LIMESTONE Coast bands will have the chance to grace the stage with some of Australia’s top music acts at the highly anticipated Triple J Lucindale One Night Stand.
Homegrown South East talent is being given the chance to benefit from the major national event via a Triple J Unearthed competition.
Limestone Coast bands will have the rare chance to open for the massive concert, featuring Hilltop Hoods, Meg Mac, Ocean Alley and G Flip.
Lucindale One Night Stand committee member Kate Rayner said the opportunity could not be better for South East bands.
“We would just love for a local band to be able to hit it up on stage with these big time artists,” Ms Rayner said, adding the event would be broadcast nationally on both television and radio.
“It was this reason that I originally wanted the festival held here as it will give bands from the South East an opportunity to reach a wide audience from across the nation.”
Ms Rayner originally started a campaign to have Lucindale host the One Night Stand event around six years ago, with her vision becoming a reality late last month.
“I really hope young people can give it a go and this is all about having a shot,” she said.
“That is how I started I just gave it a shot and now the event will be here in two months.”
Mount Gambier musician and Admella grunge-rock band member Thomas Wilson has previously benefited through a similar competition, playing the renowned touring alternative festival Soundwave after being “unearthed” through the Triple J website.
“The process for that was simple because all we did was once we finished our recording we put it up on the Triple J unearthed site,” Mr Wilson said.
“People were telling us that it was a bad idea because we would not get royalties for our music and we were essentially giving away our music for free.
“I remember getting the call from Triple J as it was one of the most proud moments of my life I totally did not expect it and at first thought it was a prank.”
Mr Wilson encouraged other South East bands to enter their music and try out for the experience of a lifetime.
“Having the approval from something like Triple J gave us the confidence in our work that we needed to press on,” he said.
“It means you are doing something right.
“I think bands should enter the competition because the experience is priceless and they deserve it.”
Bands with music uploaded to the Triple J Unearthed website before midnight on July 28 will be considered.
