The lovely people at VirtualFestivals.com have announced the winners of their unsigned band competition. As previously reported, this was run in association with the trade union Amicus and independent download site KarmaDownload. Music from short listed bands was put on the Karma website and the success of each measured by how many times tracks were streamed and download. The winning bands were Intervurt and Whitestar, who will both now get to play at the following festivals.
15-17 Jul: Guilfest
17 Jul: Tin Pan Alley, London
19-21 Aug: Beautiful Days21
28 Aug: Get Loaded in the Park
9-11 Sep: Bestival
More info at http://www.virtual-festivals.com/, press info from [email protected] .