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Want to play Riot Fest & Carnival 2012? Enter the Do312 Battle Royale With Cheese!

Want to play Riot Fest & Carnival 2012? Enter the Do312 Battle Royale With Cheese!

August 16, 2012 // Riot Fest

We still have one slot open for Riot Fest & Carnival 2012 and we’re teaming up with Do312 to turn the choice over to the people. That’s right, your band could be the last addition to the already legendary Riot Fest 2012 lineup.

All you have to do is click over to this link, follow the rules and enter!

If your band is picked you will play on Sunday with Iggy & The Stooges, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Gogol Bordello and dozens more, you’ll get VIP passes for the full festival and t-shirts for the whole band! Entries must be in by Thursday August 23, 2012 by 12 PM Central Time so get on it and get your fans voting!

ENTRY PHASE – Between Thursday, August 16th and Thursday, August 23rd at noon, Bands will be able to enter their unique track on Do312.

VOTING PHASE – Between Thursday, August 23rd at noon and Sunday, September 2nd, your fans can vote once per day, everyday. This is the most crucial part, as fans can create this opportunity for you! Each email address registered through Do312 is allotted one vote per day, so encourage your supporters to vote early and often.

On September 3rd at noon, the two most popular vote getters and two Riot Fest judge’s picks will move on to the second round where the 4 bands will go head-to-head to play Riot Fest 2012! Second round voting will be open from September 3rd – September 7th.

THE DECISION
– On September 7th, the votes will be tallied and the top vote getter will play at RIOT FEST & CARNIVAL.

RULES – Participating bands must be at least 18 years or older. (Bands are responsible for their own travel and accommodations to and from Chicago.)

If you or your friends create multiple accounts (or try to use bots to vote for you), it’s cheating, and we will disqualify those votes. So please, don’t waste your time or ours by cheating.

Good luck and we look forward to seeing you at RIOT FEST & CARNIVAL

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