Battles started life as Battle of the Bands. A competition dreamed up by Hammy and Verso one summer afternoon whilst waiting for OMD to perform at an outside event in Essex back in 2023. The premise was 16 regions of the UK with nine bands/groups in each. It was seeded so seed 1 played off against seed 16 and so on.
The competition moved to The Saturday Show in 2024 and the final saw London run out as winners with The Kinks taking the crown as best band.
A second competition was created, this time it was International bands. Again Hammy created 16 groups but this time ust 6 bands in each group. US 3 came out on top with Simon & Garfunkel joining The Kinks in the grand final.
Coming soon…. BATTLE: UK Male Solo singers
Battle: UK & Ireland Bands
Results
Battles: Britain and Ireland. The results
Band Placings
Who is the best band in Britain and Ireland?
Battle: International Bands
Results
Battles: International. The results
Band Placings
Who is the best international band?