Hunting Bears, Chelsea Smile and more bands yet to be announced will entertain Dux patrons and judges with an eclectic mix of musical styles, dexterity and talent.
The prize package, after two months of eliminations, is recording time at York St Studios, musical equipment from Jansen, Allen and Heath and Audio Technica and opportunities to play live.
Previous Battle of the Bands winners and finalists include Jason Kerrison, frontman of Op Shop, Tadpole and Blindspott.
Heats and semifinals have been running nationwide through June and July, and regional finals will be held at the end of July and in early August.
The national final will be held in Auckland in late August.
Doors open at the Dux at 9pm for the first heat and admission will be free. Bands can register via the Battle of the Bands website.
Picks of the week
Today
7.30pm: Queenstown singer Hine Marchand helps Les Alpes celebrate Bastille Day with blues and jazz standards, plus a few French songs. Free.
9.30pm: Calico, a Queenstown acoustic duo, perform from their songbook in SkyCity Queenstown Casino. Free.
Tomorrow
9pm: The Scheme, formerly known as Queenstown-based South American quartet the Empty Bottles, mix reggae-tinged originals and covers in Dux de Lux. Free.
9.30pm: Queenstown singer-guitarist Brett Strachan serenades in SkyCity Queenstown Casino. Free.
Tuesday
8.30pm: The Queenstown Film Society returns after the school holidays to present with the support of the Embassy of France Rachel (2009), a documentary described as a "philosophical inquiry, from an Israeli point of view, into the death under an Israeli Defence Force bulldozer of peace activist Rachel Corrie." New members can join on the night in Dorothy Brown's Cinema, Arrowtown.
Thursday
8pm: Auckland-based English comedian Reuben Lee and Melbourne-based New Zealand comedian Dan Brader get the laughs flowing in Dux de Lux. Pre-sale tickets cost $15, or $20 on the door.
