The Underdog 2025 | Semi-Final A

Name: The Underdog 2025 | Semi-Final A
Start: 2025-03-30T18:30:00+01:00
Location: Thekla Bristol

Schedule

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Thekla Bristol | Bristol, EN

WE NEED BANDS X Synthetica Present:
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THE UNDERDOG 2025: SEMI-FINAL A
The Underdog returns in 2025 with a special tenth-anniversary series.
The Semi-Finals will be the penultimate round of the 2025 Underdog series, with six semi-finalists competing for one of the three spots at the Grand Final. Our finalists will be competing for our stacked prize table:
£1,000 in no-strings-attached cash
Two days recording with Orchard Studios
PR deal with Headstrong
50 t-shirts printed by Pins & Knuckles
Press shoot with Sam Habridge
Bespoke mini-tour by We Need Bands
Plus, the Semi-Finals will be headlined by the winners of our Overload event.

First launched in 2015, The Underdog quickly established itself on the Bristol scene as an alternative to the larger national competitions. Hundreds of local bands have competed at venues like o2 Academy, Thekla, The Fleece, Exchange, The Thunderbolt, and Zed Alley.
Seventy-two bands from around the South West and Wales will battle it out at the 2025 Underdog competition, our biggest-ever event series... but there can only be one winner!
Follow the competition by using the hashtag #UnderdogBristol on social media.

Please Note: Only one ticket can be claimed per person (you cannot buy multiple tickets for the extra votes).

The SEMI-FINALISTS:
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Please note – bands are listed here in alphabetical order and do not reflect the running order.

✪ CIRCLE OF CROWS
Alt Rock · Hard Rock
https://linktr.ee/circleofcrows
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/3Av81Z5
WATCH:

FOR FANS OF: Alter Bridge, Biffy Clyro, Alice in Chains

✪ HOASTER
Alt Rock · Prog
https://linktr.ee/hoaster
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/4ehZXsD
WATCH:

FOR FANS OF: Foo Fighters, Weezer, ELO, Radiohead

✪ KODACHROME
Indie Rock
https://linktr.ee/kodachromeband
LISTEN: https://on.soundcloud.com/9HLKffND2odrqYkJA
WATCH:

FOR FANS OF: Paramore, Jeff Buckley, Blondie

✪ NINE TREE HILL
Pop Rock · Blues
https://www.instagram.com/ninetreehill/
FOR FANS OF: SuperTramp, Talking Heads, Daryl Hall and John Oates

✪ SORRYPARK
Pop Punk · Easycore · Metalcore
https://linktr.ee/sorryparkuk
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/40whZUM
WATCH:

FOR FANS OF: Neck Deep, Fightstar, Four Year Strong

✪ TALK IN CODE
Indie Pop
https://linktr.ee/talkincodeband
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/48yqAZ4
WATCH:

FOR FANS OF: The 1975, Duran Duran, The Killers

The INFO:
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WHERE? ⇾ Thekla
www.TheklaBristol.co.uk
The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol BS1 4RB
WHEN? ⇾ Saturday 7th June
WHAT TIME? ⇾ 6:30pm-11:00pm
HOW MUCH? ⇾
Artist Pre-Sale (5X Votes): £10.00 + BF (Headfirst Exclusive)
Early Bird (3X Votes): £11.00 + BF (Fatsoma Exclusive)
General Release (2X Votes): £12.00 + BF
Please Note: Only one ticket can be claimed per person (you cannot buy multiple tickets for the extra votes).

Follow All The Action:
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Search #UnderdogBristol on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all The Underdog 2025 news, or follow us on social media via:
www.instagram.com/UnderdogBristol
www.facebook.com/UnderdogBristol

The Underdog 2025 Series:
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Hall of Fame A · Saturday 22nd February · Exchange
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2t
Overload A · Friday 28th February · Moor Brewery
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0Tfj
Hall of Fame B · Saturday 1st March · Exchange
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/09oX
Overload B · Friday 7th March · Moor Brewery
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0Tfl
Semi Final A · Sunday 30th March · Thekla
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2H
Semi Final B · Sunday 6th April · Thekla
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0K2F
Grand Final · Saturday 7th June · o2 Academy, Bristol
Tickets/Info: https://fatso.ma/0Lc5