Wave Assembly The
The Wave Assembly from; Waterford Active; 1987 – 1990 Style; Dance
Line up;
Vocals; Ray Browne
Guitar; Dave Coad
Bass; Damien Kelly
Drums; Derek Kelly
Carling/Hot Press battle of the bands 1988
The Carling/Hot Press Battle Of The Bands was a completion to find the best unsigned band in Ireland. Bands had to send a demo tape in to the judges, the final 20 would then be selected to play live at Sir Henry’s in Cork, to make it though to the grand final. If you won, a record deal & £1,000 was up for grabs. In the first heat The Penelope Smash from Belfast were replaced by Lipstick Vogue from Dublin at the last minute. At this time I don’t know why.
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, 28th April The Suspects (Tralee), Brat (Dublin), Lipstick Vogue (Dublin), Plex (Cork).
Winner; Brat
Heat 2, 5th May The Outpatients (Dublin), The Caul (Tullamore), Do The Do (Tralee), Candyshop (Dublin)
Winner: Candyshop
Heat 3 12th May Dorian Mood (Drogheda), Peace Of Mind (Cork), The Harvest Ministers (Dublin), The Wave Assembly ( Waterford)
Winner; Harvest Ministers
Heat 4, 19th May I Forget (Kilkenny), Scale The Heights (Maymooth), **** Fringe (*******), At The Window ()
Winner; Scale The Heights
Heat 5, 28th May Eddie Carlton Experience (Dublin), The Boy The Boy (Sligo), Packt (Cork), Wheels On Fire (Lahinch)
Winner; The Boy The Boy
Final 7th June Brat, Candyshop, Harvest Ministers, Scale The Heights, The Boy The Boy
Winners; Scale The Heights
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press)Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
