Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2023

[Dukeicon]

We’re very pleased to announce details of our 2023 EMERGING TALENT COMPETITION, which is once again supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation.

The competition gives new UK and Ireland-based acts of any musical genre the chance to compete for a slot on one of the main stages at this year’s Festival.

The winners of the free-to-enter competition will also be awarded a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to help take their songwriting and performing to the next level. Two runners-up will also each be awarded a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize.

 

 

Acts from any musical genre can enter the 2023 competition FOR ONE WEEK ONLY using the form which will be available on this page from 9am Monday 30th January until 5pm Monday 6th February 2023.

To enter, acts needed to supply a YouTube link to one original song, plus a link to a video of themselves performing live (even if it’s only recorded in a bedroom).

 

More info:

https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2023-emerging-talent-competition/

 

[Crazyfool01]

I’ve been trying to find this damn emerging talent for near enough 20years now … it’s sadly not yet emerged 

[Avalon_Fields]

Has any previous Glastonbury Emerging Talent winner got anywhere in their music career?

(It's not a cynical question, just interested to know!)

[Skip997]

12 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Has any previous Glastonbury Emerging Talent winner got anywhere in their music career?

(It's not a cynical question, just interested to know!)

https://www.nme.com/festivals/glastonbury/glastonbury-emerging-talent-competition-winners-where-are-they-now-1959847

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

1 hour ago, Dukeicon said:

We’re very pleased to announce details of our 2023 EMERGING TALENT COMPETITION, which is once again supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation.

The competition gives new UK and Ireland-based acts of any musical genre the chance to compete for a slot on one of the main stages at this year’s Festival.

The winners of the free-to-enter competition will also be awarded a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to help take their songwriting and performing to the next level. Two runners-up will also each be awarded a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize.

 

 

Acts from any musical genre can enter the 2023 competition FOR ONE WEEK ONLY using the form which will be available on this page from 9am Monday 30th January until 5pm Monday 6th February 2023.

To enter, acts needed to supply a YouTube link to one original song, plus a link to a video of themselves performing live (even if it’s only recorded in a bedroom).

 

More info:

https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2023-emerging-talent-competition/

 

Thanks for posting that. My wife has started song writing and singing, so I'll forward that to her to see if she is interested in applying.

[Gnomicide]

44 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Has any previous Glastonbury Emerging Talent winner got anywhere in their music career?

(It's not a cynical question, just interested to know!)

Declan McKenna and She Drew The Gun.

[Havors]

Everything crossed for Alan Triggs. My mate is drums for him.

[Neil]

9 hours ago, Skip997 said:

https://www.nme.com/festivals/glastonbury/glastonbury-emerging-talent-competition-winners-where-are-they-now-1959847

missing from that list are blackbud.

Edited January 24, 2023 by Neil

[Neil]

the quality of the winners normally shines above the others at the finals, and then michael picks his favourite, and the other judges don't dare to disagree.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

 and the other judges don't dare to disagree.

Kind of like a 'Glastonbury Emerging Turtle's Head Brown Nosing Competition 2023' in itself?

[Dukeicon]

Emerging Talent Competition is now Open!

Closes 5pm Monday 6th February 2023

https://glas.to/ETC2023

 

[Quark]

On 1/24/2023 at 1:26 PM, Avalon_Fields said:

Has any previous Glastonbury Emerging Talent winner got anywhere in their music career?

(It's not a cynical question, just interested to know!)

 

On 1/24/2023 at 2:11 PM, Gnomicide said:

Declan McKenna and She Drew The Gun.

The Subways were the first winners, didn't do too badly after that for a while.

[Neil]

2 hours ago, Quark said:

 

The Subways were the first winners, didn't do too badly after that for a while.

They were joint winners along with vlackbud. I like how rock nroll queen was used in that advert with the drummers. Hope they got well paid for that. 

[gigpusher]

I really liked Bridie Jackson and the Arbour who won many years ago but sadly they weren't one of the success stories. I went to see them at their own gig and there weren't many of us there. A shame she had a great voice. 

[Dukeicon]

ETC Long list Announced

https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/etc-2023-longlist-announced-listen-to-the-acts-now/

 

YouTube Playlist of acts here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLV5BFkI9SS7gurWruehW6Skq6LTAqZBfn&v=d-ChWFtzHgA&feature=youtu.be

 

[FrankieX]

I've listened through the playlist, and my favourite is rapper FFSYTHO:

 

There's plenty of decent songs in there, from a wide variety of styles, and it could just come down to who performs best on the day. My favourite video on the list is this one by Malenka, which really tells a story in its own right:

 

[Guest]

I wasn't aware of this competition till now.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, Lucy F said:

I wasn't aware of this competition till now.

been running about 20 years, most famous winners are: the subways.

[rawrsomesauce]

Vlure are brilliant live, hopefully they end up on the farm 

[Blisterpack]

Anyone else look at that longlist and notice the number of acts beginning with ‘A’ (and other early alphabet letters)? Almost like the longlist judges couldn’t be arsed listening after about half an hour! Might enter next year as Aardvarks 

[2019]

Looking forward to seeing Prima Queen in Guildford (May 18). Eclipse and Butter Knife have had plays on 6music.

[FrankieX]

51 minutes ago, Blisterpack said:

Anyone else look at that longlist and notice the number of acts beginning with ‘A’ (and other early alphabet letters)? Almost like the longlist judges couldn’t be arsed listening after about half an hour! Might enter next year as Aardvarks 

Honestly, this is true of most music. Two-thirds of my music collection is from artists starting A-M (Not including 'The'), and if you look at festival lineups alphabetically (Look at the list of acts in last year's Clashfinder options for example) there is almost always a bias towards earlier letters. Part of that is just the English language (Fewer words/names beginning with U/V/X/Y/Z), part of it might be that being nearer the top of an alphabetical list on something like Spotify or a longlist might confer some advantage.

[Neil]

31 minutes ago, FrankieX said:

Honestly, this is true of most music. Two-thirds of my music collection is from artists starting A-M (Not including 'The'), and if you look at festival lineups alphabetically (Look at the list of acts in last year's Clashfinder options for example) there is almost always a bias towards earlier letters. Part of that is just the English language (Fewer words/names beginning with U/V/X/Y/Z), part of it might be that being nearer the top of an alphabetical list on something like Spotify or a longlist might confer some advantage.

nah, i reckon bands just choose a name they like.

 

 

[Neil]

Just now, Neil said:

nah, i reckon bands just choose a name they like.

 

 

cos no band is gonna want to be called arseholes, just to be at the start of the alphabet.

[Blisterpack]

6 hours ago, FrankieX said:

Honestly, this is true of most music. Two-thirds of my music collection is from artists starting A-M 

Sort of get this, but of the first 18 acts - selected by six different judges - only three don’t begin with the first five letters of the alphabet. And only one doesn’t begin with the first seven letters. Statistically unlikely. I suspect they either couldn’t be arsed or the early stuff impressed and they found no reason to change their mind.