Contest to Open for Skillet at 'Rock the River' Festival in Eagle River, Wisconsin / Contest Rules and Details Here!

Are you a fan of Christian rock group Skillet? Then you probably know the band will be performing at Rock the River music festival in Eagle River, Wisconsin on August 24th.

As always Rock the River will have an awesome lineup including bands such as P.O.D., The Halo Method, Hawthorne Heights, IAMDYNAMITE, James Durbin, Go Fight, Model Stranger, Dead on TV and Nudge.

What's great about this year, Skillet is teaming up with the Rock the River to bring you and/or your band on stage.

Official contest rules [from Gigg.com]

- Create a music video showcasing of you or your band. We must see you perform in the video.  A slide show of pictures with audio is not acceptable.
- Entry/start time: Tuesday July 12th 2013.
- Submission period will be short, so get your videos in now! Tournament start date is Friday August 9.
- Points are based on FB likes, Tweets, and Gigg votes. Points will determine ranking/seeding.

The top 64 contestants, based on the contest point system, will go head-to-head in 2-day long rounds.

Round 1 - August 9th
Round 2 - August 11th
Sweet 16 - August 13th
Elite 8 - August 15th
Final Four - August 17th
Finals - August 19th

The winner will be decided by the fan vote, Rock the River judge vote, the Gigg judge vote and announced Wednesday August 21st.

All contestants must reside in North America.

Check out the official contest homepage for more details:

http://gigg.com/tour/skillet