2025 BATTLE FOR THE BARGE
The Winner Performs Sunday July 20, 2025
Drum roll please....
The WINNER of BATTLE FOR THE BARGE 2025 is Pulse X!! Congratulations! A big thank you to everyone that voted and to all the talented bands that took part in the battle.
SAVE THE DATE: Pulse X will take the stage on the historic barge in Gull Lake Rotary Park on SUNDAY, JULY 20.
Want to know who else will be joining them in the 2025 lineup?
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📢 Update: WE HAVE A WINNER! Pop over to our facebook page on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 to see who will be crowned the winner of the 2025 Battle for the Barge!
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📢 Update: March 21, 2025 - FINAL ROUND - VOTE NOW! WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLE FOR THE BARGE!? Pop over to our facebook page to check out the finalists! Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose the band you would like to see play at Music on the Barge on Sunday July 20, 2025. This round of voting closes March 27, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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📢 Update: March 20, 2025 - Round THREE - CLOSED! Thank you to all who voted in the 2 bands you wanted to see move onto the next round. The FINAL Round starts tomorrow! Who will YOU choose to see play as the winner of the 2025 Battle for the Barge on Sunday July 20th 2025? Check our facebook page to get a sneak peak of who will face off tomorrow when the polls open.
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📢 Update: March 14, 2025 - Round THREE - VOTE NOW! SEMIFINALS! Pop over to our facebook page to check out the bands that made it to this round! Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose 2 bands to move onto Round FOUR. This round of voting closes March 20, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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📢 Update: March 13, 2025 - Round Two - CLOSED! Thank you to all who voted in the 4 bands you wanted to see move onto the next round. Round Three voting opens tomorrow, Friday March 14, 2025! This time, you will select 2 bands you want to see advance.
***Remember - only one vote per person per round (meaning - check off TWO (2) bands in your vote)! Don't waste your time sending in multiples as they are deleted by the system.***
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📢 Update: March 7, 2025 - Round TWO - Vote! Pop over to our facebook page to check out the bands that made it to this round! Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose 4 bands to move onto Round THREE. This round of voting closes March 13, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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📢 Update: March 6, Noon - Round One - CLOSED! Thank you to all who voted in the 8 bands you wanted to see move onto the next round. Round Two voting opens tomorrow, Friday March 7, 2025! This time, you will select 4 bands you want to see advance.
***Remember - only one vote per person per round (meaning - check off FOUR (4) bands in your vote)! Don't waste your time sending in multiples as they are deleted by the system.***
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Update: February 28, 2025 - Round One - Vote! Thank you to all who registered for the 2025 Battle for the Barge! 16 bands have been selected by the panel to battle in round one. Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose 8 bands to move onto Round Two. This round of voting closes March 6, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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Update: February 26, 2025 - Registration has closed! The panel is reviewing all applicants and will select 16 to advance to the battle.
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Last year, we introduced the 'Battle For The Barge' Winner Nights where YOU chose 5 bands that would take the stage in addition to our regular season.
NEW for 2025 - Battle for the Barge - Elimination Style!
There will be ONE winner, and they will take the stage on Sunday July 20, 2025 at 7:30pm
Here is how “Battle for the Barge” works
This is an elimination-style bracket contest, a competitive format where bands face off (virtually) in head-to-head matchups, and the audience votes to determine who advances to the next round.
Register your band before February 26, 2025!
Qualifying Round: All bands who register for the battle will go (virtually with their video entry & application) before a panel of four judges (Shawna Patterson, Fred Schulz, Kelly Hamilton & Holly Carney) who know the barge audience best! They will take into considering the interests and expectations of the audience, the fee for performance, and the quality to determine which 16 bands will advance to Round 1.
Round 1 (Feb. 28 - Mar. 6): 16 bands compete, YOU VOTE, 8 advance.
Round 2 (Mar. 7 - Mar. 13): The top 8 face off, YOU VOTE, 4 move forward.
Round 3 (Semifinals Mar. 14 - Mar. 20): The final 4 battle it out, YOU VOTE, leaving just 2.
Round 4 (Finals Mar. 21 - Mar. 27): The top 2 compete head-to-head, and the audience votes to crown the ultimate winner!
How Do We Vote?
Voting takes place right here, so bookmark this page! LIKE or FOLLOW our social channels to stay up to date with how the battle is going!
Voting runs from Feb. 28 to March 28.
Let the “Battle for the Barge” begin!
About Music On The Barge:
Join this annual summer tradition at Gull Lake Rotary Park in Gravenhurst. Admission is by free will offering! Money collected goes to helping offset the cost of keeping this great tradition alive!
Music on the Barge is an annual summer tradition at Gull Lake Rotary Park. Check out the entire Music on the Barge lineup at www.MusicOnTheBarge.com and follow us on social for event updates!
Interested in the history of the barge? Learn more here.
2025 BATTLE FOR THE BARGE
The Winner Performs Sunday July 20, 2025
Drum roll please....
The WINNER of BATTLE FOR THE BARGE 2025 is Pulse X!! Congratulations! A big thank you to everyone that voted and to all the talented bands that took part in the battle.
SAVE THE DATE: Pulse X will take the stage on the historic barge in Gull Lake Rotary Park on SUNDAY, JULY 20.
Want to know who else will be joining them in the 2025 lineup?
______________________________________________________
📢 Update: WE HAVE A WINNER! Pop over to our facebook page on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 to see who will be crowned the winner of the 2025 Battle for the Barge!
______________________________________________________
📢 Update: March 21, 2025 - FINAL ROUND - VOTE NOW! WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLE FOR THE BARGE!? Pop over to our facebook page to check out the finalists! Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose the band you would like to see play at Music on the Barge on Sunday July 20, 2025. This round of voting closes March 27, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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📢 Update: March 20, 2025 - Round THREE - CLOSED! Thank you to all who voted in the 2 bands you wanted to see move onto the next round. The FINAL Round starts tomorrow! Who will YOU choose to see play as the winner of the 2025 Battle for the Barge on Sunday July 20th 2025? Check our facebook page to get a sneak peak of who will face off tomorrow when the polls open.
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📢 Update: March 14, 2025 - Round THREE - VOTE NOW! SEMIFINALS! Pop over to our facebook page to check out the bands that made it to this round! Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose 2 bands to move onto Round FOUR. This round of voting closes March 20, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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📢 Update: March 13, 2025 - Round Two - CLOSED! Thank you to all who voted in the 4 bands you wanted to see move onto the next round. Round Three voting opens tomorrow, Friday March 14, 2025! This time, you will select 2 bands you want to see advance.
***Remember - only one vote per person per round (meaning - check off TWO (2) bands in your vote)! Don't waste your time sending in multiples as they are deleted by the system.***
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📢 Update: March 7, 2025 - Round TWO - Vote! Pop over to our facebook page to check out the bands that made it to this round! Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose 4 bands to move onto Round THREE. This round of voting closes March 13, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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📢 Update: March 6, Noon - Round One - CLOSED! Thank you to all who voted in the 8 bands you wanted to see move onto the next round. Round Two voting opens tomorrow, Friday March 7, 2025! This time, you will select 4 bands you want to see advance.
***Remember - only one vote per person per round (meaning - check off FOUR (4) bands in your vote)! Don't waste your time sending in multiples as they are deleted by the system.***
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Update: February 28, 2025 - Round One - Vote! Thank you to all who registered for the 2025 Battle for the Barge! 16 bands have been selected by the panel to battle in round one. Visit the link at the bottom of this page to choose 8 bands to move onto Round Two. This round of voting closes March 6, 2025 at noon!
DUPLICATE VOTES WILL BE DELETED
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Update: February 26, 2025 - Registration has closed! The panel is reviewing all applicants and will select 16 to advance to the battle.
_________________________________________________________________
Last year, we introduced the 'Battle For The Barge' Winner Nights where YOU chose 5 bands that would take the stage in addition to our regular season.
NEW for 2025 - Battle for the Barge - Elimination Style!
There will be ONE winner, and they will take the stage on Sunday July 20, 2025 at 7:30pm
Here is how “Battle for the Barge” works
This is an elimination-style bracket contest, a competitive format where bands face off (virtually) in head-to-head matchups, and the audience votes to determine who advances to the next round.
Register your band before February 26, 2025!
Qualifying Round: All bands who register for the battle will go (virtually with their video entry & application) before a panel of four judges (Shawna Patterson, Fred Schulz, Kelly Hamilton & Holly Carney) who know the barge audience best! They will take into considering the interests and expectations of the audience, the fee for performance, and the quality to determine which 16 bands will advance to Round 1.
Round 1 (Feb. 28 - Mar. 6): 16 bands compete, YOU VOTE, 8 advance.
Round 2 (Mar. 7 - Mar. 13): The top 8 face off, YOU VOTE, 4 move forward.
Round 3 (Semifinals Mar. 14 - Mar. 20): The final 4 battle it out, YOU VOTE, leaving just 2.
Round 4 (Finals Mar. 21 - Mar. 27): The top 2 compete head-to-head, and the audience votes to crown the ultimate winner!
How Do We Vote?
Voting takes place right here, so bookmark this page! LIKE or FOLLOW our social channels to stay up to date with how the battle is going!
Voting runs from Feb. 28 to March 28.
Let the “Battle for the Barge” begin!
About Music On The Barge:
Join this annual summer tradition at Gull Lake Rotary Park in Gravenhurst. Admission is by free will offering! Money collected goes to helping offset the cost of keeping this great tradition alive!
Music on the Barge is an annual summer tradition at Gull Lake Rotary Park. Check out the entire Music on the Barge lineup at www.MusicOnTheBarge.com and follow us on social for event updates!
Interested in the history of the barge? Learn more here.