Thank you! Submissions have now closed. 

You're Next!

Are you a JMC band wanting to break into the industry in a big way just like our 2024 Laneway Festival rockers, Worm Girlz? Do we have good news for you! JMC Academy are once again launching another home gown act into the spotlight for a chance to light up the stage alongside some of THE biggest names in the industry. 

 

WIN THE ULTIMATE PRIZE:

You/your band to perform at Laneway Festival '25 in Sydney on 9th February 2025.

Get billed as an artist on the Laneway line-up for Sydney

Promotion on the Sydney page of the Laneway website

Access to standard festival backline and production

Accommodation for interstate winner/s

Access to your own festival green room

Receive standard festival hospitality rider

 

Submission Requirements:

See full Terms and Conditions

Please ensure these are uploaded to a Dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive or similar and that the link permissions you provide allow our team to easily access and play your files. 

Your performance video/clip can be provided as a link to a Youtube video (public, or private), or via a Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive or similar cloud serivce. Please ensure that the link permissions you share with us allow our team to view the content, ideally without needing to download the file. Your video must be of a high quality (does not need to be professionally filmed), and accurately demonstrates your on-stage presence. 

Your short artist bio will be presented to our judging panel, please ensure it is of a professional standard and showcases your artists project to the best of your ability. Approximately 100-150 words. 

Tell us why you/your artist project/band should be shortlisted by JMC Academy to perform at Laneway Festival 2025. What makes you stand out from the crowd? What element of your project perfectly aligns with the lineup? Tell us everything!

Submit an Entry

Entries close 10th November at 11:59pm AEDT. Winner(s) announced 10th December.

Worm Girlz

2024 Artist Competition Winners.

Worm Girlz are here to spill the dirt and eat up your scraps with powerful guitars and genius lyrics. Meanjin’s cutest new supergroup is brought to life by Jade Montgomery, Angie Gale, Isabella Wood-de-Melo, Lauren Rowe, and Nikolai Bray. Worm Girlz is an energy; a way of life; a mantra. Why be anything else when you can be a worm girl?

Watch Worm Girlz' Road to Laneway

 

Peep The Laneway Festival 2025 Lineup

Ruby Cannon

2023 Artist Competition Winner.

Ruby is a Melbourne based songwriter, inspired by the sounds of the 60s and 70s. She takes inspiration from the likes of The Velvet Underground, The Divinyls and Tess Parks. Ruby with her band create a dreamy, surf rock style sure to get you groovin' and movin'. 

Watch Ruby's Road to Laneway