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THE UNDERDOG 2025 · HEAT A (Indie/Alt) Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2S
The Underdog returns in 2025 with a special ten-year anniversary series.
The Heats will see hundreds of local musicians battle it out for one of the twelve spots at the Thekla Semi Finals. Our finalists will be competing for our stacked prize table:
⭐️ £1,000 in no-strings-attached cash
⭐️ Two days recording with Orchard Studios
⭐️ PR deal with Headstrong
⭐️ 50 t-shirts printed by Pins & Knuckles
⭐️ Press shoot with Sam Habridge
⭐️ Bespoke mini-tour by We Need Bands
First launched in 2015, The Underdog quickly established itself on the Bristol scene as an alternative to the larger national competitions. Hundreds of local bands have competed at venues like o2 Academy, Thekla, The Fleece, Exchange, The Thunderbolt, and Zed Alley.
Seventy-two bands from around the South West and Wales will battle it out at the 2025 Underdog competition, our biggest-ever event series... but there can only be one winner!
Follow the competition by using the hashtag #UnderdogBristol on social media.
Please Note: Only one ticket can be claimed per person (you cannot buy multiple tickets for the extra votes).
The BANDS:
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Please note – the line-up will be determined on the night; bands are listed here in alphabetical order and do not reflect the running order.
✪ BAD WILLOW - Alt Rock · Funk
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/3AjJuWT
WATCH: https://youtu.be/QqH8IdnbK0w
FOR FANS OF: Kate Bush, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Wolf Alice
✪ CANPANO - Alternative Rock
https://linktr.ee/canpano
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/4flXFcL
WATCH: https://youtu.be/_WQgDzHW0ps
FOR FANS OF: Ash, NewDad, Queens of the Stone Age
✪ INTRUSIVE - Hard Rock · Riff Rock
https://linktr.ee/intrusive_band
WATCH: https://youtu.be/udpR_pQNVhc
FOR FANS OF: Cleopatrick, Limp Bizkit, Stevie Ray Vaughan
✪ OBVIOUS REASONS -Hard Indie · Rock
https://linktr.ee/obviousreasons
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/3BYtvOy
FOR FANS OF: Arctic Monkeys, Royal Blood, Cleopatrick
✪ STONEFACE - Punk · Jazz-Punk · Alt-rock
https://linktr.ee/stoneface.band
LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3YmQ5I0
WATCH: https://youtu.be/wfgAMQ_EfOg
FOR FANS OF: King Krule, Fontaines DC, Squid
✪ UNCLE RUSTY’S POCKET SAND - Garage Rock · Garage Punk
https://linktr.ee/unclerusty
LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3UPf0TR
FOR FANS OF: Zombina and the Skeletones, Cosmic Psychos, Stiff Richards
The INFO:
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Super Early Bird (4X Votes): £6.00 + BF
Early Bird (3X Votes): £7.00 + BF
General Release (2X Votes): £8.00 + BF
Final Release (1X Vote): £9.00 + BF
Please Note: Only one ticket can be claimed per person (you cannot buy multiple tickets for the extra votes).
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Search #UnderdogBristol on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all The Underdog 2025 news, or follow us on social media via:
www.instagram.com/UnderdogBristol
www.facebook.com/UnderdogBristol
The Underdog 2025 Series:
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Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2S
--- THE LATER ROUNDS ---
Hall of Fame A · Saturday 22nd February · Exchange
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2t
Overload A · Friday 28th February · Moor Brewery
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0Tfj
Hall of Fame B · Saturday 1st March · Exchange
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K1d
Overload B · Friday 7th March · Moor Brewery
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0Tfl
Semi Final A · Sunday 30th March · Thekla
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2H
Semi Final B · Sunday 6th April · Thekla
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2F
Grand Final · Saturday 7th June · o2 Academy, Bristol
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0Lc5