The New Colossus Festival Starts Tomorrow, March 4th and Runs Through March 9th

The NYC based New Colossus Festival returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan and expands to six days. Starting today (Tuesday March 4th) it will run until Sunday. 

A full schedule can be found here and more info below.

Returning to New York City’s vibrant Lower East Side and expanding to six days, the New Colossus Festival begins on Tuesday, March 4, and runs through Sunday, March 9, 2025. This showcase festival and industry conference offers a unique opportunity to discover the next wave of emerging artists across multiple independent NYC venues, including Arlene’s Grocery, Baker Falls, Berlin Under A, Bowery Electric, Drom, Hotel Chantelle, Nublu, Nublu Classic, Pianos, Sour Mouse, and The Delancey.   This year’s event partnerships include media such as Exclaim!, Radio Free Brooklyn, Groover, Maker Park Radio & more.  International partners include Consulate General of Canada In New York, Focus Wales, Iceland Airwaves, Icelandair, M for Montreal, The Spanish Wave & Viva Sounds..  Industry partners include Annibale Agency, Anniversary Group, Bands do BK,  Born Losers Records,, Dedstrange, Ditto Music, Funhouse Merch, Keychange (US), Music Managers Forum (US), Oxfam America, Planetary Group, Radio Free Brooklyn, & smartyPass.   The New Colossus will also once again present a series of panels and workshops called Colossal Conversations. Discussions on artist management, touring, production, sync licensing, festivals, publishing, and other relevant topics focused on the future of the global independent music scene.   Wednesday March 5: Ditto x NYC @ Baker Falls 192 Allen St 1pm: Ditto Music Presents: Independent Distribution and Release Strategies 2pm: MMFUS Presents: “When Is the Right Time For Music Management 3pm: Vevo Presents: “Music Video Masterclass” 4pm: Chartmetric Presents: ”Growing Your Audience with Data” 5pm: Amplead Presents: ”The Feedback Sessions” 6pm-7pm: Reception w/ Food and Drinks 7p: Ditto Live at New Colossus Festival w/ DOLLY and Rowena Wise   Thursday March 6: Industry Panels @ Pianos (158 Ludlow St)   Pianos Showroom: 1pm: Keynote Interview with Peter Shapiro and David Fricke 2pm: Sync Panel - Mike Boris (Jaded Melody), Eric Shaw (Sony Music Publishing), Jon Mizrachi (Bodega Sync), Lauriana Zuluaga (Secret Road Music), Mara Techam (Droga5) 3pm: Publishing Panel - Tessa Rae Butler (Kobalt Music Publishing), Sofia Rasmussen (Warner Chappell), Zack Weinstein (Sunset Songs), Shaughnessy Elsroth (Sony Music Publishing) 4pm: NYC Music Scene - Sam Sumpter (Bands do BK), Adi Har-Shemesh  (manager), Alisa Ali (WFUV Radio), Nick Bodor (Baker Falls), Shilpa Ray (Artist) 5pm: Groover Presents: “How to promote and have a good show” - Isaiah Martinez (Pianos) Dorian Perron (Groover), Lio Kanine (New Colossus Festival)   Pianos Upstairs 2:30pm: Amplifying Voices: Musicians as Catalysts for Social Change: Bob Ferguson (Oxfam America), Yeji Cha-Beach (HeadCount), Elia Einhorn (RedHot Org, and Sober 21) 3:30pm: Production workshop - Espen Eidem (Kornet Lydstudio) and Hillary Van Scoy (Studio G Brooklyn) 4:30pm: Media Panel with Mischa Pearlman (Journalist) and Natalie Schaffer (Big Picture Media)   --------   Founded in 2019 by music industry veterans Mike Bell, Lio Kanine, and Steven Matrick, The New Colossus Festival has quickly become the first stop in the US for many emerging international artists. Past festival alumni include Baby Queen (ZA),  CHAII (NZ), Ducks ltd. (CA), GIFT (US), Jaywood (CA), Kiwi Jr. (CA), NOBRO (CA), Peel Dream Magazine (US), Penelope Isles (UK), Pom Poko (NO), Pom Pom Squad (US), Sid Simons (US), Slow Fiction (US),  Sobs (SG), The Orielles (UK), Thus Love (US), Water From Your Eyes (US), Ultra Q (US), Zoon (CA) and over 750 other artists.   Named after Emma Lazarus’s 1883 sonnet featured on The Statue of Liberty, The New Colossus Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue showcase and conference that brings together emerging musical talent from around the world to New York City’s Lower East Side.   For more information and updates, visit newcolossusfestival.com

The 2025 New Colossus Line Up includes:

Abby Jeanne and the Shadowband (US) AKAI SOLO (US) Amery (CA) Amiture (US) Arly Scott (US) Atalhos (BR) Autobahn (US) Bakers Eddy (NZ) BALACLAVA (US) Barber for the Queen (CA) Basht.( IE) Bestial Mouths (US) Bibi Club (CA) Big Fat Head (US) Big Girl (US) Black Bordello (UK) Bleary Eyed (US) Blythe (UK) Braden Lam (CA) Bucket (IE) Camp Blu (US) diet lemon (US) Dilettante (UK) Disputer (US) DIVES (AT) Dutch Mustard (UK) El Culto Casero (PY) ELEPHANT KIND (UK) Elijah Kessler (US) Eyas (US) Factual Brains (US) Faze Wave (US) Fine Food Market (CA) first president of japan (US) Flame Parade (IT) FLASYD (US) Flawless Issues (DE) Flowers for the Dead (US) Forest (US) Gallus (Scotland) Gamblers (US) Garden Centre (UK) Genre is death (US) Gewalt (DE) Gilah (US) Ginger Winn (US) Glimmer (US) gloss (US) grocer (US) Hachiku (AU) Heaven Slight (US) Hiçamahiç (TR) HOLIEM (US) Hongza (UK) Hotspit (US) Humdrum (US) ÍLANDRÍA (US) lúpína (IS) IVY FLINDT (DE) Joe & The Shitboys (FO) KAP BAMBINO (FR) Kestrels (CA) King Youngblood (US) Kingdom of Birds (CA) knitting (CA) Las Petunias (ES) Last Waltzon (CA) Laughing (CA) Laura Lee & The Jettes (DE) Levin Goes Lightly (DE) Libby Quinn (US) Lille Venn (NO) shishi (LT) Silent Mass (US) Skye Wallace (CA) s k y m e n d e r (US) smalltalk (US) Snoozer (US) SNOWMEN (US) Sodakill (SE) Sofi O (NO) Sterling Press (UK) stockdale (DE) Stripes (US) Suichu Spica (JP) SunDog (US) SUNHILL (SE) SuperKnova (US) Talon (US) TEll A ViSiON (DE) Telos Vision (SE) test plan (UK) Tetsuians (AU) The Croaks (US) The Fiends (CA) The Jump Cuts (US) Campfire Social (UK) Casper Skulls (CA) Celestine Manno (US) Charles Fauna (US) Chloë Doucet (CA) Cloudsurfers (NL) Constant Smiles (US) Coatie Pop (US) CONSUMABLES (US) cootie catcher (CA) country girl (US) Cousines like Shit (AT) CS Cleaners (US) Cusp (US) DahL (CA) Daniela Pes (IT) Das Damen (US) Daydream Twins (US) Delivery (AU) Diamond Day (CA) Diary (US) Dictator (Scotland) Listener 555 (US) Los Petardos! (PR) Loviet (CA) Mahogany (US) Mall Girl (NO) Marry Cherry (US) Marvin's Revenge (UK) Matching Outfits (DE) Mellt (UK) MENGERS (MX) Mirage (ES) MISTER MOTIVATION (US) Mosez Jones (CA) Most Likely Marlin (NO) MOULD (UK) Mr Floyd Larry (US) My Transparent Eye (US) Nitefire (US) No Waves (CA) Nora Kelly Band (CA) OLGA (CA) Otis Shanty (US) Outer Shapes (US) PANIK FLOWER (US) Pastel Blank (CA) PEER PLEASURE (IE) People in the Daytime (US) Personal Trainer (NL) Pippy (US) Polaroid Fade (US) Pons (US) Pop Music Fever Dream (US) Pressure Pin (IE) Primer (US) Prism Shores (CA) Prostitute (US) Public Circuit (US) Pynch (UK) Ranch Ranch (US) READY ATLANTIC (NO/US) Red Ribbon (US) Retail Drugs (US) Rew (US) Rosier (CA) Rowena Wise (AU) Scattered Ashes (IE/UK) screenager (US) Scotch Mist (US) Seafoam Walls (US) SHADY BABY (UK) SHITFIRE (US) The Kaves (Scotland) The Laughing Chimes (US) The OBGMs (CA) Them Flying Monkeys (PT) Theo Bleak (Scotland) Touchdown Jesus (US) Truck Violence (CA) Tsunamis (CL) Tula Vera (US) twst (UK) url (US) Van Vreeland (US) Velveteen (UK) Wax Jaw (US) Wet Iguanas (ES) Whisper Doll (US) WIND MILE (DE) Winkler (US) World News (UK) wyldest (UK) Wynona Bleach (NI) Yndling (NO) YOU SAID STRANGE (FR)