The Clarendon Concert Series and second annual Battle of the Bands will be held in City Park this weekend, and organizers are expecting a big crowd for the three-day event.
Trevor Leeper of Digi-Pro Events says the first Battle of the Bands drew between 200 and 300 people to City Park last year, and he expects a much bigger crowd this time.
Activities will begin Thursday, April 26, with a citywide talent show at 6 p.m. Leeper said ten people are signed up for the talent show, but others can enter just by showing up at 5 p.m. The talent show winner will get a cash prize of $100.
Five bands are lined up for the second Battle of the Bands on Friday, April 27, and will be featuring country, blues, and classic rock music with groups from Amarillo, Clovis, Lubbock, and other area communities. Each band will get to perform for 25 minutes, and fans will judge who wins.
“Last year was our guinea pig,” Leeper said, “and we were impressed by the number of people who attended. We’ve had amazing support this year from businesses and everybody in town.”
The Battle of the Bands will begin at 5 p.m., and the winner will get a $500 cash prize.
Saturday’s concert series will feature “A Road Less Traveled,” a Lubbock band which was named the 2008 Contemporary Christian Music’s Number One Independent Artist. Opening for the group will be “No Sugar Added” from Borger, who finished second in last year’s Battle, followed by “Product” featuring Clarendon native Jeff Hearn.
Gates open at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and there will booths and activities each day of the events in the Park.
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