Tomorrow night, 11 bands will battle it out for the awesome array of prizes!  Don't forget aside from the sweet prize pool of over ten thousand dollars split between the winners and two runners up, bonus prizes include:

* The Fender Encouragement Award 0 winning over $3000 worth of equipment from Fender

*  The Most Original Song Award - winning recording time with Pro Copy in Morely worth $1000.

And!  The winning band will also have the opportunity to perform at Gozzy Rock 2012, recording time with the City of Gosnells, mentoring sessions with Rock Scholars and new this year; performing at the Norfolk Lanes Festival in December, run by the city of Fremantle- exclusive and very prestigious gigs to further add to their exposure as a band.

Tickest available now at heatseeker.com.au!!!  Don't miss out on this awesome night!

See you there!

OVER $50,000 WORTH OF PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS!

MAJOR SPONSORS

www.rolandcorp.com.au

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www.canningvalecollege.det.wa.edu.au

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

www.fender.com.au

thank you to Les Cross as our lighting designer for the heats and finals!

www.procopy.com.au

OVER $50 000 WORTH OF PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS!

EVENT ORGANISERS: KIM MUSA AND REBECCA HARRISON

It was just too hard to make those splitting decisions, so this year, the judges decided that they would put through not two, but THREE WILDCARD bands, making this year 2011, an 11 band Final!

The Wildcard entries are!

* MacKillop Catholic College with their band Needing Cherie

* Lynwood Senior High School with their band Countess By My Side and

* Great Southern Grammar with their band Scam.

This is the gig that you don't want to miss!  With special guests Sonpsilo Circus performing as well, this is fantastic!  Check them out at www.facebook.com/sonpsilocircustent

Tickets available from heatseeker.com.au!

The last of the heats kicked off with 11 bands vying for the last spots in the Finals next week!

Today saw quite a number of remote schools participating; Yanchep, Geraldton, Northam and Albany all descended upon Canning Vale to wow the judges with their fantastic musicianship skills and had them singing along and tapping their feet.

Daily prizes of the Encouragement Award went to Christ Church Grammar with their band CC-5

The Best Performer of the Day went to Tim Thomas for his groovy bass skills from Quinn's Baptist College.

Today saw the final two bands going straight through to the Finals.  They were:

Quinn's Baptist College with their band

Canning Vale College with their band, La Mer

Don't miss out on an exciting Final Night!  Tickets are available now from heatseeker.com.au and outlets, Star Surf, Mills Records, 78's and Planet Video.  Don't wait for tickets at the door, avoid disappointment and get them now!

Despite the drizzling rain, this did not dampen the spirits of the excited bands that made their way to Canning Vale for the third installment of the heats for 2011.

Guest band Foam took to the stage for another set of catchy tunes and original songs much to the delight of the audience who made their way to the stage for a bit of dancing!

After the deliberation of the judges, the next two bands making it to the finals were:

Dumbfounded - from Denmark High School and

The Plugs - from Carmel School

The Best Performer of the Day was awarded to Shenice from Morely Senior High School

The Encouragement Award, sponsored by AVID went to Belmont City College.

Two Wildcard bands are yet to be chosen from the week of heats - they will be announced on the website this Friday.

Don't forget to check out the website daily for pics of the heats!

Tickets to the Final are available from heatseeker.com.au or outlets Star Surf, 78 Records, Planet Video and Mills Records. Don't miss out on 2011's fantastic lineup and get your tickets early to avoid disapointment.  Held At the Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre at St Mary's Anglican Girls School in Karrinyup - this is one show you don't want to miss!  Doors open at 6 pm.

The second heat turned out to be an exciting day of catchy originals, awesome covers, and a bit of make up artistry with one band having a multitude of very life looking skulls painted on!  There were ripping guitar licks, headbanging through the haze of the smoke machine, and very animated performances from exuberant young musicians!

After FOAM had finished their set, the announcement of the next two bands heading to the ten band final was made:

The Take Over - from Balcatta Senior High School  and

AGE - from Carey Baptist College.

The Best Performer of the Day was awarded to Brayden Sibbald from MacKillop Catholic College with his multi-instrumental skills from the band Needing Cherie.

The Encouragement Award, sponsored by AVID went to Wanneroo Senior High School with their band, Month of Sundays.

Two Wildcard bands are yet to be chosen from the week of heats - they will be announced on the website this Friday.

Don't forget to check out the website daily for pics of the heats!

Tickets to the Final are available from heatseeker.com.au or outlets Star Surf, 78 Records, Planet Video and Mills Records. Don't miss out on 2011's fantastic lineup and get your tickets early to avoid disapointment.  Held At the Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre at St Mary's Anglican Girls School in Karrinyup - this is one show you don't want to miss!  Doors open at 6 pm.

Well the first of the heats of My Big Gig 2011 started with a bang, with nine fantastic and eclectic bands spanning all different styles and genres, belting out some awesome tunes.  There were standout singers, awesome guitar solos, choreographed head banging and even a saxophone solo!

The judges were impressed with the stand out quality and passionate young musicians who all participated, but the first of the two bands going to the ten band final are:

Hey Hurricane - from Perth Waldorf School and

Mystery Obsession - from Cecil Andrews Senior High School.

The Best Performer of the Day was awarded to Kyle Dickinson from Seton Catholic College with his awesome keyboard skills in the band Transtube.

The Encouragement Award, sponsored by AVID went to First To Lose from Mandurah Senior College - a cool set of headphones to the value of $400!

2009 winners of My Big Gig, formerly known as Fat Jackal and now Foam - performed for the audience their catchy tunes with a fantastic set as the judges deliberated their decisions.

Two Wildcard bands are yet to be chosen from the week of heats - they will be announced on the website this Friday.

Don't forget to check out the website daily for pics of the heats!  Tuesday pics up now!

Tickets to the Final are available from heatseeker.com.au or outlets Star Surf, 78 Records, Planet Video and Mills Records. Don't miss out on 2011's fantastic lineup and get your tickets early to avoid disapointment.  Held At the Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre at St Mary's Anglican Girls School in Karrinyup - this is one show you don't want to miss!  Doors open at 6 pm.

Well the time is almost upon us, with the heats beginning next week!  Bands have been busily preparing for the event - with awesome looking band profiles, demo cd's, posters, even a stitched beanie!

The prize pool is once again outstanding, with the winners of MBG taking performance opportunites with Gozzy Rock 2012, mentoring from Rock Scholars, and performing at the Norfolk Lanes Youth Festival in December.  Nofolk Lanes Youth Festival has featured some of Australia's finest bands including Tame Impala, Tim & Jean and in its 3rd year, continues to rpvodie a platform for youg local and national bands to perform at a unique event in Fremantle.  All of the acts playing Norfolk Lanes Youth Festival are under the age of 25, providing inspiration to young people to play and enjoy music.

There are daily prizes for the Best Performer and an Encouragement Award for school bands.

Stay updated with exciting news from the heats and don't forget that tickets to the Finals are now on sale from heatseeker.com.au

With our new venue at St Mary's Anglican Girls School - The Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre, Wednesday night the 21st of September is shaping up to be an awesome night with Sonpsilo CIrcus will be our guest band, belting out some awesome tunes to rock to.

Its getting close to the countdown to this year's epic, My Big Gig 2011~

All final specs, permission forms and compere notes should now have been finalised and sent back to Canning Vale College in preperation for the heats.

Band Profiles - a significant factor in determining which bands go through to the finals as MBG is based on a score system - are due Monday 29th August.

Tickets to the finals, available from Heatseeker.com.au and the usual outlets - Star Sturf, Mills Records, 78 Records, Planet Video - will be available from Wednesday 31st of August.

Its official! With our impressive list of participating schools, this year's My Big Gig is set to be another spectacular showdown of amazing bands from both state and private schools!  This year we have:

Aquinas College

Aranmore Catholic College

Armadale Senior High School

Balcatta Senior High School

Belmont City College

Canning Vale College

Carey Baptist College

Carmel School

Cecil Andrews Senior High School

Christ Church Grammar School

Coodanup Community College

Comet Bay College

Darling Range Sports College

Denmark High School

Geraldton Senior College

Great Southern Grammar School

Helena College Senior School

Iona College

John Forrest Senior High School

Kent Street

Kingsway Christian College

Lake Joondalup Baptist College

Lakeland Senior High School

Lynwood Senior High School

MacKillop Catholic College

Mandurah Senior College

Mt Lawley Senior High School

Mirrabooka Senior High School

Morley Senior High School

Northam Senior High School

Perth Waldorf School

Peter Moyes Anglican Community School

Quinns Baptist College

Seton Catholic College

Sevenoaks Senior College

St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls

St Stephen’s School

Thornlie Senior High School

Trinity College

Wanneroo Senior High School

Yanchep District High School

Stay tuned for my exciting updates and information for My Big Gig 2011!