ALSO Future Music
ALSO Future Music is an early-career development programme, countering the shrinking opportunities available in the sector and targets a diverse range of early-career artists looking to build experience. It offers development workshops with industry professionals, marketing and promotion, help adapting performance for outdoor events and performing to a festival audience.
The programme will work with 6 early-career artists over several months, with key activity taking place in-festival at ALSO 2026 over the 10-12th July 2026 weekend.
The new ALSO Future Music programme will support a diverse range of early-career artists and offer development opportunities consisting of:
- Development workshops with industry professionals
- Marketing and promotion
- Help adapting performance for outdoor events
- In-festival networking event
- A paid gig at ALSO 2026!
The programme will help grassroots artists build confidence and stagecraft in a professional festival setting, connection with audience, ability to work with technicians in a live setting, as well as developing Industry connections, digital presence and navigation of the application process for live events.
The Application Process
Please complete this application form here
- We welcome applications from grassroots and early-career bands, duos and solo artists who are over the age of 18.
- Applicants must be available for the full ALSO Festival weekend in Warwickshire over the 10 - 12th July 2026 weekend.
