The 89X Battle of the Bands kicks off this Friday at the Detroit Institute of Music Education. Watch 6 bands battle it out each round for an opening gig at The Night 89X Stole Christmas!

NOV 13TH - Round One features: Leaving Lifted, Car2ne Hooligans, American Noise Army, Bliss Nova, The Messenger Birds and Sick.

NOV 19TH - Round 2 features: Eastside Villainz, A New Endeavor, Yum, SIVA, Malo Konjche and Five Hundreth Year.

DEC 4TH - Round 3 features: Max Pegasus, Grave Misunderstanding, Hyper-Lytics, A Year In New York, Autumn Kings and Here We Harbour.

DEC 11TH - FINALS features: The top 2 bands from each night will move on to this final round for a chance to play alongside Sublime, AwolNation, Metric, USS and more at the Night 89X Stole Christmas at The Fillmore!

Doors open at 6:30pm at 1265 Griswold Street, Detroit MI 48226.

The 89X Battle of the Bands powered by DIME and Atwater Brewery.