Almost 2,000 people have cast votes in the Shropshire Star’s online poll for the Battle of Bands – with the votes closing at midday tomorrow.

Here is YOUR chance to cast your vote in the Shropshire Star’s Battle Of The Bands 2008 contest.

Cold Train Live is a continuous mixed set, performed by Ross Hitchin, from Telford. Ross began playing music in the mid-1990s.

Telford four-piece Can You Eros? list a number of influences in their musical style including Aerosmith, The Kooks and Arctic Monkeys.

Enter / Exit are an acoustic skiffle duo from Newport, whose members both go to Adams Grammar School.

The Small Time Crooks are based in north Shropshire and have gigged at venues across the country.

Iceland Traffic Badgers began life in 2004 and play a mix of indie, rock and acoustic.

Madison are a four-piece classic/soft/pop/rock band, who aim to “bring classic rock back to the centre stage”.

Nikki Corfield and Mike MacDonald began working together five years ago and have developed their band Pocket Rocket with a number of new members.

Fight The Bear, a four-piece band from Bishop’s Castle, fuses together a modern stomping approach to the ska, rock, punk and indy genres.

Rhythm Zoo, from north Shropshire, are a new band with traditional R&B roots. The six members enjoy knocking out classic blues with a modern soul slant.

Dezima, from Telford, have been together for around a year, but have played 50 gigs in that time, from The Haygate to the Little Civic.