This article was published in 2010.

Futuresound 2010 organisers have today revealed the 40 bands that will be given the opportunity to battle it out to be one of six acts to appear at the Leeds and Reading Festivals.

The overall winner of Futuresound 2010 will play on the Festival Republic Stage at both Leeds and Reading Festivals. The five runners-up will appear at both festivals on the BBC Introducing Stage.

Heats take place this summer and the Cockpit and will be judged by local music industry representatives.

The 40 selected bands are:

Bearfoot Beware
Machine Guns & Leather Jackets
Soul Circus
Wot Gorilla?
Blood Oranges
Germain
Moody Gowns
Renaissance Dolls
Afraid Like You
Bang Bang Romeo
Hail Animator
More Than You'll Ever Know
Don't Panic Dear
Loose Talk Costs Lives
Wingman
Runaround Kids
Alvin Purple
Holy State
The Little Blackhearts
Redwire
Castrovalva
Cowtown
Lasse Brawn
Traitors
The Commune Of Rochefourchat
The Luminaries
Sam Airey
Sketches
Blacklisters
Cities Between Us
Kasiuss
St Pierre
Club Smith
Escort Knights
The Kiara Elles
James Owen Fender
Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles
The Pablos
Shakinouts
Time of Hibu

The winner and the five runners up will be announced on Saturday 24th July.