-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instrucitons therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMPUS ROCK IDOL 2005 GRAND FINALE TO BE HELD IN 'SUN CITY' GOA India's best bands to compete in Goa
Goa: Thursday, December 8,2005: After traveling through 12 cities with more than 200 rock bands competing nation wide, Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idols "Tour of 2005", has reached its final phase, the Grand Finals. Eight of the best campus rock bands across the cities have managed to confirm a spot for themselves in the grand finale of Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idol 2005. Scheduled to be held in India's Sun City, Goa, the event will be held at Bandodkar Football Grounds on Friday, December 16 2005. The CRI 2005 will commence at 5:30 pm Spread over a period of two and a half months Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idols auditioned more than 200 rock bands from 12 cities across four zones of the country. The regional finals for North, South, East and West zones were held in Chandigarh, Bangalore, Kolkata and Pune respectively. Two bands from each zone qualified for the national finals. Celebrities from the music fraternity judged the events. The Rasmus the acclaimed International Finnish rock band judged the regional event at Mumbai and the South Zone finals at Bangalore. "The Super Fuzz Bigmuff" and "Joint Family" both from Delhi qualified from the North zone while "Wax" from Bangalore and "Hush" from Cochin qualified from the South zone. Bands short-listed at the regional finals at Kolkata and Pune will join the final list of bands for the grand finals. The Regional events took place in Indore, Delhi, Chandigarh in the north zone, Hyderabad, Manipal, Bangalore in the south, Shillong, Kolkata in the east zone while Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Pune were the venues for the regional event in the west zone. India's largest inter-collegiate rock competition, Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idols provides an unprecedented platform for young amateur bands to perform at the campus level and compete for the unforgettable experience of a lifetime. In its second year, it has already kindled the interest of the youth, whose musical talent had been waiting for an opportunity of such immense magnitude. The event provides tremendous scope for aspiring amateur rock bands. PRESTORIKA Last year's Hero Honda Pepsi Campus Rock Idol winners have become a nationally acclaimed band and have been in demand at Rock music gatherings across the country. They have recently released their first album "Emergence". Prestorika performed the opening act at The RASMUS concert held in Mumbai and Bangalore on Friday, December 2, 2005 and Sunday December 4 respectively. Hero Honda Motors Limited and Pepsi Foods are the main sponsors for Campus Rock Idols 2005. DNA Networks Pvt. Ltd, pioneers in International event marketing for well over a decade, have organized Campus Rock Idols 2005 in association with Nokia, Hutch, Worldspace and VH1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Take back & distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------