ATL Rock School is a BBC Northern Ireland

BBC Northern Ireland

BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.The organisation is one of the three national regions of the BBC, together with BBC Scotland and BBC Wales. Based at Broadcasting House, Belfast, it provides television, radio, online and interactive television content...

 television programme. The programme aims to highlight new music bands in Northern Ireland.

Band members must be aged between 16 and 21 and resident in Northern Ireland. Judges look for entries from every style and genre, from pop to heavy metal and everything in between. It is broadcast as part of Across the Line

Across the Line (BBC Radio Ulster)

Across the Line is a programme on BBC Radio Ulster . It broadcasts Monday, 8pm to 10.00 pm and Friday, 12.05 am to 02.00 am. Rigsy presents the Monday programme. Saturday is the Dance show and is presented by Paul Hamill.Support for Northern Ireland music and musicians in central to the Across the...

on BBC Radio Ulster

BBC Radio Ulster

BBC Radio Ulster is one of two Northern Irish BBC radio stations, the other being BBC Radio Foyle located in the city of Derry. BBC Radio Ulster is located at Broadcasting House in the Ormeau Avenue area of Belfast city centre...

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Past winners of the competition:

• 2008 - The Good Fight
• 2007 - Nice'n'Sleezy
• 2006 - The Tides
  The Tides (band)
  The Tides were an Indie rock band best known as the predecessor to Northern Irish band General Fiasco. The band was formed in 2002 by Owen Srathern, who was to become General Fiasco's lead singer and bassist. The group included Paul McMillan as singer and guitarist, and Paul Quinn on drums...