Play On The Day final - tonight!

The countdown is on! Just hours from now, our four Play On The Day regional finalists - The Calvinists, The Hot Sprockets, In Their Thousands and Protobaby - will take to the stage at Whelan's, Dublin to battle it out for the Grand Prize.

The lucky winners will get their mitts on a prize package including a full recording session with a senior Record Producer in RTÉ studios, and thousands of euro worth of top-of-the-range musical instruments, including equipment from Fender, Tanglewood Guitars, Premier Drums and Casio.

What's more, each finalist currently appears on a special flip cover of Hot Press - in shops now!

You can still apply for tickets for tonight's final. To do so, simply click here.

Keep an eye on Twitter tonight too for live updates on the event - @hotpress, and remember, RTÉ 2fm's Dave Fanning will be broadcasting live in the Roadcaster outside Whelan's from 7pm.

Good luck to all four bands!