This is pretty cool:

MTV Games, Adopt-A-Platoon and Microsoft Federal Marketing in partnership with Xbox 360 have brought back this fun and exciting tournament to the troops for a second straight year.

Event details:

Our Mission: Find the Very Best ROCKBAND 2 act in all of Baghdad!

Dates: The contest will begin in 7 (MWR) Morale Welfare and Recreation facilities throughout Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, beginning May 17. Preliminary competitions will be held to identify the top 6 bands to compete in the finals on Sunday, June 14. Non competing Soldiers will be in attendance to cheer on each of the bands as they compete for the bragging rights to say “I-ROQ’D BAGHDAD”.

Celebrity Support: Watch for more announcements. Country music sensation, Stephen Cochran, will be taping a troop dedication from the stage during his June 4th concert in Louisiana. We encourage the celebrity bands/musicians on RockBand 2 to do the same!

TWITTER handle: IROQBAGHDAD

Corporate Partners: Xbox 360, MTV Games, Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, Harmonix, AXE Shower Gel, Unilever, Microsoft- A Salute to Our Troops, Atlas Air, Cables To Go, Ten Gun Designs, Leatherback Printing, USO

For more information, check out Vince Kiteley’s blog here.