Whatfest Battle of the Bands

A few weeks ago James and the Giant took part in a process to be selected to play at Whatfest, Cheshire's music festival, which takes place at Whatcroft near Northwich in July.

The voting for this is now online and the acts with the most votes by 12 July will be selected to play the festival.

The battle of the bands was a bit of a one off for us and we normally don't part in this kind of thing - they're essentially popularity contests as much as anything else and we're unlikely to be able to take on a young band bringing half their school or college along. It was nice to meet some local bands and promoters though, and it will be interesting to see how the voting goes for the online vote.

So, in the spirit of competition - VOTE FOR US AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND MEET TO DO THE SAME! (Okay, maybe a little over the top. But it would be nice if you could spread the word :-D )

You can find the voting page at http://www.whatfest.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=391.

Unfortunately, casting a vote is not as straightforward as it could be, but should only take a couple of minutes of your time. Here's how to do it:

Firstly, head on over to http://www.whatfest.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=391 where you'll see a list of all the bands and votes.



To cast a vote, you need to log into the forum. You'll first need to register. Do this by pressing the register link on the top right which will bring you to the registration page:



Select 'I agree to the terms' and you'll move to the registration page:



You'll need to choose a username (between 3 and 20 characters), input and confirm your email address, and select and confirm a password (between 6 and 30 characters including both upper and lower case characters). At the bottom of the form is a confirmation code in a box which you'll need to enter, then press Submit.

You will see a confirmation page and an email from tom@whatfest.co.uk will be sent to the email address you gave.



Follow the link given in the email you receive. This will activate your account.

Select 'Login' and enter the username and password you chose, then select 'Login'.



The voting page will now allow you to select an act to vote for. Find the page at http://www.whatfest.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=391.



You'll find James and the Giant at the bottom of the list. Select the circle next to our name to select us, then press 'Submit vote'.



Your vote will then be added to the list. Thanks!

If you have other email addresses, you can repeat the above process for that address, but each username can only vote ONCE.

SPREAD THE WORD!

Cheers :-)