Apply to Play

Useful information before you submit your application:

What is Live at Heart? Read our About-section

What can you expect from playing at a showcase festival? Read our article on the subject.

How to prepare your application: Read our article on the subject.

What else to do in Örebro during Live at Heart? Read our guide!

Apply to Play - Live at Heart 2025

CONTACT INFORMATION

Main contact person to artist/band.

* Mandatory field

Name / Contact person

Phone number (in advance of the festival)

Email to contact person

Phone number (during the festival)

ARTIST INFORMATION

Artist/Band name

Country

Number of performing artist/band members

Short Artist bio (maximum 1500 characters)

Genre

Sub Genre

Related artist 1 (used for filtering & artist discovery)

Related artist 2 (used for filtering & artist discovery)

AUDIO, VIDEO & SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

For music & video: Please use short links such as provided by e.g https://tinyurl.com/ or https://bitly.com/

For social media: Please use the original web address.

Spotify link (to artist profile or single song) - for Audio

Youtube Link (to channel or single video) - for Video

Instagram Profile

Link to other streaming service - For Audio (if no Spotify link is provided)

Facebook Page

TikTok

PERFORMING DAYS/DATES

PRO TIP - Get the most out of the event: Be available for all dates, play as many shows as you possibly can to create a buzz, attend the conference & the industry mingles. More useful tips on liveatheart.se

Note: All showcase slots are between 6pm - 2am, every day.

Dates

Wednesday, 2nd of september 2026

Thursday, 3rd of september 2026

Friday, 4th of september 2026

Saturday, 5th of september 2026

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

A Live at Heart showcase slot is 30 minutes long.
(25 minutes changeover/linecheck before the show + 5 minutes to unrig after the show)

Important 1 - We don't provide IN-EAR monitoring

Important 2 - We don’t provide any instruments or breakables.

Backline requirements (select one only)

Does your performance require a FULL BACKLINE? - Full size PA & Lights. 16-32 channel mixer, 3-5 vocal mics, drums (no breakables), 1 bass amplifier, 2 guitar amplifiers, 3-5 DI-boxes, 1 keyboard stand, 1 sound technician.

Does your performance require a SMALL BACKLINE? - Small size PA & basic lights, 8-16 channel mixer, 1-3 vocal mics, 1 smaller bass amplifier, 1 smaller guitar amplifier, 1-3 DI-boxes, 1 keyboard stand, 1 sound technician

FILES TO ATTACH

Press photo (JPEG or PNG only, maximum image size 3 MB) - Upload in square format, minimum 1080x1080px.

Choose File - JPEG or PNG

Tech specification / Stage plot (PDF or doc/docx/xlsx/odt/rtf/txt format - Maximum file size 3 MB).

Choose File - preferably PDF

AGREEMENT & GDPR

Live at Heart is a promotional event aimed at giving exposure and networking opportunities to emerging artists. By applying to Live at Heart 2025, you as an artist agree to the following: NON-PAID PERFORMANCE: Participation is voluntary, and no payment will be provided for performances, rehearsals, or other festival-related activities (unless otherwise agreed upon). The artist consents to the collection and processing of personal data under GDPR. Live at Heart will only collect necessary data for organizing and promoting the festival, securely store it, and share it with trusted partners. Applicants can access, correct, or request deletion of data by contacting contact@liveatheart.se.