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First held in 1993, this event grew to be probably the biggest event on the Hamilton music calendar in the late 1990s. The 1998 final, held at the [[Wailing Bongo]], attracted around 1000 people.<br> | First held in 1993, this event grew to be probably the biggest event on the Hamilton music calendar in the late 1990s. The 1998 final, held at the [[Wailing Bongo]], attracted around 1000 people.<br> | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 21 August 2006
- This article is about the annual competition held by whoever happens to be broadcasting on 89FM at the time. Perhaps you're looking for the Band Experiments, or the Rock 93FM Battle of the Bands, or possibly even the World Battle of the Bands (Hamilton).
First held in 1993, this event grew to be probably the biggest event on the Hamilton music calendar in the late 1990s. The 1998 final, held at the Wailing Bongo, attracted around 1000 people.
The 2001 competition began as the UFM Battle of the Bands, and ended as the Generator 89.0 Battle of the Bands due to the relaunch held at the end of August.
Winners
(under Contact 89FM)
1993: Swamp Goblin
1994: Romantic Andes
1995: Nihil
1996: Grok
1997: The Nerve
1998: Trucker
(under UFM)
1999: Trinket
2000: Dogs On Prozac
(under the The Generator)
2001: Daisy Chain Halo
2002: Stadium
2003: Chuganaut
2004: Amy Racecar
