August 13, 8pm @ Zouk Mikael's Roman Amphitheater, Facing the municipality. Click here to View Map.

Tickets:
20,000 LL at all Mozart Chahine branches (limited quantity)
25,000 LL at the gate

7 bands have made it through the 2-month qualifications.
One will win the National Final to represent Lebanon in the World Final against 35 other countries.
Which will it be?

Bands competing in the final are:
In Sanity, Limelight, Arctic IX, Episode, Nocturna, The Passive Standouts, Homemade

Click here to view the National Final poster.

Welcome to the site of
Global Battle of the Bands 2011, Lebanon.
Rockring is the exclusive &official license holder for GBOB Lebanon. Rockring is bringing GBOB back after organizing it for the first time in 2007.

Qualifier heat results:

Heat #1 - Event review (May 14):
Oblivion
In Sanity (winner)
Veracity Hour
Mindstorm

Heat #2 - Event review (May 21):
Victorious Secret (Nemr Abou Nassar's band)
Limelight (winner)
Mancer Dust

Heat #3 - Event review (June 27):
Blacardia
Kult
Demons
Arctic IX (winner)

Heat #4 - Event review (July 5):
Episode (winner)
Monarchy
Imaginism
December Dies Alone

Heat #5 - Event review (July 12):
Al Dahaka
Melancholy
Nocturna (winner)
Tormented

Heat #6 - Event review (July 26):
Blue Yeast
Doors To Aspiration
The Passive Standouts (winner)
Agitators

Heat #7 - (Aug 2):
Divine Vanity
Vintage Century
The Coolcumbers
Revery
Homemade (winner)

Final:
August 13, details soon !

What is GBOB ?
Global Battle of the Bands is the world's biggest live international band competition, currently with over 35+ countries participating.

Every country holds its own battles/heats, and the winners from each country meet at the World Final representing their own country. The World Final is usually held in London and sometimes in other host countries (last year was Malaysia).

The first prize is USD 100,000$ & worldwide promotion.
Lebanon prizes currently exceed USD 10,000$ and include song recordings, demo album recordings, album recordings, band equipment, merchandise, cash value, discounts, music courses, and more.
Also, the winner of every 'heat' get to play in the final.
The bands will also get great exposure.

All participating bands have good chances of winning. First runner ups of all heats will get prizes.

The winner of the local final will travel abroad to represent Lebanon, the band's trip & accomodation to the world final is expected to be fully covered by GBOB Lebanon/Rockring as was the case in the last GBOB Lebanon in 2007.
The winner of the world final will get USD 100,000$.

More information about GBOB International, videos, photos, etc. can be checked at http://www.gbob.com

GBOB Lebanon will be divided into several qualifying heats.
The heats (qualifications) will be held in local pubs and the final is expected be a full scale outdoor concert (GBOB 2007 was held in the Roman Amphitheater of Zouk Mikael).
There will be 2-3 weeks between each heat.

Every heat is followed by performances from local bands.

The bands are judged equally regardless of their style, the competition is open to all styles.
Bands will be grouped into different categories, for example:
new bands, rock bands, metal bands, other style bands, etc.
The winners from each category will go to the final.
New bands will be in the last heat so they can about 1 additional month to prepare.

In heats, the audience can vote with a 20% vote ratio so the audience can have their say. The 20% is only enough to break any ties between closely scored bands. There is no voting in the final.

Upon buying tickets to the heats, attendees will be handed out a unique serial number that should be used to vote online & through this website only. This serial number is only valid for 2 days after the each heat.

The online vote results will be seen instantly whereas the jury results will be posted online 1-2 days after the heat (by the time they are compiled and posted).

Click here to check out some info from GBOB 2007, results, photos, and a video from the World Final.

The bands will be evaluated by a jury of highly qualified musicians & teachers using a 2-page evaluation form that includes a pledge of honor.

There will be no room for cheating and all bands will be treated equally and fairly (and this was proven in the last GBOB).
Also, every evaluation form has a critics area where the jury can put their comments on the band.
This will help all bands, specially new ones, to fine tune their performance - this has proved to be extremely beneficial to many of the bands, even the well-experienced ones.

In addition, the audience will count for 20% of the result (except in the finals), the audience will vote using a unique 8-character serial number that they will be given with their ticket.
The voting will be done online on this website and will be valid till 2 days after the event. The voting results are viewed instantaneously.

The results of every heat will be revealed online after 2 days, and in the next heat.

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