The Guitar Institute is proud to be a sponsor of Guitar Idol, an online talent search to find the hottest ‘undiscovered’ guitarists in the world. Staged over 3 online heats and a final online knockout round thousands of guitarists will battle for 12 places to perform live on the main stage at the massive London International Music Show in June 2009 and be crowned Worldwide Guitar Idol 2009… have you got what it takes?  

The Guitar Idol 2008 competition was an incredible success with over 400,000 visitors to the Guitar Idol sites who watched, listened to and voted for hundreds of guitarists from every corner of the globe. 12 lucky finalists – from Brazil, Canada, Italy, Scotland, Russia and the UK – performed with a crack live band at a stunning live final on June 14th 2008 in front of thousands of fans at the London International Music Show. Watch the live final from Guitar Idol 2008.

Guitar Idol 2008 attracted worldwide media coverage in mainstream newspapers, TV and radio, as well as being massive on the Internet. Guitar Idol 2008 was sponsored by the Guitar Institute, Paul Reed Smith, Peavey, Music Man, International Exam Body Rockschool, and Roland/Boss.

AND NOW…GUITAR IDOL 2009!!!

The Guitar Institute is proud to be once again supporting the competition in 2009. And with a much improved website and competition structure, this will be much bigger, better and more popular than before and looks set to take the guitar playing world by storm!

This time the contest will be staged over 3 online Heats and a final online knockout round. Thousands of guitarists will battle for 12 places to perform live on the main stage at the massive London International Music Show in June 2009.

With this major international live platform to hold the finals, the opportunity to play live in front of thousands of guitar fans and the chance to be spotted by the biggest names and companies in the industry Guitar Idol 2009 is an unmissable opportunity for every guitarist aspiring for Guitar stardom! Quite simply, Guitar Idol could launch you guitar playing career by providing you with the necessary jumpstart you have been looking for!  

And in addition to some fantastic prizes, the live final will be released worldwide on DVD, and a Guitar Idol 2009 album will be released. The winner will also open up for a genuine Guitar Legend and meet some of the Guitar industries most important contacts – this will be an experience you will never forget!

Click here to see the Guitar Idol website…