Calling Australia’s Original, Live Music Artists!

Melbourne band ‘Monroe’ being announced as 2025 Passport to Airlie Winners Photo supplied

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‘Passport to Airlie’ opens career-launching national search

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The Airlie Beach Festival of Music has opened its entries for Passport to Airlie. This opportunity is designed to uncover and support original artists across Australia, offering unsigned musicians the chance to perform at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music from November 6th-8th.

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Every musician starts somewhere - why not Airlie Beach?  

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2023 winners, Avalanche, are a ‘case-in-point’, entering the ‘Passport’ experience as a four-piece hard rock band from Western Sydney, and emerging with widespread media coverage, airplay on both mainstream and community radio charts, and a support role with Airbourne on their 2026 European ‘Armed to the teeth’ tour.  

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Passport to Airlie applications are open to original acts nationwide, with the sole criteria that no cover songs or tributes are allowed.  

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The competition starts with regional heats, held from June to September across Australia.  

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The act who wins their regional heat must be available to travel to Airlie Beach from November 6th-8th, where they will receive four nights’ accommodation, VIP tickets to the Airlie Beach Festival of Music (valued at $1,150 each), and go head-to-head with the other regional winners for the chance to win the ultimate prize.  

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Judged by a panel of industry professionals (with previous judges including Superjesus frontwoman, Sarah McLeod, and Dave Gleeson from The Screaming Jets), the overall winner secures a professional photography package, a main stage performance slot in 2027, and tiered prize money based on act size, with $500 awarded to solo artists, $1,000 to duos, $1,500 to trios and $2,000 to full bands.  

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To enter, head to www.airliebeachfestivalofmusic.com.au and tab to the Passport to Airlie landing page.  

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