MANY BANDS WILL ENTER, BUT ONLY ONE WILL BE CHOSEN AS THE WINNER

The Battle of the Bands is back and better than ever. For the third year running, New York bands will have the opportunity to bring the house down at the 2,100-seat Colden Auditorium at Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts. Queens Library seeks to foster the musical talents of emerging bands in Queens and New York City.

Queens has produced countless chart-toppers, from Louis Armstrong to Cyndi Lauper to Nicki Minaj. Feel the heat and witness the performances of the next future musical stars. We have a great lineup so let’s rock!

THE 3RD ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS CONTESTANTS

• Apollo 4
• Dirty Spoons
• Global Warming
• Metal Hawks
• Raging Phoenix
• Summer Haze

Click here to learn more about the contestants

HOSTED BY RAPPER TORAE

The 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands is made available through the generous support of Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College. 

2016 Winners: Chiv Culture

Our grand prize winners were Chiv Culture, whose “head-nod” jazz and hip hop rhymes made the audience clap in unison to songs like “Epiphany” and their hit “Cupid.”

“Good deeds, good vibes, good music. We represent chivalry culture,” said Chiv Culture’s lead vocalist, Akinyemi.

Band members include Akinyemi, Brian Marshall, Markis Williams, Kennedy Frederick, and Lucas Kadish.

View Part of their Performance here.

Tickets Purchase Policy

Queens Library programs are free to the public. In order to make the programs available to the most number of people we are limiting general admission free tickets to 4 per individual. Multiple orders per individual are not allowed and will be cancelled. This policy ensures that no-shows are reduced and tickets are available to the most number of people.

Parking

Free parking is available at the parking lot adjacent to Colden Auditorium. Parking is first come, first served.