# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dept of Rock 2025 Battle of the Bands - Grand Final
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: Who will take home Dept of Rock gold in 2025? Find out on 7 Dec as our fun and thrilling Public Service Battle of the Bands competition draws to a close and we crown our 2025 winner!

Yes we started with 20 fabulous bands in the heats. Then we got down to 12 amazing bands in the semis. And now we're down to the fantastic final four! And here they are:

Absent Ace Tone - Proggy, funky, punky fun trio from DCCEEW & CSIRO

IT Grrrls - Poprock riot women of tech downloaded from Dept of Defence, Industry, Productivity Commission, PM&C and DEWR
 
Blindsided - A kick-arse rock collab with a spicy twist implemented by Dept of Defence, ACT Education Directorate and the Office of Parliamentary Council 

Machinery of Government - Face melting heavy metal fun spawned from Dept of Home Affairs, DEWR, ACT Govt, ABS and the ATO

And a very special mystery guest band will be joining us!

Let your hair down and have some fun at our most excellent grand final at Smith's Alternative. Limited seats so book early!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/dept-of-rock-2025-battle-of-the-bands-grand-final/200029193005719
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, contests, live-music, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 76

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/dept-of-rock-2025-grand-final-94365?d=7%2F12%2F2025+6%3A00%3A00+PM&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=canberra-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Canberra
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Smith's Alternative
- **lat**: -35.278480335455
- **long**: 149.12861053318
- **full address**: Smith's Alternative, 78 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Dept of Rock - Celebrating Public Sector Rock & Roll (https://allevents.in/org/dept-of-rock-celebrating-public-sector-rock-and-roll/23254730)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Smith's Alternative, 78 Alinga St, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Dept of Rock - Celebrating Public Sector Rock & Roll
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, contests, live-music, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Dept of Rock 2025 Battle of the Bands - Grand Final ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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