Wildcard: Exeter | Heat A

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WILDCARD: EXETER | HEAT A (METAL · METALCORE)

The team behind Bristol’s biggest Battle of the Bands (We Need Bands) are bringing their competition to Exeter for the very first time! After a successful test event back in February, Wildcard launches in Exeter with a mini-competition in Autumn 2025. Eighteen bands will compete for our 2025 prize table:

• A guest headline slot at Thekla in Bristol (as part of the 2026 Underdog series).
• A single recording with Studio54
• A press photo shoot with Apertography

The winning band will be decided 50/50 between our industry judges and audience votes – buy your ticket in advance to get bonus votes at the event!

The top-scoring band from each heat will automatically go through to the Grand Final on Saturday 15th November. Two Wildcards will also join the line-up at the Grand Final: the band with the best overall judge’s score, and the band with the best overall audience score.

Follow the competition by using the hashtag #WildcardExeter on socials.

The BANDS:
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Please note: the bands are listed alphabetically and do not reflect the running order of the event.

✪ FULL DISCLOSURE
Post-Grunge · Metal

www.instagram.com/full.disclosure.official

FOR FANS OF: Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana

✪ INDECISION
Alt-Rock

https://linktr.ee/indecisionbanduk

FOR FANS OF: Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins, Basement

✪ LACERTA
Nu-Core · Progressive Metal

https://linktr.ee/lacertaband

LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/track/7bPnuvvmkiPxTSiFY5DPZY
WATCH: https://youtu.be/Le1nId369nI

FOR FANS OF: Meshuggah, King 810, Cober Mouth

✪ PARLAY
Pirate-Themed Metal

https://linktr.ee/parlayuk_

FOR FANS OF: Misfits, Crowbar, Pantera

✪ RECREANCE
Modern Metalcore · Ambient

https://linktr.ee/recreanceofficial

LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mAP8ADdyccK43NPdZzvKC
WATCH: https://youtu.be/BasLdsPI0z8

FOR FANS OF: https://linktr.ee/recreanceofficial

The INFO:
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WHERE? ⇾ Bomba
4 The Quay, Exeter, EX2 4AP
https://www.bombaexeter.com/

WHEN? ⇾ Tuesday 7th October

WHAT TIME? ⇾ 7:00pm-11:00pm

HOW MUCH? ⇾
Super Early Bird (4X Votes): £6:00 +BF
Early Bird (3X Votes): £7.00 +BF
General Release (2X Votes): £8.00 +BF
Final Release (1X Vote): £8.00 +BF
Tickets via Fatsoma

Please note: only one ticket can be claimed per customer (you cannot buy multiple tickets to give extra votes).

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