GEORGIA TRIBUTE FESTIVAL

IMAGES OF THE KING PRELIMINARY

ETA CONTEST

In 1987 the King’s veterinarian Edward “Doc” Franklin made the modern ETA
community a reality when he established the event known as IMAGES. The event, which includes an internationally recognized ETA contest and showcases, has crowned over thirty World Champions who have gone on to be recognized as the top ETAs performing today. As part of our goal to return Images of the King to its former glory, we have developed the following pledge in order to outline our intent:

THE IMAGES OF THE KING PLEDGE

• We pledge to always put the fans first, it’s because of them that we do what we do.
• We pledge to treat the performers, be they headliners or contestants, with respect and dignity.
• We pledge that our contests will always be fair and that our judges will be as professional, knowledgeable and as prepared as possible.
• We pledge that we will treat anyone producing an Images of the KingTM preliminary, our Sponsors and
  Patrons, as partners.
• We pledge to treat our champions as champions, promote them and help them advance their careers.
• We pledge to #BringBackTheKing. Celebrating his life, legacy and music is the reason we have these events in the first place.

REGARDING THE 2025 CONTEST

The 2025 Georgia Tribute Festival ETA Contest is an Preliminary to the Images of the King™ World Championship Contest to be held in July in Las Vegas. The contest will consist of three rounds. Contestants will also be assigned performance times during Brunswick’s First Friday Celebration (Friday) and the Music in Old Town event (Saturday, see the schedule for details).  These appearances, while not judged, are required and a 5 point penalty will be applied to your final score for each unexcused absence.

The first two rounds will be held on Friday and Saturday. Each contestant will sing two songs with tracks on each day. The contestants cumulative score from the first two rounds will determine which five ETAs move on to the finals.

The Final Round will take place on Sunday. Our five finalists will each perform three songs with the EAS band, as they compete for their share of over $3,500 in prize money and the title of “2025 Georgia Tribute Festival Champion.”

(see the schedule for more details).

2025 PRIZE MONEY

$1,500 Georgia Tribute Festival Champion
$1,000 Runner Up
$500 3rd Place
$300 4th Place
$200 5th Place

In addition to the prize money, the Champion will receive a performance contract to appear at next year’s Georgia Tribute Festival and will go on to represent the Georgia Tribute Festival at the Images of the King World Championship ETA contest in Las Vegas.  Their registration fee will be waived, they will receive a free hotel room and a $300 travel stipend to join us in Las Vegas!!!

If we have interested contestants, we will hold a “Big – Little King” Contest™, which will take place during the first two rounds of the contest.  Big-Little King contestants must be ages 14 and under.

The registration fee for this year’s contest is $100.

Please review the official rules which includes information on registration and how the contest will be judged by clicking here.

For this year’s registration form, click here.  Please enter “2025 Georgia” under the “Name of Festival.” 

We look forward to seeing you, your family and friends in Georgia this year!

Sincerely,

Jason L Sherry
Executive Producer

For “Full Name,” please use your legal name.  There is room for a “stage name” on the registration form itself. Please enter “2025 Georgia Tribute Festival” in the field, “Name of Festival.”