FReeZA Push Start RegionalFinalists

Wed 29th Sep, 2010 in Local News

Having survived the first round of the FReeZA Push Start Competition, 46 young Victorian bands will now compete in the regional finals for a shot at making the grand final.

Designed to develop the skills of young local musicians, Victoria’s FReeZA Push Start Competition has been giving emerging artists the opportunity to showcase their talent in front of industry professionals since 1995 and has played a part in the emergence of acts such as Kisschasy, The Vasco Era, Airborne and Neon Love.

This year, a total of 260 bands entered the comp, playing against one another across a total of 59 heats. Now, the number of acts has shrunk to 46 for the second stage of the competition, the regional finals, which will run from October through to December across nine separate dates.

If successful in graduating to the final stage of the competition, those selected will be given the opportunity to play at the 2011 Push Over Festival, where they will compete for the grand prize.

FReeZA Push Start 2010 regional finals:
Friday 1 October – Eastern Metropolitan @ EV’s Youth Centre
Friday 8 October – Southern Metropolitan @ Seaford Community Hall
Saturday 9 October – Northern Country/Grampians @ Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre
Saturday 16 October – Northern Metropolitan @ YMCA Macleod
Friday 22 October – Western Metropolitan @ Youth Resource Centre
Friday 29 October – Gippsland @ Boucher Hall, Bairnsdale Secondary College
Saturday 27 November – Barwon South West @ Geelong West Town Hall
Sunday 5 December – Goulburn North East / Hume @ Wodonga Showgrounds
Saturday 18 December – Mallee Wimmera @ Stawell Town Hall