Applications are NOW OPEN for The Rising Stage at Ramblin' Man Fair. This is an amazing festival opportunity and WaterBear will be putting forward a shortlist of bands for Rambin' Man Fair's Rising Stage for 2019. Keep an eye out for The Big Red who will be running an opportunity for this stage as well. Watch the video for more details. To apply: Please send your band's EPK or a short bio, 1 video and your band's social media links to risingstage@wbear.io Full details below. Terms and Conditions: i. Any bands or band members who work for WaterBear are not eligible to enter. Students who study at WaterBear and bands who have attended the Underground Music Conferences are of course eligible and encouraged to apply. ii. Bands that apply do not have to be local to the festival, however bands from Kent are particularly encouraged to apply. iii. Online conduct will be taken into account. iv. The shortlist of bands will be selected by Bruce John Dickinson. This will be decided on a number of factors including: musical merit, genre, suitability, fan engagement and how actively the band are progressing their own career. v. The short list will then be sent to The Ramblin’ Man team and they will choose the lineup. The decision made will be final. TO APPLY: i. Bands must enter by either sending an EPK or a bio, 1 video and links to the band social media to the email address: risingstage@wbear.io ii. Bands must only apply if they are available on the dates of the festival. The stage will run on Sat 20th and Sun 21st July 2019 and is back in full force over 2 days. iii. The deadline for submissions is January 1st 2019. iv. Ramblin’ Man fair will announce details of the ‘wild card’ fan vote for one slot on the stage in the new year. v. The timing of the final announcement of the line up will be decided by Ramblin’ Man Fair (but is expected to be around April 2019). Interested in achieving a BA or an MA qualification as a producer, vocalist, musician, film-maker, social media content producer, songwriter, tour manager or DJ? Come to one of our open days to see how we can help you: * Saturday 22nd September * Saturday 6th October * Saturday 3rd November * Saturday 1st December To book your place: Call 01273 726230 or email info@wbear.io Find out more on our website: www.waterbear.org.uk Let's get social: www.facebook.com/wearewaterbear www.twitter.com/wearewaterbear www.instagram.com/wearewaterbear www.youtube.com/waterbear