| Date 📅 | Fri 07 May 1982 |
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| Time ⏲️ | 19:00 pm |
| Address 📍 | Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center, 10 West Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001 ❓ |
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Los Angeles Times, 01 May 1982. An announcement for an upcoming “Battle of the bands”-event where Cirith Ungol participated multiple times.
- Triton led by Neil Henderson of Ventura
- Freds led by Pat Stachey of Oxnard
- Entry led by Chris Kasabian of Newbury Park
- Cirith Ungol led by Robert Garven of Ventura
- Rockne led by Brett McMaster of Simi Valley
- Chris Keith Band led by Chris Keith of Thousand Oaks
- Eclpse led by Tracy Longo of Ventura
- Time Steps led by Joe Flores of Whittier
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Los Angeles Times May 1, 1982:
Battle of the bands at Spring Fair ’82
A battle of the bands and public dance will be a feature of Spring Fair ’82 Career Expo next Friday night at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
The competition and dance will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Agriculture Building, in which eight bands will vie for a chance to gain professional limelight.
The winning band will be given professional recording time, donated by Goldmine Studios of Ventura; a guaranteed booking and booking agent services, donated by Tom Hanley of Ventura; and guaranteed entry in the San Fernando County Fair Battle of the Bands in September, which awards more than $1,000 to the winner.
The bands competing at Spring Fair ’82 are “Triton,” led by Neil Henderson of Ventura; “Freds,” led by Pat Stachey of Oxnard; “Entry,” led by Chris Kasabian of Newbury Park; “Cirith Ungol,” led by Robert Garven of Ventura; “Rockne,” led by Brett McMaster of Simi Valley; “Chris Keith Band,” led by Chris Keith of Thousand Oaks; “Eclipse,” led by Tracy Longo of Ventura; and “Time Steps,” led by Joe Flores of Whittier.
The competition and dance are partially sponsored by Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Oxnard. Admission is $3 at the door. There will be door prizes, including Dr. Pepper, throughout the evening.
We played in a local battle of the bands every year. We were always the best, but the judges always wanted bands people could dance to, so they could have dances with the winner. Needless to say, they never knew what to make of us, we always blew the other bands away with our on stage theatrics and heavy sounds. One year we had some of our equipment stolen and were generally fucked with during one of these “competitions”. The song “One Foot in Hell” was about that night.
Robert Garven, Steel Conjuring-interview, 2000
Were there other bands there? What is the setlist for all of the bands? What are the members then? Do you have photos, music or video that we can see or hear? Who is the winner and losers? Any more fun facts at that time? What is the short story around the scene, or what is the link to Triton, Freds, Entry, Rockne, Chris Keith Band and Time Steps?