2008 Battle of the Bands

Official Rules 

1. Entrants may be solo acts or multiple-piece bands. The performers in your act must reside or attend a school in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Local acts will be given preference in cases where we receive too many entries for the time available.

2. Each entrant will perform one or more songs in a single 15 minute set. There will be automatic point deductions for performances which last less than 10 minutes and which exceed 15 minutes.

3. Entrants must perform original material only: The songwriter(s) must be listed as a member of your act even if they aren't involved in the actual performance. All entrants must confirm that they own all rights to the material being performed. Acts which use "sampling" of other artists' material must prove that they have obtained the applicable rights for each sample.

4. Entry fees are based on the number of members of your act and are listed below. As mentioned above, in cases where the songwriter doesn't actually perform in the act, (s)he must be listed as a member of the band and present on the night of the performance.

   • 1-2 members: $10
   • 3-4 members: $20
   • 5+ members: $30

5. No profanity or obscenity. The general guideline is that your act is allowable if it is suitable for broadcast radio and/or television. Violation of this rule will result in point deductions and, if the judges unanamously declare an act to be obscene, you will be immediately disqualified. We realize that this bit of censorship may cramp some styles/genres, but please understand that the presence of young children at the fair is unavoidable.

6. Entrants must grant the Five County Fair Association a perpetual, nonexclusive right to use the entrants' name, likeness, and to copy and/or use any photographs, audio and/or video recordings made for or during the performance for the purposes of promoting the Five County Fair, the Battle of the Bands, and/or you. In return, entrants will be granted a perpetual, nonexclusive right to copy and use any photographs, audio, and/or video recordings made of that entrant by the event organizers for or during the performance for any purpose.