The MOBO Tour 2012 to visit Liverpool and Manchester

Jan 12 2012 by Mark Smith, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

MUSIC fans and those looking to break into the industry are being invited to join a free tour.

The MOBO Tour 2012 is set to travel to eight cities across the UK including Liverpool and Manchester, offering audiences the opportunity to see some of 2012’s freshest emerging talent on stage and attend industry workshops and seminars.

It is also a chance for undiscovered talent right across the country to get involved in the MOBO Unsung competition.

Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and PRS For Music Foundation everything is available for free.

The first names to be announced are breakthrough MC Lady Leshurr (tipped to do big things in 2012 by RWD Magazine and Itunes) and MTV Brand New Pick for 2012, seven-piece hip-hop-rock collective Clement Marfo & The Frontline.

A further five names will be confirmed in the New Year.

In addition to bringing the pick of 2012’s most hotly-tipped talent, The MOBO Tour is also creating the opportunity for brand new, undiscovered talent to win the chance to perform on stage through MOBO Unsung.

The competition is open to enter now and all would-be performers need to do is upload a video of themselves performing to YouTube and email the link, embed the code and details of which region they live in to mobounsung@mobo.com

Entries will be hosted on www.mobo.com/mobotour for the public to view and a judging panel will select a winner from each region who will take the stage as part of the tour in their area. The event hits Manchester Academy 3 on February 23, and Academy in Liverpool the following day.Visit www.mobo.com/mobotour