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Guitar Idol III Enter!!!

The Contest Guitar Idol III has two online heats and a Grand Live Final.

Heat One: July 2010 - January 28th 2011
This is open until January 28th 2011 and is is open to all guitarists worldwide: signed, unsigned, amateur or professional, young or old!

100 contestants will go through to the Final Online Heat which commences February 1st until March 18th 2011.

These will be:

The top 30 guitarists chosen by the Guitar Idol Team of Online Judges http://www.guitaridol.tv/team who ran the 2008 and 2009 competitions.

• The top 20 guitarists chosen by the official sponsors.
• The top 20 with the highest online score as of January 28th 2011.
• The top 20 most viewed entries on the official Guitar Idol website as of January 28th 2011.
• The top 10 most commonly added as ‘favourites’ on the official site as of January 28th 2011.

In the event that a contestent is present in more than one of the above categories the finalist places will roll on until all places are filled.

Final Online Heat: February 1st 2011 - March 18th 2011
The 100 Finalists will battle for 10 places to perform live at a major UK Guitar Show in the summer of 2011.

These will be decided upon by a combination of the Guitar Idol Team of Online Judges and Official Sponsors choices, the highest online score, the most viewed and the most favoritised - exact details to be announced on or before Feb 1st 2011.

Live Final: May 2011, UK
Details of the Live Final's date and venue will be announced as soon as we are contractually able to do so - watch this space!

There will also be some manufacturers special prizes so no one in the top 10 is likely to go home empty handed!

Also on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/GuitarIdolCompetition

Closing date for entries to Guitar Idol III January 28th 2011.