Are you in a band? Would you like to play a world tour, record an album and a music video with Hard Rock Records? How about some free music gear on top of all that? Well, read on!

Hard Rock Rising is a global battle of the bands, searching the world over for the next big musical phenomenon. Hard Rock Cafe's the world over are holding events to unearth bands, but there can only be one winner.

All of the application details can be found here and the closing date for Irish entries is Monday 21st of January. Happy rockin'!