This year, the Prime Time Jukebox Battle of the Bands Competition goes to the 1970s. Our 2024 tournament focuses on albums from the 1970s. Two-time defending champion Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are back for the fun.

This year, Hector, John, Dave, and Coop held a draft on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 129. Each picked eight albums, which were then seeded into brackets determined by each participant.

You will determine the winner of this battle. Starting Friday, May 31, 2024, we will have two matchups. You can vote for which artist you think should move on to the next round. We will review each round on X/Twitter until there is a winner from Hector, Dave, John, and Coop’s bracket. The final four will square off, and the winner will be determined. The winning album will give someone bragging rights – and be reserved for an Album Archaeology show.

The contest will be held on:

https://x.com/cigar_coop

What Can I Win?

We will be offering incentives to vote. This year, the prize pool has been amped up. Three winners will be chosen this year. Prizes offered include the following:

• H. Upmann Ashtray
• H. Upmann Domino Set OR Cigar Coop Polo Shirt (limited sizes available, color selection not guaranteed)

In addition, if we get 600 total votes in the tournament, we will also draw winners for three $50.00 Vinyl Me Please Gift Cards (you heard us talk about VMP on Jukebox!!!).

We apologize, but the physical prizes are U.S. only. The gift cards are international as long as local laws permit us to use them. No substitutions are allowed.

How do I get a Contest Entry?

To enter, you must retweet the matchup with the hashtag #PrimeTimeJukebox. You can enter one time per matchup. The idea here is by retweeting, we will expand our reach and get to 600 votes. This is less than 20 votes per matchup, which is well within reach. The gift cards will not be drawn if we don’t get to 600 votes. This is an all-or-nothing offer here, so again, we encourage retweeting when you vote if you want to win. If the 600 votes are not reached, we will still draw for the two physical prizes but will not offer the gift cards.

Note: For any suspected bots, we reserve the right to invalidate the matchup. The decision is final by Prime Time Jukebox and is not open to appeal.

You can watch the 2024 Prime Time Jukebox Battle of the Bands: 1970s draft show here:

John’s Bracket and Seedings

1. Paranoid, Black Sabbath
2. A Night at the Opera, Queen
3. 2112, Rush
4. The Wall, Pink Floyd
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
6. Van Halen, Van Halen
7. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
8. American Woman, The Guess Who

Hector’s Bracket and Seedings

1. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
2. Hotel California, The Eagles
3. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones
4. Who’s Next, The Who
5. Boston, Boston
6. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
7. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
8. Saturday Night Fever, Soundtrack

Dave’s Bracket and Seedings

1. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
2. Exile of Main Street, The Rolling Stones
3. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
4. Jolene, Dolly Parton
5. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
6. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC/DC
7. Tapestry, Carole King
8. The Runaways, The Runaways

Coop’s Bracket and Seedings

1. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
2. London Calling, The Clash
3. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
4. Parallel Lines, Blondie
5. The Stranger, Billy Joel
6. All Things Must Pass, George Harrison
7. Breakfast in America, Supertramp
8. Spirits Having Flown, The Bee Gees

The rules of the contest are here. As a reminder, Cigar Coop Contests never require a purchase and are never pay-to-play.