Finalists revealed for Glastonbury 2025 Emerging Talent Competition

4th April 2025

We’re excited to announce the finalists for our EMERGING TALENT COMPETITION 2025, which is supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation.

The acts, chosen from thousands of entries, are: Air Drawn Dagger, Ari Tsugi, Eli Dayo, Mali Hâf, Nat Oaks, Master Peace, Sarah Meth and Westside Cowboy.

Listen to the playlist on Spotify, or watch on youtube.

This year’s invite-only final will take place on 26th April.

The winners of the free-to-enter competition will be given a slot on one of the main stages at Glastonbury 2025. They 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.

The eight acts were selected by Glastonbury judges from the longlist of 90 artists which was compiled by 30 of the UK’s best online music writers.