ISU Hosts its 3rd Band Competition with Bands all across the State

This past Thursday, bands from across the state battled out in the Battle of Bands competition. This event was held by Illinois State’s WZND radio station. Seven bands from across Illinois came together to compete.

Elizabeth Zoerner, organizer of the event, says the goal of this event was to bring people together. She explains that they just wanted to get more people in the music scene involved, not only Bloomington-Normal or ISU students, but the whole Central Illinois area. She also states they had bands from Peoria, Springfield, and other little suburbs playing.

Zoerner also said an event like this allows WZND an opportunity to give back to the community. She stated that they were going to get lots of food pantry donations that would be donated to the School Street Food Pantry. She also explained that last year, they got over 200 items, so she expected to get just as much, if not more this year.

The event brought music and community support together.