Last year’s Battle of the Bands at McCollum Hall brought in about 150 people and organizers hope this year attendance will reach 500.

The event, which takes place tomorrow from 2 to 7 p.m., is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Chipotle, and attendees will be offered free burritos and Coke, Chad Theisen, associate complex director for McCollum Hall, said.

“We really are trying to go all out,” Theisen said. “We hope this year is bigger than any in the past.”

Organizers of this year’s event want to have a record number of students attend, said Theisen.

Six bands, ranging from hard rock to pop, will be on the ticket. Bands perform for 30 minutes each, and there will be 15 minutes between the bands for setup.

“We are really excited to play this event,” said Pat Downes, front man for the Pat Downes Band and Overland Park junior. “We came in second last year and we hope to do better this year.”

Pat Downes and the band will play a musical style influenced by Dave Matthews and other acoustic artists.

Every band chosen had to have a least one member in University housing, Theisen said.

First timers, Farewell to Ashlyn, are ready for the experience.

“I have lived in McCollum every year in college and seen this event every year,” said Steven Sweat, guitarist and Chicago senior. “I am really excited to finally get to play the event.”

Farewell to Ashlyn has been in existence for about three years, but Sweat has been a member for only eight months. Its music has hard-rock overtones of bands such as Thursday and Taking Back Sunday.

Prize money for the bands is $300 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third.

The money for the event, including prizes, came from the McCollum Hall government. The entire event cost about $2,000 dollars.