Music Features

Four heats, 16 local bands and one stormin' grand final taking place at the Corn Exchange; this is the first step on the road to fame and fortune for one lucky band...

Jeremy Sallis on air

And if the music isn't to your taste, it's worth the price of a ticket to drool over the compere - our very own Fenland stud-muffin from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire's Audio Files fame, Jeremy Sallis. What he doesn't know about local, live music ain't worth worrying about. He loves it almost as much as he loves the humble Maris Piper potato...

The line-up for this year's competition

All heats take place at The Soul Tree in Cambridge, starting at 7pm. Heat tickets are £5 per night and are available from the Junction box office (01223 511511) or wegottickets.com

Tickets for the big final on Friday 15th May are available from the Corn Exchange box office (01223 357851).

Heat 1 – Tuesday 14th April

Alpha Road
Little Chuck Little
Sensible Fun - Heat 1 WINNERS
The Perfect Crime

The Scissors winning Heat 2

Heat 2 – Tuesday 21st April

The Running Mayfairs
The Scene is Dead
Villa Savoye
The Scissors - Heat 2 WINNERS

Heat 3 – Tuesday 28th April

A.R.T!
After Effect
Failing Stacey
Operation FM

Heat 4 – Tuesday 5th May

Betty
Ed Hope & Friends
Queen & Two Jacks
Wild Hope

A.R.T. winning Heat 3 - by Elii Bright

The grand final

The winning band from each heat plus the band with the most audience votes from across the heats will go on to the five-band grand final at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Friday 15th May.

Tickets are £6 for the final and are available from the Cambridge Corn Exchange box office on 01223 357851.