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Compete for a slot at Glastonbury 2015
Glastonbury Festival once again opens its doors to exciting new musical talent, with the launch of their Emerging Talent Competition 2015.
The annual competition gives new or undiscovered acts the opportunity to compete for a slot on one of Glastonbury Festival’s main stages.
The website is now accepting entries from all musical genres, for one week only.
Talking about the 2015 contest, co-organiser Emily Eavis says:
“New music is such an important part of Glastonbury, and the Emerging Talent Competition is always an incredible way for us to find fresh talent from across the musical spectrum. In fact, eight of the acts that entered in 2014 ended up with slots at Glastonbury 2014. I can’t wait to hear who we discover this year.”
Previous Emerging Talent Competition entrants include Stornoway, Scouting for Girls, Treetop Flyers, the Subways and last year’s winners M+A.
Aside from the chance to perform at a festival whose patrons include The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce, the winner of ETC will also receive a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS for Music Foundation to help take their songwriting and performing to “the next level”.
Two runners-up will also each be awarded a £2,500 prize.
To enter, acts will need to supply a soundcloud link of an original song, plus a video of themselves performing live – “even if it’s only recorded in a bedroom”, the competition website says.
A 40-strong panel of the UK’s top music writers will help compile a longlist of 120 acts, before judges (including festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis) will whittle the list down to 8 acts to take part in live finals in April, where the winning act will be decided.
Entry to Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition is open until 5pm, Monday January 26.
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