Yorkshire Gig Guide: Centrestage

Friday 20 July 2012

Centrestage - A night of winners

Enthusiastic audience

An eager crowd gathered outside the O2 Academy with expectation of a great night hosted by Centrestage. Once the doors were opened and everyone was inside there was an electric atmosphere a buzz of exitement permeated the arena. Then the competition began in ernest as the final 12 tallented young bands took the stage to wow the Judges and the audience in the hopes of lifting the top prize of playing at Leeds and Reading Festival (August bank holiday).
The bands in order of appearence were:-
Glassbody from Allerton Grange High School
Seas-of Green from Carr Manor High School
Euthemia from Leeds College of Music
Distorted Sky from Cockburn High School

Drummers

Traffic Wire from Rock School
The Scandal from Notre Dame Sixth Form

Inlaze from Outwood Grange
The Artists from Brigshaw High School
Another Life from Abbey Grange C. of E. High School
Indecisive Crisis from Prince Henry's Grammar School
Paper Plane from Crossley Heath School
British Daylight from Corpus Christi Catholic College

Glassbody

The night was compeered smoothly and efficiently by Alan Raw from Radio Leeds. As each band appeared on stage they were greeted by uproarious yells of encouragement (in the hopes of impressing the Judges).

Indecisive Crisis

After all the bands had played their sets, we were entertained by last years winners The Mexanines whilst the Judges were deliberating.
The tension mounted as we drew nearer to the anouncement of the results. Before these were given all the drummers were invited on stage and presented with certificates for their hard work in collecting funds for Martin House.

Three happy Glassbody fans

And finally the results:-
Runners up - Indecisive Crisis who receive a recording session.
The winners - Glassbody who will now be playing at Leeds and Reading festival plus recording time and £1,000 worth of equipment.
So we come to the end of another exiting year of the Centre Stage competition which on the night raised £25,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice.