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KRAKATOA proudly presents:THE GRAND FINAL OF ERUPTION 2025/26
£2000 Battle-of-the-Bands
FOUR bands left standing.
ONE glorious prize.
A winner-takes-all battle-of-the-bands with a minimum £2000 prize!
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FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2026
7pm Doors
£8 door (£6 students)
BANDS TO BE CONFIRMED: SEMI FINALS IN JANUARY
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'ERUPTION!' was launched in 2016 to stimulate interest in grassroots music within the Northeast of Scotland - and together with your help, we intend to continue showcasing just how deep and diverse the talent pool is.
We've even gradually expanded this vision over the years to include bands from the Highlands, East Coast and even Central Belt, with many making their Krakatoa debuts.
Every participating band gets a 30 minute set to impress our guest judges, who will be scoring the performances across five different categories (Material, Performance, Technical Ability, Audience Engagement and Professionalism).
Music is subjective, of course - but we’ll endeavour to ensure that the judges are as independent and objective as possible.
You can expect the winners of ERUPTION to be announced around 30 minutes after the last band finish playing - so probably around 11.30pm. Give or take. If it's any later, the judges will likely have come to blows. Phone a medic.
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'ERUPTION!' WINNERS - A ROLL CALL OF GLORY:
2024/25, £2000 = THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
(space rock)
www.instagram.com/the.iss.band/
(Other finalists: Key North, The Malpaso Gang, Peter Third & The Bridges)
2023/24, £2000 = DEAF TURTLE
(pop rock)
www.facebook.com/deafturtle
(Other finalists: 8-Bit Psycho, The Ghost Tape, Aardwulf)
2022/23, £2000 = THE FUNKY RED PANDAS
(funk)
www.facebook.com/thefunkyredpandas
(Other finalists: Amateur Hour, General Winston, Aftermath, The Brahma Mantra)
2019/20, £2000 = BLISS
(modern rock)
www.facebook.com/blissabdn/
(Other finalists: Angry Man Car Park, Forest Fires, The Ghost Tape)
2018/19, £2000 = ORYNTHIA
(prog metal)
www.facebook.com/orynthiaband/
(Other finalists: Thrashist Regime, The Malpaso Gang, Run To Vega, Counterfall)
2017/18, £2000 = GYPSY ROOTS
(reggae punk)
www.facebook.com/GyspyRoots/
(Other finalists: Casper Heyzeus, Killer Clyde, Deadloss Superstar)
2016/17, £2500 + slot at 'Enjoy Music Festival' = FaR
(indie rock)
www.facebook.com/FaRmusicofficial/
(Other finalists: Full Fat, Sonic Bucker, The Malpaso Gang)
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The Grand Final is followed by:
'NEON LOUNGE - ERUPTION! AFTERSHOW PARTY'
A nocturnal refuge for the free spirited, an incandescent Dionysian antidote to clubbing. Our NEON LOUNGE DJs will bring the party to the aftershoiw. All eras, all genres, no shits given.
#eruptionbotb
#discovertiki
#divebar
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