MAGIC OCTAGON WIN FESTIVAL SPOT

By Ross Findon - Thursday, May 1, 2008

Magic Octagon's Doug Richards. Picture by LAURA HOLME.

THE mighty Magic Octagon last night wowed the crowd and judges at last night’s Live/Wired final, earning themselves a place at this year’s IW Festival.
The band were up against a stellar cast of the Island’s best original talent chosen in on-line polls and live heats.
Shanklin Freak Show kicked off the night, complete with their own stilt walker and glam-goth blood-spitting fans.
Their rousing performance was followed by former IW Festival openers Siniez, who kept the musical bar high ahead of Magic Octagon, who came on stage third.
They were followed by the explosive Kids Will be Skeletons, whose performance sparked a mini-riot on the dance floor.
Rising stars The Kurves completed the line-up with a set that ensured the first ever Live/Wired final was a night to remember.
As well as earning a spot on the Bandstand stage at this year’s festival, Magic Octagon also won a recording session at Live/Wired co-organisers Platform One.
“The standard tonight was incredible,” said judge Thom Gannaway.

Magic Octagon won the grand final of Live/Wired. (Problems seeing this video? You may need to install Adobe's free Flash player)

• Videos of the other acts below. (The video file is quite large so it may take a while to load).

Pictures from our online gallery www.iwcpgallery.co.uk below. Click on the images for larger versions of the pictures.

MAGIC OCTAGON WIN FESTIVAL SPOT

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