Call for applications: 2024 FOCUS Wales international festival

The submission deadline is 1 September, with a final application deadline of 1 November.

Important information:

• If selected, artists will be notified before 1 February 2024.
• FOCUS Wales receives more than 5 000 applications each year, and with only a small core festival team it’s not possible for them to get back to every applicant.
• Applicants who do not hear from the organisers by 1 February should consider themselves unsuccessful, but the organisers will however hold the details on file up until the dates of the festival in case a suitable slot does open up.
• FOCUS Wales does not accept applications from cover bands or tribute acts.

Note: All enquiries should be submitted via email at info@focuswales.com.

About FOCUS Wales

FOCUS Wales is a not-for-profit organisation that was established to provide the annual new music showcase event for the Welsh music industry. The organisation’s core work centres around the delivery of its international multi-venue showcase festival taking place in Wrexham each year, which places the music industry spotlight firmly on the emerging talent that Wales has to offer the world, alongside a selection of the best new acts from across the globe.

FOCUS Wales 2024 will mark the festival’s 14th year, and will welcome over 20 000 people to the town, building upon 2023’s record attendance across a jam-packed weekend of events. The event showcases about 250 artists from across the world, who fill out a variety of spaces and music venues, using 20 stages, and hosting a full schedule of interactive industry sessions, arts events, and film screenings, throughout the festival.