Our last five fantastic bands battle it out to win the gig of a lifetime in the live Grand Final! An incredible 518 unsigned acts entered our biggest ever competition, but only one can open Green Man 2011 with a sought-after Main Stage slot in the Brecon Beacons this August.

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Now it’s crunch time for the five remaining bands as they play live in front of a panel of top music industry experts in the Green Poll Grand Final 2011, at The Camden Monarch, London, FREE entry from 7.30pm this Thursday (July 14). The final five bands with the most votes after Round 2 are: 

HULLABALOO Seven-piece Cardiff band mixing jazz licks, piano ballads, funk and pop rhythms into their energetic live sets.  

HUNTING BEARS Five-piece folk group from Leeds that cite Joanna Newsom, Dirty Projectors and Bon Iver as key influences.   

RUSTY SHACKLE Rustic bluegrass, folk, Celtic and old time blues sounds featuring guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass and drums. 

THE SEAZORA London folk band blending vocal harmonies, delicate strings and wind instruments with enchanting percussion.  

WILL AND THE PEOPLE Vivacious blend of reggae, house and rock from well-travelled happy-go-lucky London outfit.  

Green Poll 2011 has seen over 20,000 individual users register on our special Facebook app, with thousands of votes being cast from the UK, USA, Ireland, France, Australia, Italy, Canada and across the globe. 

Now the final responsibility to pick one lucky winner lies with our prestigious judging panel. 

They are: MOJO Magazine editor-in-chief Phil Alexander; Moshi Moshi label boss ; Michael 'Moshi' Bella Union label manager Mark Byrne; Domino Records A&R/Transparent label boss Jack Shankly. 

Why not join them at The Camden Monarch on Thursday to watch all the drama of the Green Poll Grand Final unfold? Entry is FREE, with bands playing between 7.30pm and 11pm and DJs keeping the party going long into the night. Well done to everyone who entered Green Poll 2011 – and good luck to our five brilliant finalists!