Rock Premier League to kick off

Each band faces each other band in their group in a round robin format.

Yellow cards

Earning points if they win, get over 100 SMSs and get yellow cards and red cards for mistakes and misbehaviour. The two bands with the highest points from each group move on to the knock-out rounds: the quarter-finals, the semis and, ultimately, the final.

Performance, crowd reaction and SMS votes

To win a match, three things are taken into consideration: performance, crowd reaction and SMS votes. A match night, every Tuesday at Mercury (downstairs) will consist of all four bands in a group performing. Bands gain revenue from SMSs they have collected from their fans.

The RPL is a league that encourages brands to develop their brands and perfect their marketing strategies. This is not a battle, it is a league, a union - bands working together measuring themselves against each other and improving the rock industry.

The following bands are featured:

Group A

Heart Shaped Heresy
Lydekrane
She Man Lion
Stereo Zen

Group B

Idle Sunday
Red Hauxley
The 357s
The Undefind

Group C

Heaven Underground
Puck
RipCord
Thought Police

Group D

Autumn of August
Chasing Friday
Irvine
The Sin