Gimme The Gig

Friday, December 30, 2011

The Roadmap to the Gimme the Gig II Finals


The Gimme the Gig II Focus Tour has come to a close, and we’d like to thank all of the amazing independent bands who entered, best of luck to you all in your musical careers.

From Seattle’s Rock n Roll Marathon to the Snow Jam in San Diego, Gimme the Gig bands rocked the Focus tour, while fans got to test out the 2012 Focus and experience the car actually parking itself!

Check out some highlights of the tour:



Gimme the Gig talks it up with Seattle bands (click to watch video)


Avradelix performs at the Focus Tour - Cerritos event (click to view more photos)

For the 80 semi-finalists who have been chosen to battle it out online, the competition is just getting started. The panel of judges will be narrowing down to the top 30 in January, and in February we will announce the top 12 Finalists who will perform in front of Don Was for their chance to win a recording session in the one-of-a-kind Ford Focus mobile recording studio.

Check out some sneak peeks of Mad Mike from Galpin Auto Sports and Don Was planning out the Ford Focus:






Fans, this is your chance to help your favorite bands move into the finalist rounds, determined in part by your votes! When the top 30 bands are announced, go to www.gimmethegig.com to vote for your favorite bands, and answer a fun fact or share on Facebook for bonus votes! You can vote once per day.

Good luck to all of the semi-finalists currently being reviewed by the judging panel - make yourself stand out!!

For a description of the judging criteria, see the rules here.