AmpFest - Clash of the Bands is an initiative of a West Australian Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and has been held in May each year since 2003 by five Councils, in the western suburbs of Perth, comprising the City of Nedlands, the Town of Claremont, the Town of Mosman Park, the City of Subiaco and the City of Vincent. The Town of Cambridge was one of the original organising Councils but withdrew and was replaced by the City of Nedlands. The project is designed to provide young Perth bands with an opportunity to further their skills in the music industry and provide them with a platform to play their music in a public arena, as well as provide other young people with the opportunity to attend free, local, live, all-ages entertainment.[1]
The inaugural AmpFest was held in 2003 with 57 bands applying to take part[2] and over 700 people attending the four heats that year.[3] Since 2003, the format for each AmpFest has remained the same with the participating councils hosting the three heats and the final. Four bands play at each heat, with the winner going through to the final. A fourth wild card band is selected by the judges to participate in the final.
Since 2005 all twelve finalists get to record a track of their choice on the Best and Pressed CD which is distributed to music industry representatives throughout Western Australia.[4] In 2007 the winner of the competition also received automatic entry into the semi-final of the Next Big Thing competition.[5]
The 2003 finals were held in the Quarry Amphitheatre in Floreat on 29 March and the winner that year was a band called Tantrum.[6]
2004
The finals of the 2004 AmpFest were held on 12 June at the Ellie Eaton Pavilion, Claremont Showground, with the winning band, BulletChild.[7]
2005
In 2005 the winners were Mink Mussel Creek, with the finals being held again at the Ellie Eaton Pavilion on 11 June. Mink Mussel Creek went on to score second place at the Next Big Thing Competition 2006. In 2007 they were nominated twice at the WAMi awards, for 'Favourite Newcomer' and the industry-voted 'Most Promising New Act', winning the later. Second placed in 2005 were The Dee Dee Dums who went on to become Tame Impala.
2006
The 2006 winners were The Bullet Holes with the finals held on 10 June at UWA Refectory, UWA Guild, Hackett Drive, Crawley.[8] The band went on to be grand finalists in Next Big Thing Competition 2007 and state finalists in the National Campus Band Competition 2007.
2007
Captains of King won the 2007 AmpFest, which was held on Saturday 9 June 2007 at Subiaco Church, Subiaco.[9]
2008
The winners of the 2008 event were Panama. The finals were held on Saturday 31 May 2008 once again at Subiaco Church.[10]
2009
AmpFest did not run in 2009.
2010
The winners for 2010 were Goodnight Tiger, with Minute 36 in second, and Fat Jackal were third. The finals were held on Saturday 28 May at Subiaco Church.
2011
The winners for 2011 were Sisters Dolls, with the runner-up being Sugarpuss.
2012
The winners for 2012 were Dead Owls, with Lucas Jones second and New Animals in third place. The finals were held on Friday 7 September 2012 at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco.
2013
AmpFest did not run in 2013.
2014
The winners for 2014 were Indigo, with the runner up being Silver Hills.
2017
AmpFest did not run in 2017.
2018
AmpFest did not run in 2018.
References
^. DrugAware. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
^Goh, Wendy. . Edith Cowan University. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^(PDF). May–June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^(PDF). Town of Claremont. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^. City of Subiaco. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^. City of Subiaco. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^. City of Nedlands. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
^(PDF). Town of Claremont. June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
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ampfest, clash, bands, initiative, west, australian, youth, advisory, council, been, held, each, year, since, 2003, five, councils, western, suburbs, perth, comprising, city, nedlands, town, claremont, town, mosman, park, city, subiaco, city, vincent, town, ca. AmpFest Clash of the Bands is an initiative of a West Australian Youth Advisory Council YAC and has been held in May each year since 2003 by five Councils in the western suburbs of Perth comprising the City of Nedlands the Town of Claremont the Town of Mosman Park the City of Subiaco and the City of Vincent The Town of Cambridge was one of the original organising Councils but withdrew and was replaced by the City of Nedlands The project is designed to provide young Perth bands with an opportunity to further their skills in the music industry and provide them with a platform to play their music in a public arena as well as provide other young people with the opportunity to attend free local live all ages entertainment 1 The inaugural AmpFest was held in 2003 with 57 bands applying to take part 2 and over 700 people attending the four heats that year 3 Since 2003 the format for each AmpFest has remained the same with the participating councils hosting the three heats and the final Four bands play at each heat with the winner going through to the final A fourth wild card band is selected by the judges to participate in the final Since 2005 all twelve finalists get to record a track of their choice on the Best and Pressed CD which is distributed to music industry representatives throughout Western Australia 4 In 2007 the winner of the competition also received automatic entry into the semi final of the Next Big Thing competition 5 Contents 1 2003 2 2004 3 2005 4 2006 5 2007 6 2008 7 2009 8 2010 9 2011 10 2012 11 2013 12 2014 13 2017 14 2018 15 References 16 External links2003 EditThe 2003 finals were held in the Quarry Amphitheatre in Floreat on 29 March and the winner that year was a band called Tantrum 6 2004 EditThe finals of the 2004 AmpFest were held on 12 June at the Ellie Eaton Pavilion Claremont Showground with the winning band BulletChild 7 2005 EditIn 2005 the winners were Mink Mussel Creek with the finals being held again at the Ellie Eaton Pavilion on 11 June Mink Mussel Creek went on to score second place at the Next Big Thing Competition 2006 In 2007 they were nominated twice at the WAMi awards for Favourite Newcomer and the industry voted Most Promising New Act winning the later Second placed in 2005 were The Dee Dee Dums who went on to become Tame Impala 2006 EditThe 2006 winners were The Bullet Holes with the finals held on 10 June at UWA Refectory UWA Guild Hackett Drive Crawley 8 The band went on to be grand finalists in Next Big Thing Competition 2007 and state finalists in the National Campus Band Competition 2007 2007 EditCaptains of King won the 2007 AmpFest which was held on Saturday 9 June 2007 at Subiaco Church Subiaco 9 2008 EditThe winners of the 2008 event were Panama The finals were held on Saturday 31 May 2008 once again at Subiaco Church 10 2009 EditAmpFest did not run in 2009 2010 EditThe winners for 2010 were Goodnight Tiger with Minute 36 in second and Fat Jackal were third The finals were held on Saturday 28 May at Subiaco Church 2011 EditThe winners for 2011 were Sisters Dolls with the runner up being Sugarpuss 2012 EditThe winners for 2012 were Dead Owls with Lucas Jones second and New Animals in third place The finals were held on Friday 7 September 2012 at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco 2013 EditAmpFest did not run in 2013 2014 EditThe winners for 2014 were Indigo with the runner up being Silver Hills 2017 EditAmpFest did not run in 2017 2018 EditAmpFest did not run in 2018 References Edit AmpFest 2007 DrugAware Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2007 AmpFest Town of Mosman Park Retrieved 14 July 2008 permanent dead link Goh Wendy Amp Fest Clash of the Bands is now open Edith Cowan University Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 reAKT Magazine PDF May June 2006 Archived from the original PDF on 18 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 Next Big Thing Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 YAC brief PDF Town of Claremont Archived from the original PDF on 21 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 AmpFest Clash of the Bands City of Subiaco Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 AmpFest City of Subiaco Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 AmpFest Clash of the Bands 2007 City of Nedlands Archived from the original on 21 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 Town Talk PDF Town of Claremont June 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 14 July 2008 External links EditOfficial AmpFest Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AmpFest amp oldid 950447507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
