CONGRATULATIONS ANYTHING EVER
 Winners of the 2026 Battle for the Great South Bay 
 

Thank you to all our amazing participants for coming to The Suffolk last night June 25th ! Everybody showed how unique each of you were and empitomized Long Island music on all fronts. 
 

You can listen to the winner as well as the other semi-finalists below 

Good luck to Anything Ever performing LIVE at The Great South Bay Music Festival
Saturday, July 25th at 3 pm and at Dream Recording Studios with recording time and two mixed songs

Here are the other four semi-finalists (presented in alphabetical order) for the 'EHM Battle For The Great South Bay, presented by The Suffolk in Downtown Riverhead.

We had a fantastic time at The Suffolk in Downtown Riverhead, Thursday, June 25th for the Competition! Check out our recaps on our socials now !

It's 'EHM's "Battle For The Great South Bay" in partnership with The Suffolk ! 

IF YOU’RE IN AN LONG ISLAND ORIGINAL BAND, WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU…… Fill out your band information below and you will be officially entered for your chance at a slot at The Great South Bay Music Festival as well as 5 hours of studio time at Dream Recording Studios in Bellmore with lead engineers helping you produce and mix TWO SONGS

Here's how it worked!

• Submit your band (The deadline is Monday 6/8 at 5 pm!)

• We'll announce semi-finalists Wednesday 6/10 and listeners will be able to vote on who punches their ticket to The Suffolk at wehm.com!

• 5 finalists will compete at the LIVE 'EHM "Battle For The Great South Bay" at The Suffolk in Riverhead on Thursday, June 25th at 7:30 pm !

• 1 Winner will go on to perform LIVE at The Great South Bay Music Festival ! Plus win 5 hours of studio time at Dream Recording Studios.

Before you submit, Long Island original bands only . Please make sure your entire band is available to play on 6/25 at The Suffolk in Riverhead, 118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901. Sound Checks for bands selected will start at 3:30 pm with live performances going from 7:30 -10 pm, so please make sure all band members are available for the full day as well Saturday, July 25th at 3 pm for the Great South Bay Music Festival slot .

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