Deer Shed x EMI North

Deer Shed are thrilled to be bringing back our ‘Apply to Play’ artist development programme with EMI North!

We're so proud to be able to give emerging talent a platform to share their music; one artist will be selected for a performance slot at the festival, with mentoring and advice sessions from the EMI North team, alongside guest tickets for Deer Shed 2026.

This opportunity is exclusively open to artists based in Yorkshire, North East, North West and Scotland. We welcome applications from artists coming from underrepresented backgrounds & the Global Majority, and we enjoy all music; Deer Shed prides itself on the diversity of genres on the line up.

Applications are open now until 5pm on Thursday 2nd April – APPLY HERE.

Good luck!