For six days, March 4-9, 2025, New York City's Lower East Side will turn into a music lover’s paradise as The New Colossus Festival brings 180+ emerging artists from around the world to 12 iconic venues, including Arlene’s Grocery, Berlin, Bowery Electric, DROM, Pianos (Showroom & Upstairs), Nublu, Niagara, Parkside Lounge, Sour Mouse, and Baker Falls.
If you love live music in an unfiltered, up-close-and-personal setting, this is the festival for you. Check out this year’s lineup:
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Keep in mind, it’s not just about the shows—The New Colossus Festival offers artists, industry pros, and fans a unique opportunity to connect and discuss what’s next in music.
A festival badge gives you priority access to shows, panels, and parties, but for those looking to take their experience to the next level, the Pro badge offers even more valuable opportunities within our music industry community.
The Pro badge offers all standard festival benefits plus exclusive perks: daily networking mixers, a tote bag and t-shirt, local discounts, one-on-one mentorship from our Co-Founders, and access to our delegate database for enhanced networking.
If you’re into discovering new bands before they blow up—or just want an excuse to venue-hop around one of NYC’s most vibrant music neighborhoods—The New Colossus Festival is the perfect way to do it.
To stay in the know about the artists playing at this year's festival, tune into the New Colossus Festival 2025 playlist.
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