Battle of the Bands 2003
Horsham District Battle of the Bands 2003 was a huge success, with 28 bands entering the competition in total. First Place in the Originals section was snatched up by ska-rockers Just Called Charlie, followed by Slaughterhouse in Second Place and Fourscore in Third. In the Covers section, Paul & Vanessa were voted the overall winners.

Prizes for the winners of the Originals section include a cheque for £500, a day at 811 Recording Studios in Cowfold and free van hire for a limited number of gigs from Henfield Hire. Winners of the Covers section get a cheque for £100 plus 2 performances and family events in 2004.

There is a full write-up of the final from the County Times which is located here.

A selection of photos can be found here.

 

HEAT 1 - SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2003
Auberon Phoenix and The Dirt Box Fiddlers, Te-puki Thunder, Fall To Zero, Grasp, Spaniards, Hostile Superheroes (warm-up band).

HEAT 2 - SUNDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2003
Madeira Drive, Paradox, Tony Randle, Soundart, Just Called Charlie, The Reason (warm-up band).

HEAT 3 - SUNDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2003
Catherine KS, Salted Donkey, This Cult Of, Serrated, Jalopy, Slaughterhouse

COVERS FINAL - SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2003
Jellyfishman Follow Up, Infearior, Mission Impossible, Count Me In, Paul and Vanessa, Salvaged

HEAT 4 - SUNDAY 12th OCTOBER 2003
Prodigal Son (formerly Purgatory), Dwell, Maxi Funk, Mikey Mike, Four Score , Nematosys

ORIGINALS FINAL - SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2003, HORSHAM CARFAX BANDSTAND
Four Score, Dwell, Just Called Charlie, Maxi Funk, Te-Puki Thunder, Paradox and Slaughterhouse.