Tunbridge Wells Forum

The Stable consists of 50 selected acts from across the South East region that we believe are the bands most likely to appeal to the public and to the music industry. This will not be a “commercial” assessment about the number of records they might sell, or the level of musicianship, or even style, but about the band’s own commitment to being organised, self-motivated and wanting to succeed with whatever goals they set themselves. Bands that form The Stable will vary vastly in style, quality and ambition. The linking factor will be that they want to be given the best possible chance to be heard and are willing to make the effort to be part of a project that gives them that opportunity.
Every week, The Stable will stage a Monday night gig featuring three acts from its roster. Each band taking part will perform a 25-minute set of their own material, and will pre-select two tracks to be recorded live. The band will then select one of the two recorded tracks to be included on a compilation CD. These CDs are then sent to major industry figures for them to pick their favourite bands.
The results of this, plus the top bands voted by the cumulative weekly voting, (Scores on the Doors), ultimately results in two separate Grand Finals, each featuring the top respective 6 bands; The Fans’ Choice, and The Man’s Choice, both scheduled for August 2010.
The winner of each of these finals wins 2 days at  THE GRANARY recording studio in Lamberhurst, plus 300 CDs of the resulting outcome.
The Stable is more than just a competition, not a mere  battle of the bands if you will. It’s a commitment from the Forum to local bands and vice versa, as a result, ALL SUPPORT SLOTS FOR NATIONAL TOURING BANDS ARE ONLY ALLOCATED TO BANDS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE STABLE.
If you wish to apply to join Stable 9, then please email Randall at office@twforum.co.uk for an application form.
STABLE 9 SHOWS:

MARCH
1st: CIRCLE OF RAGE . MIDNIGHT . THRUST
8th: AVENGE THEE . HISTORY OF THE TRADE . MIKEY HALL
15th: CODE:MARLA . SOUTH OF SATURN . THE BOXING OCTOPUS
22nd: FILTHY NIGHTS . LETS TALK DAGGERS . THE STARS DOWN TO EARTH
29th: LYCANS BLOOD . MILES FROM NEXT DOOR . THIS IS LUCY

APRIL
5th: MECHANICAL SUNRISE . ROBIN ROMEI . ROGUES DOWN
12th: NEON SKIES . RUN LEIA RUN . THE JOYOUS KAPUT
19th: ASHES REMAIN . SELL BY DATE . TROUSSEAUX
26th: TBC . TBC . TBC

The Scoreboard

Sparrows : 161 pts

Avarice Rising : 89 pts

San Fernando Warriors : 80 pts

Zodiac : 74 pts

Machine Gun Hippies : 74 pts

Prince Harry : 67 pts

In Mono : 63 pts

Second Edge : 52 pts

Black Hawks : 39 pts

Zoe Konez : 36 pts

The Antics : 35 pts

Jack Brown : 33 pts

Shattered Alliance : 31 pts

Fred Clark : 31 pts

The Seperation : 25 pts

Details of Stable 9 Bands