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Babyfaced Assassins Film Debut!

Following their appearances in the South Park Gardens Festival 2010 & 2011, Realistic Rock coached band, Babyfaced Assassins, have been featured in a film.

Merton’s Leisure and Culture team will be screening ‘Merton’s Summer of Culture’ on Monday, 5 December at 6.30pm at the Wimbledon Odeon.

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Remastered Showcase @ Bar XLR

The Remastered Showcase is fast approaching!

Join us at Bar XLR for a night of live music, featuring performances from Steven Woodnutt, Until April, Fighting Chance, India Price, Realistic Rock Tutors and both Remastered courses.

Wed 7th Dec from 8 pm. Under 18s welcome if accompanied.

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Band Showcase Tickets

Tickets for the Band Showcase on Friday 16th December @ Bourne Hall are now on unrestricted sale, £10 each or £9 each when you buy 3 or more.

Any band members who have not yet purchased tickets for their families are advised to do so quickly as there are limited tickets available due to capacity restrictions.

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Free Strings Or Sticks!

Free sticks (worth £8) or strings (worth £6) when you spend £30 or more in the shop this Saturday 3rd December!

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Free Drum Sticks

Get a free set of drum sticks worth £6 when you spend £30 or more in the shop this Saturday, 26th November!

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Band Showcase Info

The band showcase night will take place at Bourne Hall, Ewell on the evening of Fri 16th December with performances from all Realistic Rock coached bands.

Tickets will be £10 each or £9 each for 3 tickets.

Initially, tickets will be restricted to a maximum of 3 per band member and will go on sale 1st Nov – 30th Nov 2011. Any remaining tickets will go on sale 1st Dec on a first come first served basis at £10 each. This is due to capacity restrictions and to ensure everyone gets a fair proportion of tickets.

Please note that band members do not require a ticket.

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Christmas Showcase Student Info

Dear Parent/Student,

Christmas Showcase and rehearsal Information

The Realistic Rock Christmas Showcase is fast approaching on Monday 19th December @ Epsom Playhouse.

Tickets for the Christmas Showcase are now on sale from Realistic Rock reception. Tickets are £10 each or £9 each when you buy 5 tickets or more. Tickets are also available from Epsom Playhouse for £10 each (£9 ticket offer is not available).

On the day of the Showcase, students should be at the Epsom Playhouse for 6.45pm. Doors for the performance will open at 7.30pm and the performance will start at 8pm and be finished by 10.30pm. There will be an interval approximately half way through the Showcase.

Rehearsal Information

There will be a final rehearsal for students taking part in the showcase on Sat 17th Dec @ Realistic Rock.

Please make a note of the time of your group’s rehearsal:

9:30am – 10:30am: Foundation & Intermediate
10:30am – 11:30am: Rock Band & Remix
11:30am – 12:30am: Beginners To Band Members, Step Up On Stage, Rock Stars

Good luck in your preparations for the showcase, we look forward to seeing you on the night!

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Free Strings

Get a free set of electric or acoustic guitar strings worth £6 when you spend £30 or more in the shop this Saturday, 26th November!

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Bar XLR 2nd November

Realistic Rock Night @ Bar XLR continues! It’s always a great night, so if you haven’t been, come in for a whole night of live music from Realistic Rock students and bands including:

8:30 – Vertical Horizon
8:45 – Two Tone
9:00 – Water For Boats
9:15 – The Final Rumour
9:30 – Tutors
9:45 – Geoff Tester
9:55 – Remastered Tues
10:05 – Remastered Thurs
10:15 – Feature Creep
10:45 – Baundie and The Bandits

From 8:00 pm. Under 18s are welcome if accompanied!

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Realistic Rock Nominated For An Award!

We’ve been nominated for an award in the Epsom & Ewell Business Excellence Awards!

Check out the other nominees and information in the Epsom Guardian, on page 15. You can also view the paper online here.

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