ERUPTION! SEMI FINAL #1 - £2000 BOTB

Schedule

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

2 Trinity Quay, Merchant Quarter, AB11 5AA Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Aberdeen, SC

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KRAKATOA proudly presents:
ERUPTION! BOTB - SEMI FINAL #1
£2000 Battle-of-the-Bands
FOUR bands will play tonight - but only ONE lucky act can reach our GRAND FINAL in February!
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FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026
7pm Doors
£6 door (£5 students)

Starring:

THE CURVY SQUARES
(alt rock)
10.30pm – 11.00pm
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093224997685
www.instagram.com/thecurvysquares/
CATNIP CHAOS
(rock)
9.40pm – 10.10pm
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565130089535
www.instagram.com/catnip.chaos.music/
SLAM TURRET
(alt rock)
8.50pm – 9.20pm
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095617685688
www.instagram.com/slamturret/
8-BIT PSYCHO
(electrifying fusion of chiptune and psychobilly)
8.00pm – 8.30pm
www.facebook.com/8BitPsycho
www.instagram.com/8bit_psycho/

14+ ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT GUARDIAN, SEE RULES BELOW
https://krakatoa.bar/14+-concerts/
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'ERUPTION!' was launched in 2016 to stimulate interest in grassroots music within the Northeast of Scotland - and together with your help, we intend to continue showcasing just how deep and diverse the talent pool is.
We've even gradually expanded this vision over the years to include bands from the Highlands, East Coast and even Central Belt, with many making their Krakatoa debuts.
Every participating band gets a 30 minute set to impress our guest judges (trusted individuals involved in music, promotion, record labels, etc), who will be scoring the performances across five different categories (Material, Performance, Technical Ability, Audience Engagement and Professionalism).
Music is subjective, of course - but we’ll endeavour to ensure that the judges are as independent, fair-minded and objective as humanly possible.
The winner will be announced early the following week, after we've sought, tallied and verified the guest judges votes. So just keep an eye on our socials, ken?
P.S. The ERUPTION GRAND FINAL event lives here:
www.facebook.com/events/764167713446359
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Followed by:
'NEON LOUNGE'
A nocturnal refuge for the free spirited, an incandescent Dionysian antidote to clubbing. Our NEON LOUNGE DJs will bring the party. All eras, all genres, no shits given.
#eruptionbotb
#discovertiki
#divebar
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