Battle of the Bands 2026

Looking for more opportunities to get your music performed and heard? If you are in a band or a singer/songwriter and aged 11 – 18 then you can sign up to be part of Trinity Laban’s Battle of the Bands 2026! Priority will be given to all young musicians who live or study in South-East London. All bands invited to be part of Battle of the Bands 2026 will be offered a coaching session in advance from Trinity Laban musicians, before performing on a professional stage in July, with feedback from our panel of music industry specialists.

The winning band will be invited to Trinity Laban for further coaching and a professional recording session, to help them develop and promote their music further.

• To apply if you are a band from a school, college or music centre please have your teacher/project leader complete the application form. You must complete an application for each band that enters.
• To apply independently of a school, college or music centre, please have a parent or carer of one band member complete the application form.

We welcome applications from schools, music centres, youth projects and young musicians applying independently. Please note that you must submit a short video demo of you performing – the quality of the recording does not matter (this can be taken on a phone) – but the application form and demo must be submitted by no later than Friday 24 April to be considered for the event.