options may be available at standing gigs following a risk assessment of the event.

Please click here for full accessibility information.

If you have any particular requirements or queries, please email us ahead of the event at [email protected].

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