The kick-off takes place at Bailey Brothers Music store in Birmingham, Alabama. After that, the competition continues at 27 more stores around the US.

Check out your nearest location below and enter the contest to win one of those fabulous prices. Digital auditions are being taken now through August 31, 2010, at www.RolandUS.com/VDrumsContest to enter at one of 28 preliminary locations. 15 contestants per location will be chosen to compete in.

Read more about the rules and regulations of the contest in our previous article: Roland US announces national V-drums contest

In 2008, Roland set up a European V-drum contest.
»» Click here to watch 16 videos of our coverage of it on Drummerszone.com.

Roland V-drums contest USA locations

• Birmingham, AL


• Hollywood, CA


• San Rafael, CA


• Tustin, CA


• Denver, CO


• Ft. Lauderdale, FL


• Tampa, FL


• Atlanta, GA


• Lombard, IL


• New Orleans, LA


• Wheaton, MD


• Portland, ME


• Detroit, MI


• Minneapolis, MN


• Kansas City, MO


• Albuquerque, NM


• Las Vegas, NV


• Long Island, NY


• New York, NY


• Columbus, OH


• Portland, OR


• King of Prussia, PA


• Nashville, TN


• Houston, TX


• Irving, TX


• San Antonio, TX


• Bellevue, WA


• New Berlin, WI