winner announced of Glastonbury Emerging Talent Finals

Last night saw the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition Finals take place in Pilton with the shortlist of 8 acts performing. Festival organiser Michael Eavis was not able to attend this year, having been laid low with a stomach bug.

Instead long term Festival booker Martin Elbourne announced the overall winner was Newcastle-based all girl four-piece Bridie Jackson and The Arbour who will be rewarded with a main stage appearance on the Acoustic Stage at this year's festival.

Lead singer Bridie had a double cause for celebration as it was also her birthday, she revealed she was "very happy and very drunk," and that "turning 30 was not so bad."

Mr Elbourne also revealed that all of the acts who had competed in last night's competition were likely to be be given the chance to perform on a stage somewhere at this summer's Glastonbury Festival. Revealing to eFestivals that The Dancers had been awarded a slot on the John Peel stage, and 15 year old Isaiah Dreads rewarded with an appearance at the Silver Hayes Dance Village.

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 from 8,000 entrants, and included terrific performances from Lillian Todd Jones, Port Isla, Rhys Lloyd Morgan, Black Balloons, The Dancers, Isaiah Dreads, and A Band Called Wanda.

Whilst it was a unanimous decision by the judges the whole competition was much closer this year than previous years and any one of the acts could have been announced as winners with all delivering accomplished showcases of various music styles.

Glastonbury Festival has been running the competition to find the greatest Emerging Talent for the last six Festivals. Previous competitions have brought bands like Treetop Flyers, London Afrobeat Collective, 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.

Tickets have sold out for this summer's Glastonbury Festival which Wednesday 26th June until Monday 1st July 2013 across over a 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

Ticket buyers must pay their balance payments before 11.59pm (BST) tomorrow, Monday 8th April with balances either paid online click here or on the booking line: 0844 412 4635.

The balance due is £155 (plus a £5 booking fee) per person; plus a £6 transaction fee per order. Whilst paying balances there's the option of booking ticket cancellation cover, car park tickets, campervan tickets and tipis, as well as the option to book coach travel from a number of UK cities, and pre-erected offsite accommodation at Worthy View.

Those balances not paid will be cancelled and a £40 refund per ticket returned to the card that was used during the booking. A £10 admin fee will be retained.

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Acts confirmed for the Festival include The Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons, Arctic Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal, Primal Scream, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, Elvis Costello, Portishead, Chase & Status, The xx, Foals, Example, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club, Public Image Ltd. (PiL), Tame Impala, Alabama Shakes, Editors, Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers, Public Enemy, The Weeknd, Seasick Steve, Major Lazer, Tom Tom Club, Maverick Sabre, Lianne La Havas, Crystal Castles, Hurts, Phoenix, Bastille, Everything Everything, James Blake, Johnny Marr, The Courteeners, Jessie Ware, Cat Power, The Horrors, Fuck Buttons, Django Django, Rodriguez, Dinosaur Jr, Calexico, Steve Mason, Palma Violets, Devandra Banhat, Michael Kiwanuka, Steve Winwood, Sinead O' Connor, Lucinda Williams, Glen Hansard, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Gabrielle Aplin, The Proclaimers, Martha Wainwright, Seth Lakeman, KT Tunstall, Ben Caplan, Beverley Knight, Crowns, Evan Dando, Gary Clark Jr, JJ Grey & Mofro, Josh Doyle, Lucy Rose, Mad Dog Mcrea, Molotov Jukebox, Newton Faulkner, Oysterband, Penguin Cafe, Shooglenifty, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Slim Chance, Simian Mobile Disco, Terakaft, System 7 vs Eat Static, Don Letts, Nas, Disclosure, Hot Natured, David Rodigan, Sub Focus, AlunaGeorge, Eats Everything, Rudimental, The Congos, and Malian singer Rokia Traore. And loads more to be announced across over 100 stages.

To see the line-up in full, along with the latest rumours for some of the other stages, click here >>.

Everyone aged over 12 on Wednesday 26th June 2013 (when the Festival starts) who plans to the come the Festival, must register. Children aged 12 and under do not require tickets and do not need to register.

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Registration does not reserve or guarantee you a ticket when they go on sale, but if you don't register you will not be able to buy a weekend ticket for Glastonbury Festival 2013.

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Resales of unwanted tickets will take place on Sunday 21st April 2013, for those who have registered beforehand so that they are eligible to buy a ticket.

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