For those who wanna be about to rock...

Listen to the new single from Stereophonics and enter to win a day of living like a rock star

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 16 Apr 2003

To celebrate the impending release of Stereophonics' new album, You Gotta Go There To Come Back, and new single - 'Madame Helga', which you can hear by clicking below - Hot Press, V2 Records and the 'Phonics themselves are delighted to offer the chance for you and a friend to live like rock stars for one brilliant, glamour-filled night.

The evening begins when you check into your very own luxury hotel room at the extremely swanky Burlington Hotel, in Leeson St, Dublin. Soon after you've donned your most kickin' gear, your private driver will arrive to pick you up in a stretch limousine. The limo will drop you off at the Dublin Castle gates, where you will be met by a record company exec and whisked off backstage to meet the Stereophonics for your own private photo shoot. Then you'll kick back and watch the band play through songs from their forthcoming album at this sold-out show. At the end of this night of glittering frolicking and luxury, your driver will meet you and take you back to your suite where you can soak away in the tub and dream of one day living every day just like this...

Meanwhile, to get you in the mood...

‘Madame Helga’, released on May 16th, is the first single from Stereophonics' new album, You Gotta Go There To Come Back, heading your way May 30th. Click here to listen: regular quality high quality This Dublin Castle show (on May 5th) is where they'll be live-premiering this tune and much of their new album - and thus should be very exciting indeed...

So. To win the full rock-star-for-a-night treatment for yourself and a friend, simply text ROCK to 57030 (Republic of Ireland) or 84122 (UK) and answer a simple question - and hotel, limo and hanging backstage with Stereophonics could be yours...

Cost per text received: ROI - 125c, UK - 100p.

Here's the science bit: Winners will be announced here on hotpress.com (and contacted directly) on Thursday May 1. It is the responsibility of the winners to make their own way to Dublin on Monday May 5. One of the winning couple must be over the age of 18.

Good luck!

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