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THE UNDERDOG 2025: SEMI-FINAL B
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.
✪ 1000 LEGS (Formerly STONEFACE)
Punk · Jazz-Punk · Alt-rock
https://linktr.ee/1000legs
LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3YmQ5I0
WATCH: https://youtu.be/A6BoUQeYZ_M
FOR FANS OF: King Krule, Fontaines DC, Squid
✪ BLOOMTIDE
Alternative Rock · Metal
https://linktr.ee/bloomtideband
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/3YPvZHK
WATCH: https://youtu.be/TDLEjJ7ZPaM
FOR FANS OF: Enter Shikari, Calva Louise, Normandie
✪ CALL OF THE VOID
Hardcore Punk
https://linktr.ee/callofthevoiduk
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/3YrjKQx
WATCH: https://youtu.be/164zOF2Nm7A
FOR FANS OF: Soft Play, Turnstile, Black Flag
✪ COBER MOUTH
Nu-Metalcore
https://www.cobermouth.uk/link-splash
LISTEN: kycker.ffm.to/beneaththehydrogen
WATCH: https://youtu.be/ai3e58bRmCI
FOR FANS OF: Slipknot, Architects, Suicide Silence
✪ COLOUR OF BONE
Heavy rock · Metal
https://linktr.ee/colourofbone
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/3YlHbKN
WATCH: https://youtu.be/h3zBIBRoScI
FOR FANS OF: Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Queens of the Stone Age
✪ HOLE TRIPPER:
Alt-Rock · Grunge
https://linktr.ee/holetripper
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/4e90Gfs
WATCH: https://youtu.be/hxX_qf3gDuQ
FOR FANS OF: Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Pearl Jam
Plus GUEST HEADLINERS:
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✪ KURBSIDE VILLAIN
Alt Rock
https://linktr.ee/kurbsidevillain
LISTEN: https://spoti.fi/4hqYOSp
WATCH: https://youtu.be/Jogq-CdfGgY
FOR FANS OF: Blink 182, Motorhead, Stone Temple Pilots
14+ (Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. No professional photography equipment will be permitted to enter the venue.
