Eighteen

bands have rocked out at Jitterbuggers, Peachtree City's

Teen Club, over 80 times in the 13 months since the venue

opened its doors.

Twelve of

those bands will take the stage at the Battle of the

Bands at the YMCA Pavilion Saturday, Aug. 12.

The bands

are comprised of students from seven area high schools.

East Coweta High School is represented by Jynxx and Sect,

Turner Middle and Northgate High School by 7 Inch

Midgets, Starr's Mill and Sandy Creek by Parkside View,

McIntosh is represented by Harmony, Easy Way Out,

Celestia, Menace/ATL, Cory and the Oysters and last Five

Minutes and Fayette County High School is represented by

Platinum Bummer and Crisis of Assimilation.

Four of

these bands have released their own CDs in the past four

months.

Their

styles range from classic rock to punk to heavy metal and

the young men who make up these bands have practiced long

and hard developing their sound and building their fan

base. The winner of the Battle of the Bands will receive

air time on 99x, a local rock station.

The all-day

concert will be at the YMCA Pavilion on Huiet Road.

Shuttle buses to the event will leave from Jitterbuggers

in Peachtree City. There will be power frisbee and

volleyball matches and a cool picnic area at the covered

venue. There will also be food and refreshments from

Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut and Coca-Cola.

The

schedule for the event is as follows:

Harmony

- 1 p.m.

Easy Way

Out - 2 p.m.

Jynxx

- 3 p.m.

Celestia

- 3:45 p.m.

7 Inch

Midgets - 4:30 p.m.

Platinum

Bummer - 5:30 p.m.

Menace/ATL

- 6:30 p.m.

Cory and

the Oysters - 7:30 p.m.

Last Five

Minutes - 8:15 p.m.

Parkside

View - 9 p.m.

Crisis of

Assimilation - 10 p.m.

Sect -

11 p.m.

The show

will last from 1 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $10 at

Jitterbuggers and $12 at the gate. Wear comfortable shoes

and clothing, bring a friend with you and be careful in

the mosh pits. Most of all, rock out and have a good time

because school starts just a few days later.

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