 The judges from a sphere of experienced Australian radio, media, entertainment and the music industry had the freedom to select which acts they chose to watch out of the 80 plus acts and 130 performances over four days of entertainment.The inaugural Get Shot Magazine SBRF Award 2012 was made after measuring each act on a series of criteria and allocating a score based on audience engagement, musicianship, professionalism, entertainment amongst six other key areas.2012 also saw the Mojo Webb Band perform with internationally acclaimed Queen of Beale Street blues, Barbara Blue on an East Coast Australian tour.