You’ve probably heard us wittering on about the amazing night of joy and great tunes, Blog Off!? that happens THIS SATURDAY (yes, 20th March 2010). We’ve got Victoria & Jacob, Jazica and Starlings all playing, and a few extra surprises coming too.

And, although they’re going like hot cakes, we’ve held back four tickets (that’s two pairs for two lucky people) to win.

All you have to do is leave your name and email below and we’ll pick two winners at random. We’ll close the competition mid Saturday morning most likely, and we’ll email the winners.

So what are you waiting for? Enter below and we’ll get in touch if you’re a winner!

This competition has now closed and the winners contacted

If you don’t win, doors are at 7:30pm on 20th March 2010 and tickets are on sale now for those of you that like a discount and planning ahead – they’re just £5 now and will be £6 on the door.

You can order your tickets now on the Roundhouse’s website, or join the Facebook event.

We’re a bit late to the Local Natives love-in train, however their debut album is definately worth a big listen. They’re on tour at the moment, and we’ve been given a pair of tickets to the guys’ Birmingham Academy 3 show next Wednesday (3rd March) for one lucky person to win.

All you need to do is give us your name and email address and we’ll enter you into a random prize draw to win the pair of tickets. If you also fancy joining the gigsandtours.com mailing list, you can also join it whilst entering the competition.

You’ll need to enter by 6pm on Sunday evening (28th February) in order for us to get in touch and sort out the names to go on the guestlist.

This competition has now closed, and the winner contacted shortly. Thanks to all who have entered.

This prize does not include travel or accomodation, and you enter on the understanding that if you win we will pass your details on to the promoters to organise your prize.

Watch the video for their new single, Airplanes, below.

A couple of weeks ago we introduced XFM’s Winter Wonderland. Now, to go hand-in-hand with their sister station 95.8 Capital FM’s more pop-tastic event, the Jingle Bell Ball, we’re offering two lucky people a taste of the gig by giving you the chance to win a brand new CD from Alexandra Burke.

The event takes place this Saturday and Sunday (5th and 6th December) at London’s O2 Arena, and features performances from amazing artists such as Lady Gaga, Alexandra Burke, JLS, Shakira, Tinchy Stryder, Sugababes, Ne-Yo, La Roux, Dizee Rascal and many more. There’s still a chance for you to win exclusive tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball. Simply tune into 95.8 Capital FM for a chance to win pair of tickets every hour.

To win one of two copies of Alexandra Burke’s new album, all you have to do is email me with the answer to the question below, and we’ll pick a winner at random from the correct answers as at midday on Thursday (3rd December). Please note that we will only send this within the UK, and you’ll have to provide us with a postal address.

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL THAT ENTERED.

Just a quick post – some of you may be interested to hear that Sainsburys are giving away an A-Z of products over the next few weeks, including all sorts of things

Tomorrow, Saturday 5th September, they’re giving away a rather nice drum kit, which includes 12″ and 13″ rack toms, a 16″ floor standing tom, as well as a 14″ snare and a 22″ bass drum, so you can start up your own indie band in your bedroom, even though you’ve yet to blag that multi-million pound recording deal that brings the diamond encrusted drum sticks!

They’re also giving away an iPod next Thursday (10th September) and a Karaoke Machine next Saturday (14th).

To win, all you need to do is hop on over to Mirrorcashback.co.uk and answer an incredibly easy question.

Please note that theregoesthefear.com is not the promoter of this competition, and as such isn’t responsible for the administration of the competition.

Gang of Four have already proven themselves to be one of the most important bands of the past 30 years, being pivotal influences for generations of bands such as Bloc Party, Foals, Maximo Park, Franz Ferdinand and many, many more. Now they’ve reformed, including the core original duo of Jon King and Andy Gill, and to celebrate they’re playing a super special show next Monday (24th August) at a secret venue in central London – and we have a pair of tickets for one lucky person to win.

And if getting some tickets wasn’t enough, you’ll also be provided with a copy of the setlist and photos from the evening enabling you to send over a quick review to be published on Tuesday or Wednesday here at theregoesthefear.com to be read by about 18,000 people. Sounds like something you’re interested in? Enter your name and email address in the form below and we’ll pick one person at random from all entrants at 11pm on Sunday evening, sending you details of where the gig is and all the other details you need on Monday morning.

The venue is a miniscule one compared to the bigger venues they’ll be playing in November (including the likes of the Forum in London), so you’ll be right up close and personal.

So, what are you waiting for? Enter your details in the form below if you’re able to make the show, and we’ll be in touch if you win!

This competition is now closed. We’re getting in touch with the winner.

The obligitory small print:

• The prize is two tickets to see Gang of Four at the a secret venue in London. No transport or other extras are included, unfortunately.
• Before entering please ensure that you are free and able to get to London for Monday night (24th August).
• Please note that this competition is run by Gang of Four’s people, not TGTF.
• Competition closes this Sunday, 23rd August 11pm.
• The winner will be notified on Monday morning (24th August) by email.

Okay, we’ve mentioned our love of Hockey before here at TGTF. Well, now the Portland, Oregon new-wave quartet are playing a super-secret gig next Tuesday at the shiny new Flowerpot in Camden, North London. It’s in the place of the legendary Nambucca, the pub that burnt down just before Christmas, and is essentially trying to carry on its spirit.

So, why are we telling you this? Well, rather excitingly we’re offering one of you lucky people the chance to win a pair of tickets to what is sure to be a rather hot, cozy and rather fun event. All you need to do is email hockeysecretshow@googlemail.com with the subject line “TGTF – Hockey secret show comp”, along with your name and age and Hockey’s people will sort it allll out for you. Yes, it’s really that easy.

The special gig is taking place as the guys promote their new single, the rather brilliantly amazing “Learn To Lose”, which is out on Monday (1st June) from your favourite independent record store (or iTunes, if you must). You can watch the fab video for this below (featuring sparks, water, an empty warehouse and leather jackets) – and do, it’s a proper big sounding anthem. Really.

The boring (but necessary) small print:

• The prize is two tickets to see Hockey at the Flowerpot in London. No transport or other extras are included, unfortunately.
• Before entering please ensure that you are free and able to get to London for Tuesday night.
• Please note that this competition is run by Hockey’s people, not TGTF. Please direct any gig questions to the email address mentioned above
• Competition closes this Sunday, 31st May at midnight
• The winner will be notified on Monday morning (1st June).

In 1959 the first ever Mini rolled off the production line. Now it’s 2009, and to celebrate Mini are holding a three day extravaganza at Silverstone circuit next weekend, Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th May. Called Mini United and featuring the likes of Paul Weller (pictured top), Calvin Harris (pictured right), Twisted Wheel and Raygun, the event offers some great music alongside a tonne of great activities.

On Friday night Calvin Harris will be curating the entire evening’s DJ line up from the hottest DJ’s and producers that he’s currently working with, whilst the Saturday sees long time MINI owner and enthusiast Paul Weller  headlining with a full two hour set. He’ll be supported by some of the best new British talent including Twisted Wheel who will be supporting both Paul and Oasis during their UK tours this year and Raygun who are supporting Pink on her UK tour.

So, do you want to go? Courtesy of the lovely people at Mini, we have not one, not two but THREE tickets to give away to one lucky person – that’s you and two friends. What do you have to do? It’s simple – answer the below question and fill in your details and we’ll get back to you ASAP. But besides the music, what else can you expect? Just for starters, you can expect:

• MINI Stunt driving shows
• Taxi rides in a MINI CHALLENGE racing car (on the Silverstone race circuit)
• Track drives in your own classic Mini or new MINI if you come in one.
• Dunlop ‘RunOnFlat’ slalom challenge
• MINI Stunt driving shows
• Mountain board ‘big air’ show (a cross between snowboarding and skate boarding)
• Go karting (for ages 16+)
• Tyre bowling
• MINI Pulling

If you have any questions, email me at phil@tgtf and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

Sorry, this competition is now CLOSED. Of the 151 entrants, we’ve selected the lucky winner. Thanks to all that entered.

Minis in the top photo come from Keith@Fibonacci’s flickr stream under the Creative Commons License.

You know that here at TGTF we only talk about stuff we love, even if it’s really not the coolest thing ever. One band that’s been catching our ears for a while is the amazing Metro Station, one of those bands that you probably know having heard the amazing “Shake Shake” on the radio recently but haven’t become that familiar with.

Having met on the set of Hannah Montana (as all cool kids do), Trace Cyrus, older brother of the show’s star Miley Cyrus, and Mason Musso, older brother of Mitchel Musso from the show, decided to form a band together, and this brilliant Disney-fied power pop is the result. That’s not to dismiss it off-hand – it’s solid stuff, not everyone’s taste, but great power-pop stuff that will have you dancing in your seat. If you love Good Charlotte, McFly, or Busted (back in the day), you’ll surely love Metro Station.

Whilst “Shake Shake” may well be their biggest song, they’re by no means a one hit wonder. All the tracks on their debut album (out on Monday) are amazing, each having the ability to appear on both the OC (if it was still going) and High School Musical (eurgh), such is the cross-over sound of them. You can just imagine “Control” being a live highlight – chaotic, loud and slightly crazy – you can imagine McFly are quivering in their boots at the challenge these US sugary sweet kids are offering their fans.

We would offer you a shiny video of “Shake Shake”, apparently one of YouTube’s most popular videos, however due to the fun Google and the PRS are having, it’s currently not viewable in the UK unfortunately. So, just pop on over to their myspace to catch up with them.

We’re offering one of you lucky, lucky people the chance to win a Metro Station goodie bag with a t shirt, sunglasses and a CD. Yes, just for you. All you need to do is give us your name and email and one good reason why we should choose you over everyone else… the winner will be the best reason as judged by us, picked out of the hat next Thursday afternoon (2nd April). Please note, sadly you must be in the UK to enter and have a chance to win.

So what are you waiting for? Enter away…

Please note that this competition is now closed – the winner will be contacted shortly

We got all excited about Justin Hawkins’ new side project, Hot Leg’s new album, Red Light Fever, the other week.

To go with the release of Hot Leg’s shiny new album, we have a copy to give away. All you have to do is enter your name and e-mail address in the form below and we’ll pick someone random from all entrants and get back to you if you’ve won to find out where to send the CD.

The competition closes at 8pm on Tuesday 3rd February (though this may change to a bit later if I’m busy), and we’ll hopefully post out the CD on Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, we can only send it within the UK. Sorry.

This competition is now closed, and we’ll be getting in touch with the winner shortly.

Last week we got all excited about Scott Weiland’s new album, “Happy In Galoshes“. The former Velvet Revolver frontman has been working on his issues of late to create an album which many have said is amongst his best yet.

To go with the release of Scott’s shiny new album, we have  a copy to give away up for grab. All you have to do is enter your name and e-mail address in the form below and we’ll pick someone random from all entrants and get back to you if you’ve won to find out where to send the CD.

The competition closes at 4pm on Wednesday 25th February (though this may change to a bit later if I’m busy), and we’ll hopefully post out the CD on Thursday morning. Unfortunately, we can only send it within the UK. Sorry.

Don’t forget we’re also offering a chance to win tickets to a gig of your choice, which closes on Thursday at midday.

8:35pm 25th Feb – This competition is now closed – yes, you had an extra 4 1/2 hours to enter, apologies. The winner will be chosen and contacted shortly.