How to vote in Johnny Vaughan's Guitar Cup

28 November 2022, 15:54 | Updated: 14 February 2023, 11:44

Johnny Vaughan's Guitar Cup draw!

The 4-7 Thang will be pitting the last 32 years against each other in a bid to find Radio X’s best year of music!

For the next four weeks, there is one tournament SO big you’re not going to be able to avoid it.

It’s the game with a beautiful name, played for the love of music... not for the love of money.

Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce you to... JOHNNY VAUGHAN'S GUITAR CUP!

From Monday 28th November until Friday 16th December, The 4-7 Thang will be pitting the last 32 years against each other in a bid to find Radio X’s best year of music.

The first match, 1991 versus 2001 will kick off at 6pm on Monday 28th November on Twitter!

Johnny and Gav with THE Guitar Cup - and the full list of fixtures for this knock-out tournament
Johnny and Gav with THE Guitar Cup - and the full list of fixtures for this knock-out tournament. Picture: Radio X

In a knock-out style competition to be conducted on Twitter, each year will be represented by its biggest Radio X anthems and you decide which one progresses through the competition.

Having already whittled down 32 years - from 1990 to 2021 - down to a mere 16 finalists, here are the matches, as drawn by Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods in a high-profile ceremony, conducted here at Radio X Towers. You can watch the entire process in the video above.

Here are the round for the Johnny Vaughan Guitar Cup
Here are the round for the Johnny Vaughan Guitar Cup. Picture: Radio X

The first match kicks off on Monday 28th November on Radio X's Twitter - follow us at @RadioX for all the action and listen to the Johnny Vaughan show on Radio X every weekday from 4pm for the latest analysis and opinion from the world's greatest musical pundits.

Who will win the biggest prize for years...of music? Well, we’ve not got long to wait now.