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Futuresound 2012 finalists announced: sixty bands to battle for Leeds Festival places

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Published on 7th June 2012.

 
 

Futuresound 2012 finalists announced: sixty bands to battle for Leeds Festival places

Organisers have today released details of the 60 bands selected to take part in the Futuresound 2012 competition this summer to battle it out in the hope of winning one of six places available at Leeds Festival 2012.

Now entering its 12th year, the annual event is hugely popular and several hundred local bands and musicians entered once again.

The six winning bands will take to the stage at both the Leeds and Reading festivals, with the overall winner playing on the NME Radio One Stage.

The top six will be announced in July.

The full line up is as follows (click the date for the Facebook Event for each heat).

Wednesday 20th June:
Bearfoot Beware / Imp / Kali / Quentins Basement

Thursday 21st June :
Benson / Jasmine Kennedy / La Machine / Pretty Riddles

Monday 25th June :
British Daylight / Cut Out Shapes / Ti Amo / Witch Hunt

Tuesday 26th June:
Calls Landing / Dead Message / Make Your Mark / You Had Me At Hello

Monday 2nd July:
Dan Audio / Epic Derek / MonMon / Moody Gowns

Tuesday 3rd July:
The Black Sea / Tokyo Corner / Unions / We Were Frontiers

Wednesday 4th July:
Bell Tower Union / The Covelles / St. Somebody / Two Trick Horse

Thursday 5th July:
Dirty Green Vinyl / The Hypes / The Wax Collection / The Wind-up Birds

Monday 9th July:
Backyards / I Swim With Sharks / Rosie / Secret Society

Tuesday 10th July:
Euphoria Audio / Ourfamous Dead / The Spector Effect / Stations

Wednesday 11th July:
Afghan Hounds / Little Victories / M.A.S.K.S / Remember the Hurricanes

Monday 16th July:
British Racing Green / BoxSmash / Heavyball / The Grand

Tuesday 17th July:
Black Moth / Juffage / Phonetics / The World Service

Wednesday 18th July:
The Glass Caves / Marsicans / Seas-Of-Green / White Heat

Thursday 19th July:
Affairs / Likely Lads / Post War Glamour Girls / Super Luxury

Leeds Music Scene wishes all bands the very best of luck.

 

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Bearfoot Beware

Alternative

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\\

Kali

Leeds Based Grunge Post Rock

Jasmine Kennedy

Jasmine Kennedy is a singer/songwriter from Batley

La Machine

Leeds-based noise pop duo

MonMon

MonMon are a three piece from Leeds playing a louche, swaggering style of lowlife garage rock that wouldn't sound out of place on a Nick Cave or Lou Reed album.

Pretty Riddles

4-piece band from Leeds

British Daylight

Lo-fi production and tuneful indie quirks..

Ti Amo

Fast and fun Rock 'n' Roll

Witch Hunt

Leeds based band with a sparkly sinister edge

Calls Landing

Hawaii Disco Pop mixed with Indian Raga, sprinkled with Punk Pop Rock Punk stuff.

Dan Audio

DAN AUDIO mixes elements of Dub, Rock, Ska and Drum&Bass and has recently played live shows with the BBC and at the O2 Academy in London.

Epic Derek

"Epic Derek's music is intriguing and beautiful in equal measure" - Rebecca Atkinson, Leeds Music Scene

Tokyo Corner

Indie Rock & Roll from Huddersfield

Bell Tower Union

Leeds-based indie/rock/folk band

The Covelles

The Covelles, a energetic 4 piece indie/rock outfit driven by life, lust and loss.

Two Trick Horse

3 piece discordant indie rock.

The Hypes

Rock 'n' roll band from Leeds.

The Wax Collection

We have that Camarillo Brillo...

The Wind-up Birds

indie rock

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

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"

Ourfamous Dead

Ourfamous Dead are a five-piece band that combine elements of punk, hardcore and electronica. 2011 saw the release of their debut EP I am Human. With this, their High-Octane music and performances have sparked the attention of the media across the UK, receiving features in magazines such as Rocksound, Big Cheese and Powerplay, they have also received radio play on national stations such as XFM. They have shared the stage and played gigs with the likes of The Blackout, Funeral For a Friend and Gallows and 2012 will only bring further development and growth for the Leeds based rockers. With an album release, music video and UK tour in the works, this band may well be on the tips of our tongues in the not too distant future....

The Spector Effect

The Spector Effect are a dedicated 5 piece indie rock/post-punk band based in and around Leeds. Inspired by a shared love of music we formed in mid-2009 and have been gigging since early 2010.

Little Victories

Little Victories are a new 4 piece indie band from Leeds.

M.A.S.K.S

M.A.S.K.S are an alternative electro-pop trio, creating a unique, energetic, yet haunting sound.

Remember the Hurricanes

Electro/Dance/Indie band. Based in Leeds/Wakfield UK

Phonetics

Phonetics are a four piece 'inidie'/ 'lo-fi' band from Leeds. Check out their Facebook & SoundCloud pages for music and news.

Marsicans

Indie/Pop

Seas-Of-Green

Lo-Fi Indie Art Pop Music

Super Luxury

Three men, some guitars and a drum machine. Instant party.

Likely Lads

Likely Lads are a 4 piece alternative rock band from York

British Racing Green

Condiment rock, garage noise

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