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New Music Competition 2025 - Terms & Conditions

Terms and conditions

To be eligible for the NEW MUSIC STAGE:

  • The band/act must have written and performed the original materials submitted in the application
  • The band/act must have sufficient original material (no covers) to perform a 30-minute set.
  • The band/act must not be receiving financial assistance from a label
  • The band/act must reside in Australia.

By completing this application form, you will be considered for the NEW MUSIC STAGE at St Kilda Festival 2025. Please note that other St Kilda Festival stages are programmed separately, and you cannot apply for these stages.

By submitting an application on behalf of your band/act, you agree to being available to perform live on the New Music Stage at St Kilda Festival on Sunday 16 February 2025 with time to be advised once the shortlisted acts have been chosen. You will need to cover your own costs to get to the Festival site to perform.

This application process does not guarantee that your band/act will perform at the St Kilda Festival. A selection process will take place once applications have closed and you will be notified in mid-October 2024 on the outcome of your application.

If your application is successful, the contract will reserve the Council the right to make use of the band/act’s name, biographical information, images, songs and other related materials for the purpose of advertising, publicising and promoting St Kilda Festival through such outlets as print, TV, radio and online media.

It is the entrant's responsibility to protect the copyright of their own work. The St Kilda Festival and City of Port Phillip has no such obligations or liability regarding this matter.

Applications close 5pm on Wednesday 18 September 2024 and late submissions will not be accepted.

Privacy and Collection of Personal Information: The Festival collects personal information about you to enable you to participate in this application process but no further use of this information will be made without prior consent or unless otherwise stated within the form.