Registration

All bands registering for The GBOB Challenge must read and accept the following rules and regulations before completing the registration form.

The registration must contain band name and a contact person with valid email and telephone contact details. If any band member is not of legal age, one responsible parent or guardian must accompany the band to the concert.

Bands can have a minimum of two (2) and up to a maximum of eight (8) members unless special approval has been granted by GBOB International. Adding additional band members after registration is prohibited without the consent of GBOB International. Replacing more than one-third of band members is prohibited without the consent of GBOB International.

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Competition Procedure

The GBOB Challenge is a three-step process. In each country there will be (1) Local Qualifying Events (and, if required, regional finals) leading to (2) a National Final. The winners of National Finals will go forward to (3) the World Final. If a Qualifying Event takes place over two or more nights, the winning band from each night will go forward to the National Final. If the National Final needs to take place over two or more nights there will be a further Super Final to determine the overall winner. The same procedure as for National Finals applys to the World Final.

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Rules relevant to all stages of the competition

Judging
The organisers will appoint three or more respected figures from the music business to act as judges.

Equipment and Onstage Rules
The organisers will provide a high quality sound and lighting system, which all the bands will use.

The organisers will provide all drums, bass and guitar amplifiers, microphones, monitors and backline equipment used in all GBOB Challenge events.

The organisers will provide all sound and lighting engineers as well as all necessary stage crew.

Band members will bring any personal instruments such as guitars, basses and keyboards as well as any effects pedals etc. Drummers will bring their own bass drum pedal and drumsticks.

All bands must use the same backline and drums provided by the organisers. Keyboards and any special equipment – other than personal instruments such as guitars –will be placed on stage before the concert begins and will remain there until the end of the concert.

To keep changeover times to a minimum, any bands with a left-handed drummer will play either first or last on the bill.

All bands must follow instructions given by the organisers and the appointed stage manager.

It is not permitted to use pre-recorded sound material. All bands must play live.

Cover versions are not permitted. All songs must be original although not necessarily written by the band themselves.

Bands will play two songs each. The total playing time for each band must not exceed 8 minutes.

Pyrotechnics, confetti and other visual effects are not allowed in any GBOB events.

Any band overrunning their allotted playing time may be faded out and/or deducted points.

The playing order of the bands will be determined by a draw.