2024 High School Rock Off
Live Nation and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are proud to announce the 27th Annual Tri-C® High School Rock Off powered by Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels, is open for entries.
The three performance rounds will take place February 3, February 10, and February 17 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, all leading up to The Final Exam on Saturday, March 2, where the 2024 “Best Band in The Land” will be awarded by music and entertainment industry judges.
The process
Bands selected will play a 15-minute set during the Rock Off semifinal rounds at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. During each of the Rock Off rounds, three bands will be selected by a panel of judges to move on to “The Final Exam.”
All finalists will record one original song at Tri-C’s Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts, which will be produced by Jim Stewart Recording and students from Tri-C’s Recording Arts program. These songs will be available as free downloads at the time of The Final Exam.
The Prizes
First place prize consists of three thousand dollars ($3,000); two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) awarded to the first place prize winner’s high school music program; and the opportunity to perform at a format-appropriate Live Nation or House of Blues Cleveland concert as an opening act, or on a secondary performance stage.
Second place prize consists of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500); and one hundred dollars ($100) awarded to the Second Place Prize winner’s high school music program.
Third place prize is five hundred dollars ($500).
All twelve (12) finalists will record one original song at Tri-C’s Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts, which will be produced by Jim Stewart Recording and students from Tri-C’s Recording Arts program. These songs will be available as free downloads on www.rockhall.com/rockoff. Additonal prizing may be added during the Contest Period and will be updated in these Official Rules and on www.rockhall.com/rockoff.
The Sponsors
The 2024 Rock Off is produced by Live Nation and sponsored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga Community College, Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels, Fox 8, 96.5 KISS FM, 100.7 WMMS, 106.1 The Real, iHeart Media and Jim Stewart Recording.
