American reality competition television series
This article is about the VH1 reality television series. For the album by Wings, see
Band on the Run.
| Bands on the Run |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| Directed by | Kenny Hull
Craig Borders
Brendon Carter
Mark Perez |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
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| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Executive producer | Dan Cutforth |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Network | VH1 |
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| Release | April 2 (2001-04-02) –
July 15, 2001 (2001-07-15) |
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Bands on the Run is an American reality competition television series which first aired on VH1 from April 2 to July 15, 2001. The show featured four unsigned bands competing for a prize package which included $50,000 in cash, $100,000 in musical equipment from Guitar Center, a showcase in front of recording executives, and a fully produced music video to be aired on VH1. In the season finale, it was revealed that the band Flickerstick won the competition.[1]
Bands
| Band Name |
Home |
Members |
Genre
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| Flickerstick |
Dallas |
Cory Kreig (guitar/keyboards/vocals), Brandin Lea (vocals/guitar), Fletcher Lea (bass guitar), Rex Ewing (guitar/vocals), and Dominic Weir (drums/percussion). |
Indie rock, alternative rock
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| Harlow |
Los Angeles |
Amanda Rootes (vocals/guitar), Chimene Gonzalez (bass guitar/vocals), Rayshele Teige (guitar/vocals), and Rebecca Gibb (drums/percussion). |
Punk rock, goth rock
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| Josh Dodes Band |
New York City |
Josh Dodes (vocals/piano), Jo-Jo Moceri (drums/percussion), Daryl Wilkerson (bass guitar), Maiya Sykes (vocals), and Adrian Hartley (vocals). |
Jazz fusion, pop rock
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| Soulcracker |
San Diego |
Beastie Ulery (vocals/trumpet), Sutton Althisar (vocals/guitar), A.P. Murray (bass guitar/vocals), Ramsey Fauset (guitar), and Bob Hamel (drums/percussion/vocals). |
Alternative rock, powerpop
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Each band plays a gig in a selected city. The act that makes the most money from ticket and merchandise sales wins. They set the prices. They promote the shows. All they have to survive on are $20 a day per band member, gas and phone cards, and a hotel room.
— VH1, "Bands on the Run" Website
Episodes
| Episode |
Location |
First Aired
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| 1 |
San Francisco |
2 April 2001
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| 2 |
Chicago |
8 April 2001
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| 3 |
Chicago |
15 April 2001
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| 4 |
Cleveland |
23 April 2001
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| 5 |
Pittsburgh |
30 April 2001
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| 6 |
Columbus |
6 May 2001
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| 7 |
Columbus |
13 May 2001
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| 8 |
Nashville |
20 May 2001
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| 9 |
Memphis |
28 May 2001
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| 10 |
New Orleans |
3 June 2001
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| 11 |
Atlanta |
10 June 2001
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| 12 |
Atlanta |
17 June 2001
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| 13 |
Tampa |
25 June 2001
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| 14 |
Miami |
1 July 2001
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| 15 |
Miami |
8 July 2001
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| 16 |
Reunion Show |
17 July 2001
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References
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