Bands battle for top festival slot at Leamington contest

And the chosen winners - indie four-piece Roger the Mascot - are now gearing up to play at the INmusic Festival in Croatia next month, alongside acts such as Editors and Arctic Monkeys.

The All About The Music competition, which attracted television and radio crews from around the UK to the Assembly in Spencer Street, was run by Leamington travel company eufest.com

Roger the Mascot bass guitarist Matt King said: “A massive thank you goes out to all the amazing team at eufest for giving us such an awesome opportunity. We are so happy and cannot wait to go out to INmusic festival.”

Co-judging on the night was eufest director Dermot O’Flynn, who said: “We were really blown away by the performers. It just goes to show how many talented unsigned bands there are waiting to be discovered.

“All the finalists were absolutely fantastic and the decision was an extremely tough one. But Roger the Mascot were worthy winners and I’m really looking forward to seeing them onstage at INmusic.”

With influences including Nirvana, The Doors, The Stranglers, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Cash, Roger the Mascot - made up of Daniel Vardy, Matt King, Jamie Pickering and Laura Hudson - have recently released Wired to the System, their ten-track debut album.

All About The Music was aimed at supporting upcoming bands and artists who may not otherwise be given the chance to play for such a large festival audience.

The team at eufest have already begun preparations for next year’s event.

To keep up-to-date and find out more about the company, visit www.eufest.com