Garage Band

CALLING ALL YOUNG BANDS! ARE YOU UNDER 21 AND READY TO STEP UP TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST STAGES IN MELBOURNE? 

Following a huge first year, Garage Band is BACK and ready to welcome a fresh batch of budding musos to the big stage. ALWAYS LIVE and internationally acclaimed artist Joseph O’Farrell (JOF) will be inviting 25 young bands from across the state to perform LIVE at Fed Square this October, giving them the opportunity to wow crowds in the heart of Melbourne. 

With 2022 alumni going on to play with the likes of Mia Wray and Tex Perkins, release their own music, and garner media interest from right across the country, Garage Band has fast solidified itself as a pivotal jumping-off point for the next generation of Victorian musical talent. 

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN 

Involvement in this amazing event is free and young bands of any genre are now welcome to submit their expressions of interest. If you’re keen to take your music to the next level and show the country why Melbourne is THE music city, fill out the form in the link below with details about you and your band before August 18th.  

Successful applicants will be notified directly, with orientation workshop and main event scheduled for October 7th and 14th 2023.  

ALWAYS LIVE supports thriving communities including First Nations, female and non-binary, LGBTQIA+, culturally and linguistically diverse, Deaf and Disabled artists, industry workers and audiences. It will also champion the independent and emerging sectors.