Black Tide Mayhem Sweepstakes
Official Rules

Eligibility: Only legal residents of the United States, eighteen (18) years of age and older, who reside and who are physically located in the continental U.S. are eligible to enter the Black Tide Mayhem Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). Universal Music Group Distribution, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and those involved in the development, production (including prize suppliers), implementation and distribution of this Sweepstakes and their advertising or promotion agencies, parent companies, service providers, agents, officers, subsidiaries or affiliates, broadcast affiliates or any other persons or entities directly associated with this Sweepstakes (collectively, hereinafter “Sweepstakes Parties”) and members of the immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter this Sweepstakes.

How to Enter: NO PURCHASE OR ENTRY FEE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter on-line, visit www.mlgpro.com  OR www.blacktidemusic.com , follow the links and complete all required information accurately on the registration form. You must provide a valid e-mail address, telephone number, and contact information for use throughout the Sweepstakes. Registering more than one name/user ID per person to enter the Sweepstakes will result in your disqualification. All on-line entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST on July 10th, 2008 through 11:59 p.m. PST on July 31st, 2008.  Alternatively, you may enter by printing in CAPITAL BLOCK LETTERS your name, address and phone number (and e-mail address, if available) on a 3.5”x 5.5” postcard and mailing it to Black Tide Mayhem Sweepstakes, UMGD, 1660 South Highway 100 STE 228, St. Louis Park, MN  55416. All mail-in entries must be hand-printed. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by 7/31/08 and received by 8/4/08. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

DURATION: This Sweepstakes begins at 12:01a.m. PST on July 10th, 2008 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on July 31st, 2008.  Only one entry per person, address or e-mail address is permitted. If multiple entries are received, only the first entry will be considered and subsequent entries will be disqualified.

PRIZES: The following Prize(s) will be awarded based on a random drawing of eligible entries:

GRAND PRIZE: One (1) trip for two to Washington D.C. from August 16th, 2008 through August 18th, 2008 to see Black Tide perform on August 17th, 2008 at the Nissan Pavilion. 

RUNNER-UP PRIZES: 
One (1) $100 gift certificate to GameStop
                        Three (3) Third prizes; three $50 gift certificates to GameStop
                        Ten (10) fourth place prizes -- Black Tide CD

TOTAL PRIZE PACKAGE VALUED AT: $1,500.00

Trip Prize Details:
Tickets are valid for round trip coach class transportation from the major airport closest to the winner’s home address to Washington D.C. for travel from August 16-18th, 2008 only.  Carrier used will be at the Sponsor’s sole discretion and flights may include stopovers and/or connections.  Three days, two nights hotel accommodations (one room, double occupancy) at hotel of Sponsor’s choice.  Two (2) tickets to see Black Tide perform during the Mayhem Tour at the Nissan Pavilion in Washington D.C. 

Prizes are non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash. No substitution of prizes is permitted and prizes are subject to availability. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize with a prize of comparable value. Prize winner and guests are solely responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes, as well as, any other fees/incidentals not included in the prize(s) that become due with respect to prize, including, but not limited to, meals, gratuities, airport transfers, incidentals charged to the room, etc., all of which remain the responsibility of the prize winner and guests. Prize winner and guests are solely responsible for all insurance with respect to the prize.  Sweepstakes Parties are not responsible for lost or stolen prizes once they are awarded.
Winner will be determined by a random drawing from all eligible entries received from all methods of entry on or about 8/4/08. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of the Sweepstakes Administrator which are final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Winner will be notified by e-mail or by phone on or about 8/4/08. Three (3) attempts will be made to notify the potential winner. If the third attempt is unsuccessful, an alternate winner may be selected at random from all remaining eligible entries, in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Winner will have 48 hours from notification to accept the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winner. If a potential winner cannot be reached via his/her e-mail address or phone or if he/she is found to be ineligible, or if he/she cannot or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

General Conditions: All Federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. All taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes) are the sole responsibility of winners. Entry and/or acceptance of prize(s) constitutes permission for the Sweepstakes Parties and their agencies to use the winner’s name, address (city and state) and/or likeness for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line, unless prohibited by law.  Prize winners may be required to provide their social security number upon receiving notification that they have won, and shall be required to execute (and have notarized) an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) which must be returned within ten (10) days from receipt of notification. Prize winners shall also be required to send a copy of their passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age. Prize may require a valid U.S.  Passport. If the prize winner or guest is under 21 years of age, the winner and/or winner’s guest must be accompanied by parent or guardian. If winner is unable to accept the prize or any portion thereof (including the inability to travel internationally), there will be no substitutions except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Non-compliance may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be chosen. Return of prize, prize notification or Affidavit/Release as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected at the Sponsors’ option. All entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. All interpretations of the rules and decisions by Sponsor are final. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes and any person who does not comply with these Official Rules will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. THE CALIFORNIA COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THESE SWEEPSTAKES AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHALL GOVERN THESE SWEEPSTAKES. Each entrant waives any and all objections to jurisdiction and venue in those courts and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of those courts. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes without liability. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Disclaimers: Entrants, by participating in the Sweepstakes, agree that Sweepstakes Parties shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind or nature resulting from acceptance, possession, receipt, ownership, use or misuse of a prize, participation in Sweepstakes, or any technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, or any combination thereof, or any entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), undelivered, tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, illegible, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel Sweepstakes at any time if a technical problem (including, but not limited to, computer viruses and worms) corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes.

Winners List and Official Rules: Winner may be posted at fye.com after winner is notified and eligibility is confirmed. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules or a list of winners via mail, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Black Tide Mayhem Sweepstakes LISTS and RULES, c/o UMGD, 1660 South Highway 100, STE 228, St. Louis Park, MN  55426. Please specify whether you are requesting the Official Rules or a list of winners.

Sponsor/Sweepstakes Administrator:  UMGD, 1660 South Highway 100, STE 228, St. Louis Park, MN  55416