Bands and solo artists from across the UK are gearing up for the Grand Final of this year’s Live and Unsigned competition.

The Live and Unsigned National Grand Final takes place at The O2 in London on Saturday 14th July.

Divided into genre categories of Rock, Alternative and Indie, Acoustic and Pop; those who win in their categories will receive incredible prizes including huge festival slots, Fret King Guitar endorsements, £15000 in recording studio time, music equipment including Natal drum kits along with Blackstar and TC Electronic amps; with a combined value of up to £100,000.

The overall winner of Live and Unsigned 2012 will embark on a remarkable festival tour this summer spanning 14 top festivals across the UK including; Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters, Leopallooza, Brisfest, Sundown, Strawberry Fields Festival, Glass Butter Beach, Brownstock, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and five other summer festivals. In addition to the Live and Unsigned festival tour, the winning act will receive a £10,000 cash prize.

Chris Grayston, Events Director of Live & Unsigned commented:

“It’s a fantastic achievement to make it to the Grand Final at The O2, one of the best music venues in the world. It will be a great day for all the acts performing, whether they win or not. Last year half a dozen acts were signed to both label and management companies, after representatives were invited as guests. I can’t wait to see what the acts have got in store for us at the final it’s going to be terrific!”