1986 Carling/Hot Press Battle of the Bands Competition
The competition is held at Sir Henry’s, in Cork over 5 weeks. With the winner each week going on to the final.
Heat 1, 8th May The Subterraneans (Dublin), The Chapterhouse (Cork), Sixteen Tons of Jive (Limerick), The Experiment (Dublin)
Winner; The Subterreaneans
Heat 2, 15th May Shimpu Zig Zag (Cork), 3pm Echoes of Pink Whispers, Forbidden Colours
Winner: Shimpu Zig Zag
Heat 3, 22th May Azure Days (Carlow), Burning Embers (Cork), Child’s song, Urgent (Dun Loughaire)
Winner; Thrupenny Opera
Heat 4, 29th May Guernica (Dublin), Empty Space, Violet Sky (Belfast), What Next?
Winner;
Heat 5, 31st May Train Walkers, Just A Philistine (Naas), Trenchtown (Drogheda), New Hollande (Dublin)
Winner; Just A Philistine
Final 7th June The Drive, Just A Philistine, Thrupenny Opera, Out Patients Trenchtown, The Surrealists
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press)Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
Cork Rocks 1989
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