#1. Halifax four-piece The Caymans had a spectacular 2024. It all started in February when they landed an impromptu support slot to which famous indie-rock band?
#2. Which of the following bands did NOT play The Trades Club during Independent Venue Week at the start of 2024?
#3. How many acts performed at this year’s one-day Noise In The Valley Festival in Sowerby Bridge?
#4. Which local band, set to release their debut EP in 2025, has signed to the newly-formed label Grayston Unity Records?
#5. Which band kicked off this year’s ‘Piece Hall Live’ series of summer gigs?
#6. What is the official capacity of the upstairs live room at The Blind Pig (Sowerby Bridge)?
#7. The Golden Lion’s hugely successful monthly dance night, Everything Is True, is run by Syd Minsky and resident DJ Matt Hum. Syd is also well known for being the frontman of which local band?
#8. As recounted on the Halifax Music Trail, which of the following famous bands once performed at the town’s Victoria Theatre?
#9. Glam-pop duo The Incident garnered high praise for their debut single. Justin Hawkins of The Darkness said: “You don’t hear voices like that very often do you – staggering!” What was the name of the track?
#10. And finally… Gordon Raphael, now a Calder Valley resident, produced which US band’s 2001 debut album ‘Is This It?’?
Results
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