* DE BIG SHOW tent will lead  the charge with five calypsonians in next Friday’s Lime/Banks Pic-O-De-Crop semi-finals at the gymnasium of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex.

* In the Mount Gay/LIME Party Monarch finals, Headliners and De Big Show matched each other with three finalists each out of the nine who will challenge defending monarch Khiomal on Sunday July 26th at the Farley Hill National Park.

The announcement was made at the National Cultural Foundation this morning at around 1:30 a.m.

Following is the list of Pic-O-De-Crop semi-finalists:

Red Plastic Bag, TC, Sheldon Hope, Ras Iley and John King, Tassa, Colin Spencer, Smokey Burke, Kid Site, Romeo, Classic, Mr Impact, Blood, Bumba, Ishiaka, Sir Ruel, HeeHaw and Sammi Jane. The reserve is De Announcer.

The 98.1/Banks Sweet Soca:
Statement, Blood, Mr Dale, TC, Mikey, Khiomal, Sir Ruel, Natahlee. Reserve: Brett Lynton.

Mount Gay/Lime Party Monarch Finalists:
Timmy, Donella, Li’l Rick, Natahlee, Red Plastic Bag, TC, Blood, Mr Dale, Mikey. Reserve: Kirk Brown.