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2026 Battles - ON SALE NOW!

VIC - NEW BATTLE! Inner East - 30/7

  1. Glenferrie PS - Old Spice
  2. Fitzroy North PS - Backstreet Roys
  3. North Melbourne PS - Rock'N'Roll Call
  4. Richmond PS - Rage Against the Canteen



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VIC - Bayside 7/8

  1. Sandringham East Primary – CarPool Tunnel Syndrome
  2. Sandringham Primary – Leave Pass
  3. Hampton Primary – Kiss’n’Go
  4. Patterson Lakes Primary - The Drop-Offs
  5. Edithvale Primary - System of a Playground


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VIC - Yarra Ranges 13/8

VIC - NvS "Inner City" Battle Finals - 10/9

  1. Mt Dandenong PS – The Mt Dandy Warhols
  2. Billanook PS - The Sheffield Roadies
  3. Ferny Creek PS - Permission Slipped
  4. Tecoma PS – The Tecomatones
  5. Emerald PS – The Tall Ones
  6. Selby PS - Life Education Band




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VIC - NvS "Inner City" Battle Finals - 10/9

VIC - NvS "Inner City" Battle Finals - 10/9

  1. Northside 1 Winner - Lost Property (Ivanhoe East PS)
  2. Northside 2 Winner - The Thornberries (Thornbury PS)
  3. Southside 1 Winner - The Portals (Port Melbourne PS)
  4. Southside 2 Winner - The Ripoffs (Ripponlea PS)
  5. Inner East Winner - *T.B.D. 30/7/26
  6. Wildcard - Primary Scream (St Kilda PS)





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NSW - Bondi, Sydney - 12/6 - SOLD OUT!

  1. Bellevue Hill PS - The Bellenials
  2. Bondi Beach PS - Lunch Money
  3. Clovelly PS - The Cloey Pick-Ups
  4. Bronte PS - Lost Property
  5. Coogee PS - Undercover Mother
  6. Bondi PS - Bondinamite


Proudly supported by Sydney Sotheby's International Realty & Enerparc 


TURN IT UP AWARD

for Most Tickets Sold
WINNER:

THE CLOEY PICK-UPS - Clovelly PS


MIC DROP AWARD

Judges' Pick

WINNER: BONDINAMITE

RUNNER-UP: THE CLOEY PICK-UPS


Judges:

Tim Minchin - (Songwriter, Composer, Artist, Actor, Writer, Comedian, Producer, Speaker, Poet)
Kirk Pengilly - (INXS)

Chris Erskine - SVP Artist Strategy, Warner Music Group APAC
Stephen Hunt - (PBOB Alumnus - Lost Property, Bronte Public)

MC & DJ: 

Osher Gunsberg - Australian Broadcaster & Author


Guest Presenter & Speaker:

Emily Albert - Executive Director & Head of Impact at Alberts


VIC - Southside 2 - 4/6 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

  1. Middle Park PS – Middle Sparks
  2. Caulfield Jr College - The Apparents
  3. Galilee Catholic PS - The Late Notes
  4. St Kilda Park PS - Parental Guidance
  5. Ripponlea PS - The Ripoffs


TURN IT UP AWARD

for Most Tickets Sold
WINNER and recipient of Rock Academy Scholarship:

THE RIPOFFS - Ripponlea PS

RUNNER-UP and recipient of the Ferguson Plarre's Bakehouse Prize:

THE LATE NOTES - Galilee Regional PS


MIC DROP AWARD

Judges' Pick

WINNER: THE RIPOFFS

RUNNER-UP: THE APPARENTS


Judges:

Tim Watson - (Guest Artist - Taxiride)
Simon Myers - (Memo Music Hall)
Midge Bateup - (PBOB Alumnus - The Portals/The Last Port)
Andrew Irwin - (PBOB Board Director, CFO - Unified Music)


Poster for Parents Battle of the Bands event on May 28 at Southside, Prince Bandroom, St Kilda.

VIC - Southside 1 - 28/5 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

VIC - Southside 1 - 28/5 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

VIC - Southside 1 - 28/5 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

  1. Elwood PS – Wet Wet Wet Day Time Table
  2. Albert Park PS - Albert Parklife
  3. Port Melbourne PS - The Portals
  4. Elsternwick PS - Lunchbox 20
  5. St Kilda PS - Primary Scream


TURN IT UP AWARD

for Most Tickets Sold
WINNER and recipient of Rock Academy Scholarship:

THE PORTALS - Port Melbourne PS

RUNNER-UP and recipient of the Ferguson Plarre's Bakehouse Prize:

LUNCHBOX 20 - Elsternwick PS


MIC DROP AWARD

Judges' Pick

WINNER: THE PORTALS

RUNNER-UP: PRIMARY SCREAM


Judges:

Tim Watson - (Guest Artist - Taxiride)
Rosemary Walton - (Triple M)
Kim Volkman - (Guest Artist)
Fiona Harris - (Guest Artist, PBOB Alumnus The Ripoffs)
David Leggatt - (PBOB Board Director, PBOB Alumnus Primary Scream)

Concert poster for Parents Battle of the Bands at Northside, Thornbury, on May 21 at 7 PM.

VIC - Northside 2 - 21/5

VIC - Southside 1 - 28/5 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

VIC - Southside 1 - 28/5 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

  1. Fairfield PS – North Side Hu$tle
  2. Merri Creek PS – No Compass
  3. Thornbury PS – The Thornberries
  4. Preston West PS - The Quadranglers
  5. St. Joseph’s PS – Sunday School
  6. Brunswick South PS – No Recess
  7. Preston South PS - Gold Coin Donations


TURN IT UP AWARD

for Most Tickets Sold

WINNER and recipient of Rock Academy Scholarship:

SUNDAY SCHOOL - St Joseph's PS (NEW!)

RUNNER-UP and recipient of the Ferguson Plarre's Bakehouse Prize:

NORTH SIDE HU$TLE - Fairfield PS


MIC DROP AWARD

Judges' Pick

WINNER: THE THORNBERRIES

RUNNER-UP: NO COMPASS


Judges:

Kylie Auldist (Guest Artist)

Cash Savage (Cash Savage + the Last Drinks/ Board Member - Music Victoria)

Hannah Lawson (PBOB Chair)

Stepas Levickis (PBOB Alumnus - Double Denim) 



Poster for Parents Battle of the Bands event at Northside, Croxton Bandroom on May 14 at 7PM.

VIC - Northside 1 - 14/5

VIC - Southside 1 - 28/5 Proudly supported by the City Of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund

VIC - Northside 1 - 14/5

  1. Ivanhoe East PS - Lost Property
  2. Brunswick East PS - Assembly
  3. Northcote PS - The Nits
  4. Westgarth PS – Megadebt
  5. Wales Street PS - No Hat No Play
  6. Newlands PS – Escuela de Rock


TURN IT UP AWARD

for Most Tickets Sold

WINNER and recipient of Rock Academy Scholarship:

THE NITS - Northcote PS

RUNNER-UP and recipient of the Ferguson Plarre's Bakehouse Prize:

LOST PROPERTY - Ivanhoe East PS

 

MIC DROP AWARD

Judges' Pick

WINNER: LOST PROPERTY

RUNNER-UP: ESCUELA DE ROCK


Judges:

Cash Savage (Cash Savage + the Last Drinks/ Board Member - Music Victoria)

Nick Hemstrom (Guest Artist)

Hannah Lawson (PBOB Chair)

Sam Hooper (PBOB Alumnus - Westgarth Idol/The Sick Baes) 


At Parents Battle of the Bands, we honour the Traditional Custodians of the lands where music and stories have been shared for generations. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and we honour music as a timeless force for connection, learning, inspiration, and community.


Music is magic; a sign of the times, a parade across (new power) generations — bringing us together, giving voice, and shaping culture. 

We are indeed gathered here today to get through this thing called life



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