High School Battle of the Bands

Newburyport Yankee Homecoming invites you to the Annual High School Battle of the Bands. Local High School aged bands will compete to see who rises to the top and with top winners getting cash prizes, performing live at other Yankee Homecoming Events and paid gigs for the band.  Watch local student bands battle it out on the stage, and help your favorite band by voting for them!

PRIZES

• FIRST PRIZE:
  • $100 CASH
  • OPENING ACT YHC WATERFRONT CONCERT SERIES
  • PAID PERFORMANCE YHC PARADE
• SECOND PRIZE:
  • $100 CASH
  • PAID PERFORMANCE AUGUST 3 ON THE MARKET SQUARE STAGE
• THIRD PRIZE:
  • $100 cASH

*ACOUSTIC/SOLO ARTISTS

• FIRST PRIZE:
  • $100 CASH
  • PAID PERFORMANCE AUGUST 3 ON THE MARKET SQUARE STAGE
• SECOND PRIZE
  • $100 CASH

Rules:

• Participants must be High School students residing in or attending school in Massachusetts towns of Amesbury, Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, and West Newbury.
• Vulgar lyrics are not permitted, and stage productions must be kept family friendly.
• Bands will PLUG IN AND PLAY sets as follows:
  • Each band should prepare 5 songs.
  • Playing time will be dependent upon the number of band entries and announced that night.
  • As part of the competition, bands will be allotted 10 minutes for set up.
• More rules regarding equipment and sound engineering and prizes available on the band application