Want to play at SXSW Music Festival? Apply now!

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Play during SXSW 2024 - A Groover x Disco x Amuse x Primary Wave Music Event

Performing live is essential to any independent artist. It allows you to gain visibility, engage with your fans and find new audiences. But we know that finding some dates to play live at a showcase, concert, festival or any live opportunity can be a little tedious.

That’s why, at Groover, we’re partnering with various event organizers to help you find some great opportunities to perform live and grow your project. Right now, we’re offering the incredible opportunity to play at our event during SXSW, one of the BIGGEST MUSIC EVENTS in the U.S. 🤩

1. SXSW Music Festival: Apply to play at the event

This year, Groover, Amuse, Disco & Primary Wave are partnering to organize an unofficial event during SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX – one of the biggest music events in the U.S. And the good news is: you can apply for free to play at this great event, on March 13th 🔥 Here are the information to apply:

  • Application are open to:
    • Live acts & DJ sets
    • A variety of genres – except hardcore ones
    • US-based bands/artists and artists located/traveling near Austin around March 13th
  • Schedule:
    • Open call from February 13th to March 3rd, 2024
    • Event: March 13th, 1-5PM in Austin, TX

In addition to this event on March 13th, we’ve also partnered up with Ridiculous Biz and unlocked one slot for an artist and/or DJ to play at their Ridiculous Boat Cruise on March 11th, at the Dockside Lounge 🙌 This means more opportunities for you to be selected!

So what are you waiting for? Apply here to play during SXSW 👈

Ridiculous Boat Party in partnership with Groover - 11 March 2024

2. What is SXSW Music Festival

South by Southwest aka SXSW – is an annual convention in the creative industry – bringing together professionals from film, interactive media, music and much more! It takes place in Austin, Texas and is a major event of its kind – especially the SXSW Music Festival gathering thousands of music lovers every year.

The 2024 line-up looks promising, showcasing exciting new talent, rising artists and well-known, legendary performers! Playing at the SXSW Music Festival is an exceptional springboard for emerging artists. Demonstrating your talent, meeting with other talented artists and industry professionals, including records labels, booking agencies, management and PR firms, media outlets and many more, is a golden opportunity to elevate your career!

The festival will take place from March 11th to March 16th in Austin, TX. You have the chance to play during this major music event at the Groover x Amuse x Disco x Primary Wave Event on March 13th – take your chance and apply now for free directly on Groover 🌟

3. Groover’s partners: a network dedicated to supporting artists

We are dedicated to help independent artists through our partnerships. We already collaborated with various partners in the past to organize great events in different countries such as the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, one of the biggest showcase festival & music convention in Europe.

For this unofficial SXSW event, Groover is proud to collaborate with Amuse, Disco, and Primary Wave – that are committed to help artists accelerate their careers and get their music heard, through their innovative services:

  • Groover: the promotion platform that connects artists to the best curators, radios, playlists and labels seeking emerging talents – guaranteed feedback and coverage.
  • Disco: the music platform that makes music management and discovery simpler, faster, and more equal.
  • Amuse: the digital music distribution platform that allows artists to build their career on their own terms.
  • Primary Wave: one of the leading independent publishers of iconic music in the world.

Discover all our partners and their exclusive offers right here

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Take this opportunity of a lifetime and send us your best track for a chance to play during SXSW Music Festival at our event or the Ridiculous Boat Party. 🙌 And discover our other live opportunities in our dedicated guide.

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