Are you in a band and would love the chance to play at Leeds Festival 2012?
The Futuresound Competition 2012 is giving local bands the chance to grab a place at this year’s festival.
“Futuresound will be looking for local acts to take part in the annual competition which showcases the best of local talent in a battle of the bands style competition to win a slot at the Leeds and Reading Festival.”
To find out more information on entering etc, visit the website here.
Leeds Festival 2012 officials have announced that they are offering out apprenticeship positions this year.
“We have announced plans to introduce a new Reading & Leeds apprenticeship and internship scheme to invite attendees for this year’s festival to see how things work behind the scenes.”
For full details please visit the official website here.
Leeds Festival organisers are giving those that have purchased a weekend ticket the chance to become the Lord or Lady Mayor of Leeds Festival 2012.
“We’re looking for an all-singing, all-dancing (not literally, we have enough top acts on our bill thank you) festival goer to become our 2012 festival Lord or Lady Mayor in what promises to be the VIP festival experience of the summer,” they published on Facebook.
The competition could win you the following:
To enter visit the official Facebook page here.
Leeds Festival have been nominated for a 2012 Kerrang award.
You can head over and vote for the festival here.
Bands that will perform on the Leeds Festival 2012 Lock-up Stage have been confirmed by organisers.
Taking to the stage will be the following bands:
Headlining acts:
Friday: Less Than Jake
Saturday: Social Distortion
The Rest:
Anti-Flag, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Gallows, Turbonegro, Bouncing Souls, A Wilhelm Scream, Every Time I Die, Saves The Day, Trash Talk, Touche Amore, Good Riddance, The Skints, Ceremony, Polar Bear Club, Random Hand, This Is Hell, Star Fucking Hipsters, The Flatliners, Dead To Me, Apologies I Have None and Pettybone.
