Tournament play to determine—once and for all—Rock’s Greatest Backing Band continues with the Rebel Conference, composed of backing bands for some of rock’s most rebellious, iconoclastic artists. Please use this space to argue for your favorite backing band in each contest, using any or all of the following criteria, including criteria not listed here:

• Ability to support the bandleader’s musical agenda/vision
• Additional musical contribution to the bandleader’s sound/vision
• Look and other supporting “rock superhero powers”
• Catchiness of backing band’s name

You may log your vote on each contestant in the Round 1 games through the polls on the following page. Please make sure to register your support and votes for the other conferences at their respective threads:

• Legacy Conference
• Expansion Conference
• Classic Conference

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Tournament play to determine—once and for all—Rock’s Greatest Backing Band continues with the Expansion Conference, composed of backing bands for some of rock’s initial genre-expanding bands as well as a few newer backing bands supporting artists working in similar a similar ’60s rock revolution vein. Please use this space to argue for your favorite backing band in each contest, using any or all of the following criteria, including criteria not listed here:

• Ability to support the bandleader’s musical agenda/vision
• Additional musical contribution to the bandleader’s sound/vision
• Look and other supporting “rock superhero powers”
• Catchiness of backing band’s name

You may log your vote on each contestant in the Round 1 games through the polls on the following page. Please make sure to register your support and votes for the other conferences at their respective threads:

• Legacy Conference
• Classic Conference
• Rebel Conference

Please review the contests and all supporting material, including any you may present in the Comments section, then cast your votes through the following series of polls.

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Don't discount the Jukes!

As the Rock Town Hall community—if not the music community at large—prepares for a Battle Royale of epic proportions, the seedings for the upcoming tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band have been released! A PDF of the seeded field of 64 is available for viewing and download when you click on the following link:

Best Backing Band Tournament Field of 64

At the strike of midnight EST Tuesday, December 12, the first round of the tournament will begin, allowing Townspeople to argue for and vote on the opening matches in each conference. Please use this space to study the matches, reflect on the selections, and speculate on the battles ahead.

Rock Town Hall is not responsible for any wagering placed on the outcome of this tournament.