This article was published in 2008.

The Dogfest Battle Of The Bands competition will be held on Saturday 19th July at Mount Pleasant stadium, home of Batley Bulldogs RLFC. Entry is £3 adults and free to under 12s, gates open at 1pm and the first band is on stage at 2pm.

The winner will be decided by voting throughout the day with the winning band getting £100 and the runners up £50.

The bands taking part are The Sighting, Randy T and the Amateurs, Tuesday Secret , Zepiain, The GT's, No Fears, The Tabbs, Mels Bells and F Punk Allstars.