Protobaby secure Play On The Day final spot

Protobaby saw off challenges from Animal Beats, Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring and Strange Boats to claim the place in the final in Whelan's Dublin. Following on from last night's victories for In Their Thousands & The Hot Sprockets, three of the four finalists have now been identified, with the remaining regional final taking place next week in Cork.

"Protobaby were worthy winners tonight" commented Hot Press' Colm O'Hare, "from the outset of the demo submissions, there's been a great standard throughout the competition and the other 3 acts all made strong claims tonight, but there's no doubt that Protobaby are going to be serious contenders for the main crown."

The Guinness Arthur's Day – Play on The Day competition, supported by Hot Press and RTÉ 2fm, next sees *Aine Duffy *Dead School *The Calvinists & *Walking On Cars
all battling it out for the right to join the others in the final - to apply for tickets just go to [link]www.playontheday.com[/link]

The prize package for the overall winner will include a full three-day recording session with a senior producer in RTÉ studios
and an in-studio session for broadcast by 2fm – the act will have also appeared on a special 'Flip Cover' of Hot Press – and will receive thousands of euro worth of top of the range musical instruments from world renowned brands such as Fender Guitars, Tanglewood Guitars, Casio Keyboards and Premier Drums!