Westside Cowboy win Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition 2025

Westside Cowboy has been named winner of Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition 2025.

The Manchester-based ‘Britainacana’ band emerged victorious on Saturday night (26 April) during the conclusion of the competition's live final at Pilton Working Men’s Club.

With this victory the band has won a slot on one of the festival’s Woodsies Stage in June as well as a £5,000 Talent Development prize from the PRS Foundation.

The winner and runners-up were selected by a judging panel who included Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis, Glastonbury stage bookers and music business professionals.

The two runners-up were Ghana-born, Gloucester-raised neo-soul / hip hop act Nat Oaks and Welsh language singer-songwriter Mali Hâf. Both receive a £2,500 Talent Development prize from the PRS Foundation. BBC 6 Music’s Huw Stephens announced that both runners-up would also get a slot at this year’s Festival.

Westside Cowboy with Huw Stephens © Rick Mav