Live music, Arizona style

4,000 members and growing

Arizona's Bands

Real Arizona bands, playing live. This is the home page for our Facebook group, where local bands share full live songs, members cheer them on, and one band takes the spotlight every month.

Public group on Facebook. About 4,000 members and growing. Everyone who loves live Arizona music is welcome.

Winner spotlight

Winner Spotlight

This is the spot every band is playing for. One winner each month, up here for the whole month.

Coming soon

The first winner will be up here as soon as the first contest finishes. Their photo, their name and their links will live in this spot for their whole winning month.

Monthly contest

This Month's Contest

The contest is running now in the Facebook group. It starts with photos: bands drop their best band picture in the contest post's comments and members vote on the pictures there first. Then come the live videos. The winning band gets the spotlight on this page for the whole month.

The contest is on now.

The contest is running now in the Facebook group. Bands enter by dropping their best band picture — not a flyer — in the contest post's comments, and members vote on the pictures there. The photos come first, then the videos, and the winner will be right here.

See the contest post

Post your photo first

It starts with photos. A band drops their best band picture — not a flyer — in the comments of the contest post in the Facebook group. That picture is the band's entry, and it goes up before any videos.

Members vote on the photos

Voting starts with the photos, and it lives on Facebook. Members vote with their reactions on the band's picture in the contest post's comments.

Then the live videos

After the photo voting, the videos come next. A band posts a live video of themselves playing a full song in the group. It has to be a real live performance. Promo clips and short teasers do not count.

Winner gets the spotlight

The winning band is spotlighted on this page for the whole month, with their photo, their name and their links front and center for everyone to see.

What a good entry looks like

  • Your best band picture — not a flyer — dropped in the contest post's comments
  • The band in the photo and video is your band
  • One full song on video, start to finish
  • Played live, with live sound
  • Posted in the Arizona's Bands group
  • Shot where people can see you play
  • No studio track laid over the video
  • No promo clips or short teasers

Winners wall

Winners Wall

Every monthly winner earns a permanent place on this wall. Win once, and your band stays here for good.

First winner

Winners will be added here as contests finish.

Your band could be next

Enter the monthly contest in the group to take a spot.

More spots coming

A new frame opens up every month, all year long.

About the group

Built for bands who play live

Arizona's Bands is all about working bands right here in Arizona. Bars, patios, festivals and backyard stages. If a band is playing it live, it belongs here. No studio tracks dressed up as live. No promo clips. Just the real thing, played in front of real people.

4,000Members in the group
MonthlyOne contest, one winner
Full songEvery entry, played live
ArizonaLocal bands, local stages

Ready to join the fun?

Join the group, post your live video when the contest opens, and let the members decide. Or just come hang out and find your new favorite Arizona band.

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