Published on 7th June 2011.

Finalists announced for Futuresound 2011

Now into its 11th year, the Futuresound competition has become a regular feature on the Leeds music scene.

The annual competition offers six bands and musicians from around the West Yorkshire region the opportunity to appear live at both sites of the prestigious Reading and Leeds Festivals.

The last few days have seen music industry judges listen to submissions from the many hundreds of applicants all hopeful of taking one of the slots on offer on the Festival Republic Stage and BBC Introducing Stage.

That is now complete and organisers have announced today the glittering array of 44 established and up-and-coming bands who will appear in a series of heats at the Cockpit in Leeds in June and July.

Here is the full list of bands and their gig date:

Wednesday 29th June:
Panic, Redwire, The Ridings, Secret Circuits

Monday 4th July:
Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles, Hannah Trigwell, Hail Animator, Imp

Tuesday 5th July:
Bears Killing Bears, The Headstart, Jimmy Holland, You Had Me At Hello

Wednesday 6th July:
Backyards, Double Muscle, Keys to Machinery, Secret Society

Thursday 7th July:
Circles, Escort Knights, Heart Ships, Simon Pollard Band

Monday 11th july:
Bear Mask, I Swim With Sharks, Piskie Sits, The Weeknights

Wednesday 13th July:
Alvin Purple, Dorien Starre, The Hello Project, Matt Bentley

Thursday 14th July:
Black Moth, The Majors, Post War Glamour Girls, The Spills

Monday 18th July:
The Coopers, GOLD, The Reacharounds, Vincent Massive

Wednesday 20th July:
Castrovalva, Faceplant, Pengilly's, The Yalla Yallas

Thursday 21st July:
Audit Control, Eric, Rupert Stroud, We Were All Made In China

Good luck to all the bands chosen and we wish you all the best.

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Redwire

2012 has been hectic for redwire! This young 5-piece from Bradford emerged from their studio at the start of the year with an infectious, high-energy, classic indie-rock set which has seen them gain followers and plaudits wherever they have performed. Their debut single was released in May through the independent label 'One Above Records' and received high praise from Supajam who observed; "redwire play a brand of scuzzy, bluesy rock which places them sonically somewhere between the Arctic Monkeys and The Enemy, only with the playfulness of the former and none of the boredom of the latter." A 15 date UK tour saw them perform alongside King Charles, Bastille, We Are Augustine's, The Vaseline's and History of Apple Pie. They were also busy on the festival circuit with slots at Long Division, Live At Leeds, X&Y and Crooked Ways where Lyric Lounge Review boldly declared; "redwire have knocked away all pretenders to the indie throne and filled a void we were beginning to think was permanent." redwire's music is in high demand off stage with syncs on the highly acclaimed BBC series Being Human and a screenplay written and directed by Irvine Welsh. The band recently finished filming scenes for 'Switch', the new drama on ITV2, in which two of their tracks also feature. The second single 'Playing With Fire' released on 29th October, accompanied by a 20 date UK tour includes supports to Reverend & The Makers and The Pigeon Detectives. With their eagerly anticipated EP expected in early 2013, redwire are definitely a band to catch up close and personal whilst you still have the chance!

The Ridings

Secret Circuits

Electro-pop songs about all sorts of silly nonsense

Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles

Hannah Trigwell

Hannah Trigwell - 'Not Enough' EP Out Soon!

Hail Animator

Imp

riffatronic polymaths transplanting mothra-sized sonicbooms to the denizens of wakefield and beyond. habitual popsters practicing a riff heavy-pop chime with hi-deluxe vocal melodies attempting to blend melodious guitar based americana slacker with keyboard driven chord progressions //impfinite joy\\

Bears Killing Bears

Bears Killing Bears are the type of rock band that an over-weight truck driver would listen to whilst pursuing low class prostitutes and attempting to bundle them into the back of his Eddie Stobart. Little does the prostitute know, it wont be just her ears bleeding.

The Headstart

punk rock

Jimmy Holland

Folk-punk from Otley

You Had Me At Hello

Backyards

"Everything is incorporated into Backyards' sound; much more than the simple Indie dynamics of guitar, bass and drums. Keyboards make an appearance, string sections...and music that is atmospheric; contrasting between dark and light, upbeat and melancholic." - AltSounds.Com

Double Muscle

Keys to Machinery

Secret Society

Circles

Escort Knights

Heart-Ships

Simon Pollard Band

The Simon Pollard Band is a 4 piece country/pop/rock band from Leeds.

Bear Mask

I Swim With Sharks

Leeds based trio I SWIM WITH SHARKS blend infectious melodies with a scissor kicking live presence to create their self-described "Rock Smothered Aggro-Pop"