Starting on March 26, 2009, Horseshoe will be hosting weekly Rock Band Competitions through April 16, allowing fans of the popular game to win an Xbox 360 and Rock Band bundle as well as other Total Rewards items and Rock Band apparel and accessories and a trip to New Orleans on April 30 to compete at the regional competition.

Plus, bands competing at the first competition have a chance to meet well-known rocker Bret Michaels who will be in concert at Horseshoe on Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. Michaels, best known as front man for the rock band Poison and the star of VH1’s highest rated show “Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels” will randomly select three bands from the night to meet.

The four winning bands, one from each regional competition, will then have a chance to compete for the championship title in Atlantic City on May 8th. The regional events and Atlantic City events will be produced by MTV Networks Special Events, and hosted and judged by MTV, Harrah’s, and local celebrities. Each band will compete on multiple Rock Band songs.

The competition is open to pre-registered amateur acts, 21 years and older, on a first come first serve basis. Competitions will be held on Thursdays, March 26 starting at 9:30 p.m., April 2 and 9 starting at 7:30 p.m. The final competition will be held on Thursday, April 16.

The events will be hosted and promoted by 107.7 WSFR. The Rock Band game scoring system will be used to score the participating rock bands on skill and performance, and MTV Games will provide the pre-determined song list for all the competitions.