Bands across the Ranges have battled it out to be crowned the winning group.
The Battle of the Bands took over Kyneton’s Town Hall on Friday, August 1, with The Mods, Thunderchief, Electric Eels, Felonys, Mousie Coco and Elysium all performing to a sold out crowd of 250 youth.
The six acts comprise of 23 young musicians all from the Macedon Ranges, for a great display of home-grown talent.
The grand prize of the night went to The Mods, who were awarded a $1500 recording studio package at Field Day Studios by the three judges, who were stoked to receive to win the big prize with all their friends there to see them.
“It feels like we’ve put in 100,000 hours of work into this event. This opportunity means heaps to us,” The Mods said.
“We can absolutely see a career in music for ourselves.”
The People’s Choice Award went to The Electric Eels, who were awarded a $500 Manny’s Music Store voucher.
They said it was the biggest crowd they had ever performed in front of.
“This opportunity means so much to us. It means that we get more experience performing in larger spaces and to bigger crowds, which is special to our band. I can really see a career in music,” they said.
“Listening to music as little kids and thinking ‘wow, I want to do that someday!’ really inspired us to be musicians. We have our music teacher to thank and all the amazing artists that we listen to on the radio and at home for inspiring us as musicians.”
Macedon Ranges council mayor Dom Bonanno congratulated all the acts.
“It’s really important to provide platforms and opportunities for our creative young people in the
Macedon Ranges to further their passions, and I’m proud that Council is doing exactly that through the Battle of the Bands 2025 event and the broader Music in the Sticks program,” he said.
“Congratulations to all those local artists who embraced the moment and performed on the night, and thank you to everyone who turned out in support to make it a night for them to remember.”
