HER Theory took the Secret Panel vote en route to victory in Round One, Heat Eight of the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2004 this week.

Lights Out won 36.2 per cent of the audience vote, giving them a good chance of progressing to Round Two, but Trickledown and FD69 bit the dust.

In Heat Nine on Tuesday, Lorax will clash with The Spiral, Datyura and En-V. Kick-off is at 7.30pm and admission is £3, first come, first in.

In the latest unofficial betting, Sixty6 have been installed as clear favourites at odds of evens. Next come 4/1, Scassa Monakee, Burn; 6/1, Her Theory; 8/1, New Legends, Framed By Fire, The Spiral, Sitting Still; 10/1, She's Not Dead, Lorax, Loki; 12/1, Vanacutt, Lights Out; 14/1, Filthy Sanchez, Dust Bowl Central, Getawayplan; 16/1, Solstice, Tip The Balance, Eyesore, Datyura, I Am Jack; 20/1, 3 Days Forward, Aspect Of One, The Hellraisins ; 33/1, En-V, Rhombus, The Rifles, Blind Spot, Few Dollars More.

Updated: 16:11 Thursday, March 25, 2004