POD / Festival Republic / Heineken Music are the lovely guys behind this great chance for bands to win a slot at this years Electric Picnic.

There will be a series of showcase nights, featuring 16 acts in total, Judges from King Kong Club, O2 and Heineken Music will make the tough calls and ultimately select the act who gets the slot. There will be a winner from each showcase and then a final on August 19th to decide the winner.

The first showcase is in Crawdaddy on July 22nd, entry is FREE and will feature

Grades of Shade
Goatboy
Fighting Spider
The Spikes

If your a fan of any of these bands get in and support them, its free in so no excuse!