Events

Battle of The Bands

Battle of The Bands (BoB) is an annual concert and contest bringing together the entire NYUAD music community to spend a night full of fun, and a lot of fantastic music performed by students, faculty, and staff.

Professor Matteo Marciano organized the first edition with over 300 people attending the event, and 10 amazing acts: bands, solo acts, trios, and acapella groups performed in the contest. 

Participants don't need to be in a band to take part in the event, as long as they have got some music in in them and the desire to get on stage and share their talent. We encourage to write original music and showcase it; re-arranged covers are also allowed.

BoB concert is open to:

• Solo acts
• Singer Song Writers
• Duos/trios
• Any kind of ensemble (Acappella, percussions, etc.)
• Bands
• Electronic Musicians

Battle of the Bands organizers reserve the right to select the acts that will perform at the Battle of the Bands event. If selected, every act will be given a maximum of 9 minutes of stage time at the event. Every performer must have their own instrument (excluding a drum set and keyboard). The event organizers will provide amps and audio equipment.

The winner is determined by a judge's vote and crowd response on the day of the event. The winner of the BoB will have the chance to record a 4-songs EP in the NYUAD Recording Studio at NYUAD produced by Gazelien Records.