Rockstar 09 – Open for entries

Posted: January 30th, 2009.

GLASTONBURY AND RECORDING TIME AT PETER GABRIEL’S STUDIOS BECKON FOR UNSIGNED TALENT COMPETITION WINNER

Major Major are likely to remember the day they filled in the application form for RockStar 08. Since winning the competition back in September they’ve supported Franz Ferdinand and the Ting Tings in front of 4,000 people at the legendary Pilton Equinox Party, spent time recording at Peter Gabriel’s renowned Real World Studios and seen their name up in lights as the first confirmed act for Glastonbury 2009.

Next year RockStar 09 will offer these incredible opportunities to another group of unsigned artists and bands. They’ll pit themselves against each other in a bid to impress some of the most influential people in the music industry. Of course, they’ll hope to emulate last year’s talented four-piece from Liverpool.Conor Clarke, Major Major’s front man, said: “It’s amazing to be the first band confirmed for Glastonbury next year. The RockStar gigs were immense and the competition has, put simply, changed our lives – there’s absolutely no question of that.”

RockStar 09 is open to any and all unsigned bands/performers and will take place in the legendary village of Pilton, the home of the festival and the spiritual home of many of the greatest music legends. It all kicks off after 24 bands have been selected by an experienced panel of judges to take part in the live heats. These heats will take place over four shows in May 2009 (15th & 16th and 29th & 30th May) at Pilton Working Men’s Club where the bands will compete to try and impress the judges to get through to the live final on the 1st of August 2009.

The RockStar 09 winner will be the first confirmed act for Glastonbury 2010. They’ll also get to spend valuable recording time at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, as well as play a full set at Michael Eavis’ Pilton Equinox party on 19th September 2009 where several thousand dedicated music fans party the night away at his home, Worthy Farm.

A spokesperson for Real World studios added: “We are eager to hear and see some of the undiscovered rock talent the UK has to offer in 2009. We were thrilled to be so heavily involved in RockStar 08, the standard of the finalists was phenomenal, and this year? …Well, let’s just say we’re all very excited!”The competition is open to all, bands, solo artists, young and old, the only criteria is to be unsigned. Entries must be in before the closing date on 1st of March 2009.