Treetop Flyers win Glastonbury Emerging Talent Finals

Last night saw the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition Finals take place in Pilton and once each finalist had performed festival organiser Michael Eavis announced the overall winner was London-based country folk outfit Treetop Flyers who will be rewarded with a main stage appearance at this year's festival.

Announcing the result Mr Eavis also declared that all of the acts who had competed in last night's competition would also be given the chance to perform on a stage somewhere at this summer's Glastonbury Festival which runs for five full days from Wednesday 22nd until Sunday 26th June 2011 across a 1000 hectares (2470 acres) of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

This year's competition entrants were all musicians not signed to a major label, based in the UK and Ireland. The finalists had been selected by 40 music bloggers, and included performances from My Tiger My Timing, Emily And The Woods, My First Tooth, Twin Brother, Louise and The Pins, Tristram, and J-Treole.

The previous night there had been a showcase of acts that hadn't quite made the final but whose submissions were good enough to be considered for other stages. Michael Eavis revealed that the high tempo London Afrobeat Collective had also won a slot as West Holts Stage openers.

Talking afterward, exclusively to eFestivals, about the worthy winners Michael Eavis said, "So, we've done it again, out of 7,200 applications, we sifted through until we finished up with about 150, and then we combed that back to the two nights. We've chosen a winner that's a bit similar to previous winners I suppose. A little of The Deadbeats, a little Mumford & Sons, and more Crosby, Stills, & Nash. It was a good show, but we couldn't pick any other band to win, they were clear winners."

Glastonbury Festival has been running the competition to find the greatest Emerging Talent for the last five Festivals. Previous competitions have brought bands like Ellen and the Escapades, We Have Band, Golden Silvers, The Subways, Stornoway, and Scouting For Girls to Festival prominence.

eFestivals will have reviews and pictures of all the competing acts online shortly, as well as the complete interview with Michael Eavis. eFestivals radio is also planning an Emerging Talent Special where you will be able to listen to the music of the bands that entered.

Ticket buyers must pay their balance payments before 11.59pm (BST) on Thursday 7th April with balances either paid online at http://www.seetickets.com/g2011 or on the booking line: 0844 412 4635.

Anyone who doesn't pay their ticket balance during the applicable week will be automatically refunded their deposit (minus a £10 admin fee).

Acts confirmed for the Festival include U2, Coldplay, and Beyonce as Pyramid Stage headliners, plus Primal Scream, Mumford & Sons, Elbow, Everything Everything, Anna Calvi, BB King, Big Boi, The Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires, Fleet Foxes, Gruff Rhys, James Blake, Janelle Monae, Laura Marling, and Warpaint. No other acts are confirmed yet for the Festival, although as usual eFestivals will bring you the very best-sourced rumours, allowing festival-goers to see who is playing long before the bands are formally announced - keep your eyes on the Glastonbury 2011 rumours, updated as we receive information.

A further release of a limited number of cancelled tickets, around 10,000, will go on sale from 9am on Sunday 17th April 2011, although in order to do so you must have registered beforehand to be eligible to buy a ticket. However, it's unlikely that they'll be a huge number of tickets available on that day. They will be priced at £195 (plus a booking fee of £5).

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