One step closer to Germany is where everybody wants to be.

On Sunday 21st, Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd of October a mixture of rock, pop and folk music will be on show to prove that Victoria has once again what it takes to get a super talented band over to Germany in 2013.

These are the semi final heats to die for 27 bands will compete and will get the public vote to advance to the next and final state gig at Billboards in December.

YOUR LOCAL HERO, ORANGE, INSOMNIA, CARTA EXTREMIS, ST. JIMMY, JOHN TRAGER, SUNDAY CHAIRS, THE ESSENTIALS and finally BY THE NIGHT will entertain the first of 3 nights. These guys will hope that all those rehearsals were actually worth doing while rocking the crowd.

Monday night will have NBC, MICKEY, MIDRIFF EXPLOSION, CONSCIOUS CONTROL, POETIC KAOS, BLACK MAYDAY, OPTICAL SCREW, SOUTH EAST and VIRTUE, play and rock the stage.

The final night of semis on Tuesday at Hi fi bar will get PINBALL MACHINE, BLANSKO DISTRICT, PRETTY DULCIE, JET BLACK POPE, FENIAN, GLASS EMPIRE, THE UGLY KINGS, KILLS COLLAPSE and JUNIOR WALKER.

We' will have to wait and see the results and see who will get one step closer to germany.

Will it be another melbourne emerging band again?.......wait, there's another 2 steps to go through first....for now, let's all get together and support the Melbourne live music scene!