BIGSOUND RETURNS BIGGER THAN EVER IN 2022 FOR ITS 21st BIRTHDAY!

BIGSOUND, the southern hemisphere’s biggest celebration of new music, has announced its return for 2022. From the 6th - 9th of September, Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley will host the first BIGSOUND event in over two years and this BIGSOUND will be bigger than ever with some awesome new additions to the festival and conference program as well as the 150+ Artists/Bands playing at 21 venues across 3 nights.

This year’s event will see a new member join the BIGSOUND family in the form of BIGSOUND Country. Australia has been identified as the world’s fastest-growing country music market, however the conference and development side here at home still has plenty of room for expansion. Introducing BIGSOUND Country aim will be the discovery of artists, industry development and opportunities as well as growing the profile of Australian country music both here and overseas.

Developed in partnership with industry bodies including APRA AMCOS and The Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA), and supported by the Brisbane Economic Development Agency, BIGSOUND Country will include a party, showcases, dedicated panels and a special show featuring some of Australia’s finest country music artists.

Former BIGSOUND artist and newly elected **QMusic Management Committee member Thelma Plum**

This will be the first event since 2019 and given the last three years, BIGSOUND is more important than ever as the live music industry tries to regain its stability. It’s time to reconnect with one another to navigate the post-pandemic future through live music, idea sharing, change- making conversations and the electric energy that BIGSOUND provides.

QMusic CEO Kris Stewart says, “This year sees the return of our first live conference and festival since 2019. We’re feeling from the industry far and wide that they’re itching to be back in rooms together and we couldn’t be more excited to get artists back on stages and industry back in their live element.”

In its history, BIGSOUND has given us some of the biggest names in Australian music, A.B. Original, Ball Park Music, Courtney Barnett, DMA’s, Flume, Gang of Youths, The Jungle Giants, Miiesha, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Sampa the Great, Tkay Maidza, Tash Sultana, Thelma Plum, Vera Blue, Violent Soho, Ziggy Ramo just to name a few. Their big break came courtesy of the BIGSOUND event and applications are now open for this year’s up and coming super star.

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BIGSOUND has always been a place to discover new music, not only for the industry but also for music fans alike. This year will be no different, with the domestic and international industry being represented to discover and sign artists, form partnerships, and celebrate the return to our beloved music scene.

BIGSOUND Festival Co-Programmer Ruby-Jean McCabe said “By the time we get to September, it will have been three years since we have had an in-person BIGSOUND. This year we’re going big with 150 artists across 21 venues. That’s 300 performances over three nights with our industry all in the same rooms again across Fortitude Valley.”

“It’s been two years of artists sitting in their bedrooms, lounge rooms, hometowns. These are artists who may not have yet performed live but are ready to make their industry debut at BIGSOUND. We’ll also have export-ready favourites to rediscover who will finally be able to impress BIGSOUND’s international delegates and speakers and take their music overseas.”

ARTIST APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN AND CLOSE ON FRIDAY 20 MAY
APPLY NOW - bigsound.org.au

The biggest BIGSOUND is coming !!