Which of the following Easterfest 2011 artists would you most like to see play an opening set on Mainstage?...

Out of 3,852 votes spread across 26 acts, For This Cause edged the Mainstage opening slot by just 17 votes over The Window — a 0.5-point gap that held from day one and barely widened. For All Eternity sat close behind in third, meaning three acts combined for over half the vote while 23 others fought for scraps.

The real divide was gender, not geography: For All Eternity pulled 136 men to just 27 women, the most lopsided split in the field, while the top two overall leaned female — The Window's fans ran 56 women to 45 men, For This Cause's 61 to 37. Different crowds, nearly identical vote totals.

• The Margin · For This Cause beat The Window by just 17 votes (0.5%).
• Gender Divide · For All Eternity drew 136 men to 27 women — the field's most skewed split.
• Fragmented Field · The winner took only 19.3% of votes across 26 competing acts.