Getting a Gig at The Cockpit

We book the vast majority of our gigs through recognised agents and deal, on the whole, with signed acts only. Occasionally we have the opportunity to put an unsigned band on the bill with a signed act. If this is the case please note that we will only pick bands from the local area.

If you are in a local / unsigned band you could feature on the bill of one of The Cockpit’s unsigned nights. These are predominantly run by Andy, our local and unsigned band promoter, who can be contacted on andy@thecockpit.co.uk.

Please, please do not send unsolicited demos to us. We get loads and they’ll probably just end up in the bin.

Your best bet is to send Andy an email with reviews, short biog and MP3 / audio weblinks than hopefully we can organise a date.


THE FUTUTESOUND COMPETITION:
The Futuresound Competition 2007 is now in full swing. The unsigned event is now in its seventh year. It was a success last year with the likes of Breaking the Illusion, Dead Disco and the Hair snapping up the top prizes and we are hoping that this year will be even better.

The competition will take place on 10 dates over the course of July featuring a three band line-up. Each gig will be judged by two judges and an audience vote.

For the second consecutive year the overall winner of the competition will play on the Carling Stage at the Leeds Festival. The five runners will also gain a place on the festival line-up. The second and third prizes are as yet to be confirmed but in the past have included £750 worth of musical equipment and two dates all expenses paid recording in a top studio. These prizes will be confirmed very soon.

We are now accepting demos which need to be sent alongside an application form, band photo and short biog. Application forms can be uploaded from this link - Entry Form 2007

The deadline for entries will be the Friday 18h May.

Any queries about the competition can be sent to info@thecockpit.co.uk or andy@thecockpit.co.uk.
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