Which of the following bands deserves a place on the "battle of the bands" for our show with Texas In July and for Back To Hell Fest? (reducing to 10 bands)

Hey Jason! opened on top, the clear favorite of Belgium's 207-strong bloc — the single largest country group in the poll. By day two the lead flipped to Sunset Over The Shore, a French act with almost no Belgian base, and across 18 more days of voting the gap held. The winner took the title with just 18.5% of a 25-band field, built almost entirely on votes from outside the country that showed up hardest.

The two front-runners didn't just split by flag — they split by gender. Sunset Over The Shore's support ran 84% male, while runner-up Across The Ocean, a Belgian entry, drew a far more even 57% male crowd. One band rode a landslide-lopsided audience to the top; the other looked like the room actually voting.

• Geographic Dissent · Belgium's largest voting bloc backed Hey Jason!, not the eventual winner.
• Day 2 Flip · Lead changed hands once, on day two, and held for 18 more days.
• Gender Gap · Winner drew 84% male voters vs. 57% for the runner-up.
• Thin Mandate · Winner took just 18.5% in a fractured 25-band field.