Know what you’re going as this Halloween? How about a rock star? How about a rock star performing in front of thousands at Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare, a haunted Halloween attraction and live concert event taking place Oct. 10-Nov. 2 at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA.? Sound good?

You’re gonna need to know how to play. If you do, then head on over to the SlideBar’s website for a chance to compete in Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare Battle of the Bands. The competition will take place over four days with the winner earning a spot on the Monster Energy stage at the big show.

From the press release:

The live music showcase nights for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare Battle Of The Bands will begin with preliminaries at Slidebar on September 9, 16, 23, and 25, and will culminate with the four finalists competing on October 6.

One winner will earn the honor of performing on the Monster En ergy Main Stage at Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare. The performance date for the winning band will be announced at the final battle at Slidebar on October 6.

To enter, bands should email slidebarvenuebooking@yahoo.com by September 13, 2013. Each entry should include: Band Name, Genre, Facebook Page, Twitter, Contact Name, and Contact Email. Bands will be chosen from these entries to perform at the weekly battles, each featuring five bands.

Performing at the haunt will be artists representing a variety of musical genres: hard rock/heavy metal, alternative-rock, electronic dance and Latin. Zombie will headline the event’s closing night with special guests Eagles of Death Metal and Powerman 5000. See complete band listing here.

Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare will feature bloodcurdling mazes based on three of Zombie’s horror films: Lords Of Salem Total Black Out, The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto 3D and Haunt Of 1,000 Corpses. The haunt will also include outdoor screenings of classic horror films, food and booze, DJ and Monster Midway.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit GreatAmericanNightmare.com.