Battle to Warped Tour II Line Up Announced!

The Vans Warped Tour, Music Nova Scotia, and Halifax Pop Explosion present Battle to Warped Tour II

The jury is in and the line-up for Music Nova Scotia and Halifax Pop Explosion’s Battle to Warped Tour II has been decided. Fifteen bands have been selected to participate in the 3 preliminary rounds, taking place at the Seahorse Tavern on January 18, January 25, and February 1. One finalist from each round and two wild cards will advance onto the final battle on Tuesday, February 8th to vie for a number of prizes and a spot on the largest touring festival in the world, The Vans Warped Tour 2011.

The full schedule and lineup order for the Battle is as follows:

Tuesday, January 18th:

1. Whiskey Bent and Hellbound
2. First To Fall
3.The Caravan
4. We're Doomed
5. The Town Heroes

Tuesday, January 25th:

1. Constantly Misjudged
2. Audrey and The Agents
3. Nerd Army
4. Static In Action
5. Slowcoaster

Tuesday, February 1st:

1. Thats outta control
2. Above All Else
3. Ghettochild
4. The Baketones
5. No Flyers Please

The battles begin each Tuesday at the Seahorse Tavern at 10pm with no cost for admission. Juries of local and influential music industry professionals have been selected to judge each preliminary round, and a final jury will decide the grand prize winner on February 8th.

Music Nova Scotia and Halifax Pop Explosion are proud to partner with Live 105, The Coast, Red Tentacle, Rockopolis, SpinCount, Echo Chamber, The Shed, and Codapop for Battle to Warped Tour II.

Grand Prize: Vans Warped Tour, HPX, NSMW 2011 showcase spots, free digital music delivery service upload to 50 radio stations from Spincount and a complimentary 2-month Digital PR campaign from Red Tentacle.

Duration of Campaign: 2-months (Campaign will begin 30 days prior to the
bands first scheduled tour date)
Approximate Value: $1000.00
Services Included:
-Press Release creation and distribution
-Touring PR (surrounding dates on the Warped Tour)
-Digital EPK creation, storage and on-demand distribution
-Artist development consultation

There will be one winner from each preliminary round who will win one of the following three prizes:
• 8hrs studio time from Echo Chamber
• 8hrs studio time for CodaPop Studios
• 8hrs rehearsal time from Rockopolis.

Also, the band/artist who bring the most fans during the first three preliminary rounds will win 8hrs studio time from The Shed with engineer/producer Tim-Jim Baker (Matt Mays). Fans coming out to the Seahorse will be asked which band/artist they have come to see. Music Nova Scotia will tally the responses and the winner will be announced on the night of the third preliminary round.

Music Nova Scotia and Halifax Pop Explosion are proud to partner with Live 105, The Coast, Rockopolis, SpinCount, The Shed, Echo Chamber, and Codapop for Battle to Warped Tour II.