<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4" face="AvenirNext-Regular" color="#0042aa"><b>Gotham\u2019s Battle of the Bands is BACK!</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3" face="AvenirNext-Regular"><b>\U0001f5d3\ufe0f Sunday, May 18th, 2025</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="3" face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular">\U0001f4cd</font><font size="3" face="AvenirNext-Regular" style="font-weight: bold;">Groove</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular">125 Macdougal Street</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular">New York, NY 10012</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" size="-apple-system-body"><span style="font-size:-apple-system-body"><b>3PM-6PM</b></span><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="3" face="AvenirNext-Regular"> We\u2019re on the hunt for the next big band!</font></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular">If you know a group that has what it takes, have them SIGN UP NOW to compete in this EPIC showdown!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><b>The competition is open to all musical genres</b>!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><font size="4"><b>* </b></font>The only requirement is that there are at least two instrumentalists in the band! <font size="4"><b>*</b></font></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3" face="AvenirNext-Regular"><b>Ready to rock the stage? Apply now! \U0001f449 <a href="https://bit.ly/BoBands2025">https://bit.ly/BoBands2025</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><font size="3" face="AvenirNext-Regular">\U0001f3c6<b>Prizes are as follows: </b></font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><br></font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><b>First prize</b> $2,000 + a one-set performance at Café Wha? </font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"><b>Second</b> <b>prize</b> $1,000 </font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular"> <b>Third prize</b> $500</font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" size="3"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" size="3"><b>Let the Battle Begin! \U0001f525\U0001f3a4</b></font></div><div><font face="AvenirNext-Regular" size="3"><b><br></b></font></div><div><img alt="Battle of the Bands.jpeg" src="cid:029F2E91-E9D0-4D36-A81F-F7968538A953" style="text-align: start;"></div></div><div>
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