Contest: Win Tickets to the Polaris Prize Screening Party at the Drake Hotel

CONTEST CLOSED

The 2011 Polaris Music Prize Gala takes place on Monday, September 19th. Courtesy of the Polaris Music Prize and HP, we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the Polaris Prize Screening Party at the Drake Hotel. While this isn’t the Gala itself, there are still some amazing perks – namely, complementary appetizers and drinks, as well as access to the official afterparty.

Bonus: the prize also includes a CD of one of the Polaris Prize Short Listers.

The Short List:
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Austra – Feel It Break
Braids – Native Speaker
Destroyer – Kaputt
Galaxie – Tigre et diesel
Hey Rosetta! – Seeds
Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
The Weeknd – House of Balloons

For more details, check out the Facebook event page.

There are 3 ways to enter and you can increase your odds by entering using each method once.

1) Follow @buyingshots on Twitter and tweet the following:
Win tickets to the Polaris Prize Screening Party at the Drake Hotel. Follow @buyingshots and tweet. http://wp.me/p103vs-1hb

2) Find us on Facebook and “like” our page, then “like” the Facebook post for this contest. [If you don’t see it at the top, you may need to scroll down.]

3) Send us an email to contests (at) buyingshotsforbands (dot) com. Please make sure Polaris Prize is in the subject line and be sure to include your full name in the body of the email.

Contest closes September 18th at 8pm and the winner will be notified via Twitter direct message, Facebook message, or email, depending on method of entry.

Tickets are available at the door for $10. Doors are at 7:15pm and entry is limited, so be sure to get there early.