Hello Beatbox family, we’re very happy to announce the 🔥 wildcard competition 🔥 for the Florida Beatbox Battle 2025 edition that will once again be the main event of the Florida Beatbox Festival that will happen on April 11th and 12th 2025.
We hope many of you will participate, here are all the details you need to know for now :
SOLO CATEGORY
The Florida Beatbox Battle solo category is a high-end competition that will happen in Agen / France on April 12th 2025. It starts at top 8 and offers professional conditions for the beatboxers involved. The 8 qualified contestants will receive a 300€ artist fee (this is not a wildcard prize but a live performance fee requiring your participation at the live event) as any performer of the festival and will also have up to 300€ of traveling expenses covered (plus 2 nights of hotel, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners and a 2 days pass for the Florida Beatbox Festival). The top 3 of the competition will also win cash prizes and music gears and the winner will be directly selected in the Grand Beatbox Battle 2025 solo category. The participants will definitely enjoy the great sound of the venue and will each get a personal customized sound check. Also and it’s important! They’ll be welcomed by a very friendly team and a great crowd. So don’t hesitate and enter the competition now!
GENERAL RULES OF THE BATTLE
The format of the battle is now clearly defined: 5 judges, no overtime, quarterfinals with our special 1 round (1 minute 30) per battle format, 2 wins to advance, 1 loss is not fatal but 2 losses and you’re out… Semifinals, small final and final with a classic 2 rounds (1.30 min) format.
WILDCARD COMPETITION
🔥 8 WILDCARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS EDITION 🔥.
If you want to participate, follow these instructions :
• 🎤 Record a 2 mins wildcard (please don’t do more, keep it short and sweet, + or -10 seconds accepted) with a short introduction (not included in the 2 minutes, it’s 2 minutes of music). No Multi-cam, only one angle and keep the movements of your mouth as visible as possible (Don’t forget to tell us your name, your category and nationality in the beginning of the video).!
• 💻 Upload it on YouTube and write your name and the mention “FBB25 solo wildcard” in the title, then DM the link to the Florida Beatbox Facebook page (messenger) so we don’t forget anyone. This is mandatory for your participation! (https://www.facebook.com/floridabeatboxfestival).• Once your wildcard reviewed, you’ll receive a confirmation message which is the final stamp on your application.
Wildcard judging system: very simple, 5 judges, each of them will give a top 16, number 1 gets 16 points, number 2 gets 15…. number 16 gets 1 point. After the count of points for each judge, a general ranking will appear and the Top 8 beatboxers will be qualified to participate to the FBB 2025.
The wildcard competition starts now and ends December 15th at 1pm CET, so get on it!
