Live & Loud
Battle of the Bands 2012
Gateway 97.8, The Rotary club of Corringham Thameside and Yellow Advertiser brings you Battle of the Bands 2012 to apply please send a short mp3 of your band a biog to- Battleofthebands@gateway978.com Live interviews on the radio in March and live voting, The top 6 bands will go through to the Final at a live venue, Win the chance to be Gateway 97.8 Band of the year, Rotary live event, and coverage in the Yellow advertiser Plus the chance to appear at “sparks will fly in Basildon” to celebrate the Olympics. APPLY TODAY! Closing...
read moreFall to Oblivion: Live and Unsigned Final at the O2
Congratulations to Fall to Oblivion for making it through to The Live and Unsigned finals at The O2 on Saturday 23rd July 2011 Listen to an interview I did with the band if you missed it? Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Tickets are still available Here Don’t forget to vote for the band to make it through! Text “Unsigned4″ to 84222 (Without the “) [Charges...
read moreDoll Set Tones on Gateway to Rock
On April 10th 2011 local band Doll Set Tones dropped in on Rik for an interview and to play a live set. Watch the interview below Part One: Part Two: Find parts 3-7 over on their YouTube Links to the Doll Set Tones: Official Website | MySpace |...
read moreBattle of the Bands Showcase
Battle of the Bands 2011 is coming to you soon! But who’s going through to the finals? Join Dewey D & Rik Moran on Sunday 20th and Sunday 27th March for two Battle of the Bands showcases. Tune into Gateway 97.8 from 4pm untill 8pm to hear the artists, and find out who will make it through. Sunday 20th March: * Green Mile * The Fiftyfours * The Human Soundtrack * Some were Satallites * Blur in Blue * Emy’s Parade * Heroes on Weekends * Vacant Touch Sunday 27th March * Iyus * False Heads * Abbey Rogue * Ajay and the Incident * The Ends *...
read moreBattle of the Bands – The Lineup So Far
At the moment, we have a number of bands which will be performing on the Live & Loud and Rock Shows later on this month for the heats to get through to the finals of this years BOTB on Friday 1st April. Tickets are already on sale, you can buy them from Gateway 97.8 in the Eastgate Shopping Centre, Selex Sports & Leisure Centre, and also from our website via PayPal from www.gateway978.com/botb But, we thought it was about time we let you know who we’ve got performing. So far, the confirmed acts to be performing live on air for a...
read moreBattle of the Bands Charity
On April 1st this year Gateway 97.8 are holding a battle of the bands competition in aid of St Lukes Hospice, If you wish to get involved then emailBattleofthebands@gateway978.com In the meantime, please help us with our fundraising by donation online now You can do so by visiting www.justgiving.com/battle-of-the-bands Share/Bookmark
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About Gateway 97.8
Gateway 97.8 is the local community radio station for the Basildon and East Thurrock areas of South Essex, providing news, sport and information to the local population. 