deadline approaching for Emerging Talent competition entries

The deadline for unsigned artists and bands wanting to play for one of Worthy Farm's famous main stages at this year's Glastonbury Festival is rapidly approaching. Entries for the annual Emerging Talent 2009 Competition must be uploaded to the competition website before 11pm on Monday 26th January.

The competition, now in its fifth year, is open is open to musicians based in the UK and Ireland, who have not signed a contract who with a major record label, or a contract with any label for more than one album. This year the competition is once again being run online in association with Q magazine, so artists enter by uploading up to two tracks onto the competition website, where you you can also find the full competition rules and conditions.

The top 12 will go forward to a series of live finals in March 2009, and the overall winners will earn themselves a slot on either the Other Stage or the Pyramid Stage. Glastonbury has been running a competition to find the greatest Emerging Talent for the last four Festivals, and the winners will be following in the footsteps of previous winners Golden Silvers, and The Travelling Band (2008), Liz Green (2007), The Deadbeats (2005) and The Subways (2004).

This year's competition will be judged by an elite team of musical experts: Michael and Emily Eavis representing the Festival, Huw Stephens from BBC Radio One and music journalists from the Q stable.

For the first time this year the public will be able to decide one 'wild card' entry into the finals. This act, voted for online at competition website, will then be guaranteed a slot at the Queen's Head - the hugely popular onsite venue curated by Q magazine - as well as having a chance to win a slot on the Pyramid or Other Stage.

Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition is the best way to get your music listened to by many of the stage and area programmers involved in the Festival.

Next year's Glastonbury Festival runs for five full days from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2009 at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

There are still tickets available to buy now for Glastonbury Festival 2009. All registered festival-goers who want to buy tickets have two options. They can either buy a full weekend ticket at a price of £175 (plus a booking fee of £5). Alternatively, tickets can be reserved at a cost of £50 per ticket. The balance must be paid by Sunday 1st February 2009.

To buy Glastonbury Festival tickets, click here.

With both these options, the number of tickets available per transaction for registered customers is now unlimited - as long as each purchase (or deposit) is matched with valid registration numbers.

Online registration is also available and can be carried out by clicking here. Those without internet access can apply for a registration form (enclosing an SAE) to Glastonbury, PO Box 2445, Glasgow G40 9AG.

The ticket price includes includes a FREE programme, a useful cloth bag, and small around the neck guide. Car parking tickets can be bought at the same time and are priced at £10 per vehicle, and campervan tickets are priced at £65 per van. Car parking and campervan tickets can only be bought when paying the balance of your tickets.

To see who might be playing, take a look at the eFestivals' Glastonbury 2009 rumours >>.

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