'Briggs & Stratton Battle of the Bands' Announced
March 04 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Winner will play at Briggs & Stratton's Big Backyard June 28
WAUWATOSA, Wis., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Briggs &
Stratton launched a Battle of the Bands site on MySpace where
voters will have the opportunity to select a winner. The winning
band will perform during Summerfest on June 28. The site,
http://www.briggsbattleofthebands.com/, is designed to highlight
the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage at Summerfest. "We're
really excited about the MySpace Battle of the Bands," said Todd
Teske, Briggs & Stratton President. "Briggs & Stratton has
a long history with music, and we are looking forward to taking
this to an entirely new level through our Battle of the Bands."
Summerfest is the World's Largest Music Festival, located right
here along Milwaukee's Lakefront. The 11-day festival features
music from all genres. Bands can submit their music immediately,
and voting can begin as soon as entries are submitted. The initial
voting will close on May 3 at 11:59 p.m. The top ten bands selected
by voters must then send a full CD of music to Briggs &
Stratton by May 8. The top three will be selected from there, where
their full catalog will be accessible on the MySpace site. The site
will close on June 7 at 11:59 p.m. and the winning band will be
selected immediately. The winning band will receive "Rock Star
Treatment," which includes: -- Live performance at the Briggs &
Stratton Big Backyard stage on Sunday, June 28, 2009 --
Complimentary airline tickets to and from Milwaukee -- Limousine
transportation -- A two-night hotel stay at one of Milwaukee's
finest hotels -- Special "Meet and Greet" before show -- Inside
tour of The World's Largest Music Festival, Summerfest -- Photos
from visit and performance -- Video from performance for the
winning band Briggs & Stratton Corporation is the world's
largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment.
Its wholly owned subsidiary Briggs & Stratton Power Products
Group LLC is North America's number one manufacturer of portable
generators and pressure washers, and is a leading designer,
manufacturer, and marketer of lawn and garden and turf care through
its brands Simplicity(R), Snapper(R), Ferris(R) and Murray(R).
Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed
and serviced in over 100 countries on all six continents.
DATASOURCE: Briggs & Stratton CONTACT: Deanna Zabel of Briggs
& Stratton, +1-414-256-5659, Web Site:
http://www.briggsbattleofthebands.com/
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