 The competition soon expanded to the live arena, with 2 live "finals" in Osaka and Tokyo in autumn 2009, featuring over 8 bands such as Fukuoka outfit, Nanbanjin; Tokyo-based Kev Gray & The Gravy Train - both who had won the award twice - and the former Matsuyama indie rock band The Watanabes, also based in Tokyo.The competition returned in 2010, where winners included Andy Tyrone Rogers and The Mootekkis, who featured on the cover.In 2011, "Japanzine" opened up the competition to all-Japanese line-ups with a national Battle of the Bands contest.