Nearly 700 Bands Enter ``Opportunity Rocks'' Competition For Chance to open for The Goo Goo dolls and Hoobastank; 30 Finalists Will Battle it Out Live in Ten Cities Across the Country.Entertainment Editors IRVING Irving, city (1990 pop. 155,037), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. as a city 1952. Building supplies, chemicals, electronic equipment, and airplane parts are manufactured in Irving. , Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2002 In hopes of winning the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be the opening act for The Goo Goo Dolls Dolls pedophobia, paedophobia an abnormal fear of dolls. planganologist a collector of dolls. and Hoobastank, 691 unsigned bands An unsigned band is a rock band that has not been signed to a record label. Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands. Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts. nationwide entered the first-ever "Opportunity Rocks" competition, sponsored by Nokia Nokia (nō`kēä), town (1996 pop. 26,326), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on Lake Näsijärvi. It is an industrial community where wood and rubber products are manufactured. and T-Mobile. The nearly 700 entries have been narrowed down to the top-three bands in each region, and the 30 finalists will square off in a live battle-of-the bands competition in 10 cities across the country over the next three weeks. The three finalists competing in each city are: Washington, D.C. Atlanta Austin Phoenix 51 Peg Dial 8 Cruiserweight Fourbanger Army of Me Maypop Isola Lightyear Jonasay Uncrowned Second Class tickertapeparade Philadelphia Nashville Minneapolis Seattle Jonny Lives Jettison Red 8 Casantra From the Icy Coast Negative Space Lume Mars to Mercury Mayday Punchline My Epiphany Shadowbox Sara & Yves Boston Dallas Averi Red Tape Poetry Bradshaw Space Man Spiff Labb Vibrosound One of the three competing bands in each city will be selected by a panel of local media to receive a $1,000 cash prize and will also move up to the next stage of the competition. The 10 finalists will be featured online at www.opprocks.com, where fans can listen to each band's music and view photos before voting for their favorite group. Voting will begin on October October: see month. 25 and continue through November November: see month. 8, 2002. The results of the public vote will determine the grand prize winner, who will open for The Goo Goo Dolls and Hoobastank at an exclusive concert in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on November 16, 2002. Nokia and T-Mobile will also award the grand prize winner the opportunity to acquire up to $15,000 worth of music equipment. Tickets for this exclusive event will be distributed at select T-Mobile stores in the Los Angeles area. For more information about Opportunities Rocks, visit www.opprocks.com. SOURCE: Nokia |
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