Grunge new-comers The Durge and old school rock legends Serotonin have made it through to the semi finals of Y Not festival battle of the band competition.

Local talent will be performing alongside bigger nationally established acts at the Pikehall site near Matlock from August 1 to August 3 and festival organisers are offering one lucky band the chance to open the event.

Nearly 200 bands entered the competition and 60 were chosen to play in the first ten heats. Only 22 have made to through to the semi final heats.

The Durge will performing on Sunday from 7:30pm at Belper Town Football Ground in the bar and Serotonin will be appearing at The Venue in Derby on July 11 from 6pm.

Serotonin are inviting fans to go along and see their performance and have booked a 52 seat coach. Details can be found on Peak Promotion facebook site.

The open air battle of the bands final will take place at the Lime Kiln in Wirksworth on July 19.

Mystery Jets, the latest band to hit the charts with a string of appearances on television and Radio 1, are confirmed to headline the festival.

Semi Final bands:

RockShots, Chesterfield - 26th June. Doors 19.15, admission £4

Band Name Home Town
The Dismissive Attack Chesterfield
The Amber Herd Chesterfield
The Fuse Chesterfield
The Weaker Head Belper
The Absolute Beginners Chesterfield

Madisons, Matlock – 27th June. Doors 19.15, admission £4

Band Name Home Town
Afternoon Workshop Belper
For This Day Kirkby in Ashfield
Stuck in 2nd Nottingham
The Midbeats Leicester
With Silent Eyes Alfreton

Belper Town FC, Belper – 6th July. Doors 19.15, admission £4

Band Name Home Town
Black Market Goods Belper
Sable Dawn Duffield
The Durge Wirksworth
SKAM Leicester
The Verified Coalville


The Venue Derby- July 11th. Doors 17:30, admission £5.

Band Name Home Town
Serotonin Wirksworth
Candy Apple Sour Wirksworth
Some Kinda Mushroom South Normanton
WhatMakesYouBeautiful Derby
FreeFold Chesterfield
The Raw Derby
Rebel Territory Belper

One band from each semi final (apart from The Venue where there are 2) will go through to the Grand Final (TBA) the winner of which will open Y Not Festival 2008.
Tickets for Y Not Festival are available at all battle of the band gigs.