The 6th LOUD WOMEN Fest will be held on 2+3 September 2022, at 229 in Central London.
The festival has grown year on year, to become the largest female-led festival in the UK, attracting performers and attendees from around the world, and securing LOUD WOMEN’s position as the leading international showcase for female and non-binary alternative bands and artists in the grassroots/DIY music scene. Check out coverage of LOUD WOMEN Fest 5 in Kerrang! and NME.
With additional support, our 2022 festival will be the biggest yet – spanning two days – and more accessible than ever. Watch this space …
Applications for bands to play are open now, via the form below only. Please read the following before applying:
- Applications are welcome from alternative/punk/indiepop bands powered by women or non-binary artists. No all-cis-male bands thanks. Check out our previous lineups to get a feel for the kind of music we like.
- POC and queer artists are prioritised. Our festival is founded on the principles of intersectional feminism.
- DIY bands and artists are prioritised. No enquiries from booking agents thanks.
- Artists selected to play LOUD WOMEN Fest 6 will receive support and promotion (press and radio) leading up to the festival. We like to work closely with bands who share our ethos of community and scene-building.
- The festival is a not-for-profit event, but all acts are paid, at a rate commensurate with DIY festivals of this kind (varies between £50 for solo artists, average £100 for bands, with slightly higher fees to be offered for headliners and non-UK bands). Accommodation may also be provided for international bands.
- Full backline will be provided, along with delicious vegan catering and a sick green room.
- The application window closes Feb 2022, but early applications will be given preference.
Still with us? Great! Get applying here (form opens in a new window)
Keep in touch on our socials for other opportunities to get your voices heard.
In the meantime, a little reminder of just how amazing our previous Fests have been …
LOUD WOMEN 
I hit return to try and add a new paragraph to the description of my band and why we would be perfect for Loud Women and it submitted the form instead..i dont want to be annoying and apply twice…
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Don’t worry! Drop what you wanted to say on an email and I’ll add it in with the application x
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The same thing just happened to me! Email coming your way ASAP!
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Ha! I just did the same. It was probably for the best anyway, as I was starting to ramble.
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Hi. When do you think you’ll be deciding on the bands? I know it’s quite a long way off, but we’re trying to sort out our Autumn gig dates now, and we definitely want to save the date in case you include us!
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We’ll be announcing the first round of acts in April x
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Just wanted to say we’d be perfect for Loud Women because Friz is very definitely LOUD
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Sorry for Multiple submissions as very sensitive submission button
RocknRoll Suicidez
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Hi, I just had the same issue when trying to add to our bio on the application page! Alteration would be a great addition to the line up as we are female-fronted and always love to represent that aspect of our band – we always say there aren’t enough women in rock! We have a punk edge to our music and can fit alongside any other rock bands as our style is pretty diverse. Plus it sounds amazing!
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Are applications still open for this?
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No, sorry. If you would like to apply to play one of our regular nights, send all your details and links to your music to loudwomenclub@gmail.com
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Is it too late to apply?
Can’t find the application form
Soon to release new mixtape
Many thanks
Ophelia
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No, sorry. If you would like to apply to play one of our regular nights, send all your details and links to your music to loudwomenclub@gmail.com
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May have accidentally submitted twice… Apologies if I have! The page crashed when I tried to complete the details of our genre etc.
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Hi! is this the same aplication than on Febrarury?? Or it’s a new one?? Thanks 🙂
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Hey
I am a black female singer in a punk band called Black Rooster,How do I get a gig?Love to play sometime.
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