Join Musicians Guild for our 2nd annual Big Nice Band Battle! This battle-of-the-bands event features 10 student bands who are competing for the grand prize of a free day of studio time at Big Nice Studio in Lincoln, RI! This winners of this competition will be chosen through a mix of judges from Big Nice Studio as well as the audience. This event will take place in the Rams Den on March 21st, 2025 from 5:00pm-9:00pm and is free for all members of the public. Interested in signing up your band? Register using this google form here, sign-ups will close when either 10 bands have registered or on Thursday, March 6th at 8:00pm: *SIGN-UP FORM WILL RELEASE 2/27 AT 8:30PM AND WILL BE UPDATED HERE, BE SURE TO ATTEND THE MEETING ON THURSDAY 2/27 AT 8:00PM IN ROOM 124 OF THE MEMORIAL UNION TO ENSURE YOUR BAND CAN SIGN UP BEFORE IT IS FULL* Sign-ups are free!

For bands/performers:

Your band will play a 2-3 song set (depending on number of sign-ups) with at least ONE song being an original that your band has made

Musicians Guild will backline:

Drum kit and hardware; your drummer will need to bring their own snare drum, cymbals, hi-hat clutch, kick pedal, and sticks.

Bass/Keyboard amp; we have a Peavey KB/A for bass and keyboard players to use

Vocals; we have all the microphones you'll need

Amp microphones; we have two amp microphones for guitar amps which is great for those without super loud/powerful amps

If you have any further questions feel free to email musiciansguild@rhodysenate.org. We hope to see you there!

Visit URInvolved for complete event details and to RSVP.