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#welshmusicabroad are committed to showcasing the very best in new Welsh music on the international stage. Here we post a range of exciting international showcasing opportunities throughout the year, open to artists from Wales.
See the latest opportunities to showcase your talent across the globe.
…and don’t forget, applications for FOCUS Wales 2025 are now open HERE until 1st November!
More opportunities will be announced shortly…
SXSW 2025
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LOCATION:
Austin, Texas, USA - Start Date:
March 10, 2025 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
October 31, 2024
SXSW Music Festival Showcasing Artists can take advantage of career-changing showcase opportunities and unprecedented access to the amazing mix of influential industry participants who attend SXSW every year.
Folk Alliance International 2025
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LOCATION:
Montréal, Québec, Canada - Start Date:
February 19, 2025 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
June 28, 2025
Folk Alliance International (FAI) is an international arts nonprofit and NEA-designated National Arts Service Organisation based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Founded in 1989, we’re a community of passionate and driven artists, managers, agents, DJs, festivals, record labels, fans, and more. We exist to keep the tradition of folk music thriving through preservation, presentation, and promotion. Official Showcase Applications are open now for February 19 - 23, 2025. Official Showcases are an excellent way for tour-ready artists to perform their music in front of festival bookers, agents, venues, record labels, DJs, and more. Selected through a competitive jury process, Official Showcase artists often book national or international tours, meet professionals to join their teams, and catch the interest of media based on these performances.
Tallinn Music Week 2025
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LOCATION:
Tallinn, Estonia - Start Date:
April 6, 2025 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
November 4, 2024
Tallinn Music Week is a multi-genre festival of unique talent across Europe and beyond with diverse genres from experimental electronica to classical in the best venues and clubs of Tallinn.
ESNS 2025
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LOCATION:
Groningen, The Netherlands - Start Date:
January 15, 2024 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
September 1, 2024
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is a non-profit organisation and independent platform dedicated to the promotion and discovery of new European and Dutch music.
Founded in 1986, ESNS hosts an annual four-day showcase festival and music conference across venues in Groningen, the Netherlands. Uncover the most enthralling emerging European (Eurosonic) and Dutch (Noorderslag) acts ranging from mainstream pop to progressive finds during the festival, which sets the stage for leading European festivals. Expand your knowledge of industry-leading topics and innovation during the conference, geared at trailblazing the music industry towards a sustainable future.
M for Montreal 2024
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LOCATION:
Montreal, Canada - Start Date:
November 20, 2024 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
May 24, 2024
M for Montreal is an essential catalyst for the Québec and Canadian music industry, both for emerging artists and artists with a career outside Québec. The event features a series of conferences that bring together local and international music industry professionals. It offers a rich musical program of more than one hundred artists at its annual gathering in November, in Montreal.
BreakOut West 2024
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LOCATION:
Saskatoon, Canada - Start Date:
September 29, 2024 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
May 31, 2024
BreakOut West is an annual music event that includes an immersive, music development conference, music festival hosted by the Western Canadian Music Alliance. The 2024 BreakOut West Festival will be hosted, September 25-29 in Saskatoon, SK.
Reeperbahn Festival 2024
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LOCATION:
Hamburg, Germany - Start Date:
September 18, 2024 -
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
June 21, 2024
Hamburg's Reeperbahn festival is europe's largest club festival and international platform for pop culture, it transforms Hamburg into the centre of the international music scene once a year. Together with artists and visitors the festival unleashes new talent, creates special moments and expands musical horizons for all. The festival is guided by diversity, sustainability and gender equality. Reeperbahn are a founding member of the Keychange initiative and are committed to a 50/50 gender quota at festivals and music organisations worldwide.