Rock fans can roll in the New Year tonight with not one, but four bands to tantalise their musical taste buds.

The evening is set to go with a bang, not just with the fireworks, as The Coldplayers, Killer and Lucky 13 perform alternative rock classics.

Bermuda's own Mohawk Radio will ignite proceedings at 10 p.m., with a cascade of fireworks ringing in the New Year at midnight.

The three cover bands are all the creation of L-13, a group of four musicians from Toronto.

While Lucky 13 will be a familiar name to many who attended the Rugby Classic, U2 fans may also remember The Coldplayers as the warm-up for cover band Elevation at this year's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

"We're excited to be standing on our own name this time," says lead vocalist and keyboardist Colin Jennison.

It is also the first time Killer will be performing in Bermuda. The cover band began earlier this year as a tribute to The Killers, a year after Coldplay tribute The Coldplayers.

Colin, his brother bassist Alex, drummer Wade Brennan and lead guitarist Jason Taylor are obviously versatile musicians, but Colin says The Coldplayers and Killer were created out of "very selfish reasons".

"They're my two favourite bands," he says. "I just find the melodies, the space and interplay between the music in both bands awesome."

The Coldplayers began gigging in Canada but after uploading a video of 'Viva La Vida' on to YouTube, Colin says their popularity rocketed.

"It was long before Coldplay put a video of the song out and we got over a million hits and invitations to play in other countries. We ended up playing all over the States and it just snowballed from there."

While his personal favourite is 'Fix You', he says he admires Coldplay for their "musical sensibilities".

"The music is very melodic, Coldplay are very much about emotion. It's a passionate, romantic type of emotion rather than aggression," says the 25-year-old.

As for The Killers, Colin says: "We really look and sound a lot like them."

His favourite track is 'Read My Mind' but he says he enjoys the experimental nature of the US group.

"It's hard to define a genre for The Killers as they step in and out of many different genres. I respect them for going all over the place with their music. They've gone from a new wave rock band, with Hot Fuss, to almost Madonna-type stuff with a lot of electronica on the current album. They're not afraid to step outside of their genres and try something new."

As for Lucky 13, the band began in 2003 and has since gained a large following in both Canada and Bermuda. Branded Ontario's "hardest working cover band", their range of rock 'n' roll covers has something for everyone.

On New Year's Eve Colin says each band will perform for an hour – that's three hours of rock on de Rock.

Colin admits: "It will be pretty exhausting but we won't notice because we will be so into the music and the crowd's excitement.

"We are also going to do some special songs for New Year's Eve such as U2's 'New Year's Day' and our own 'Auld Lang Syne'."

The New Year's Eve party has been organised by 441 Productions and takes place at the Hamilton Princess Princess Rooms and Regency Terrace from 9 p.m.

Tickets are $65, available from All Wrapped Up or online at: www.bdatix.com. You can also pay at the door.

Room and show packages are available at $399 from the hotel. Contact 295-3000.

For more information contact: 441productionstransact.bm.