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2020

Fireworks? Forget about them. You'll wanna be getting a big sleep on New Years Eve because on New Year's Day? You may just be performing at Field Day.

HERE'S. HOW.

The NYD festie has put aside one spot on the lineup for an artist on Unearthed. They'll join Disclosure, RL Grime, Hatchie and heaps of other big dogs on Sydney's first big festival of the year.

Reckon you might fit the bill? If you've got NSW or ACT selected as your region then yeah my bud, this could you.

All you've gotta do to be in the running is have your best songs up on Unearthed by November 24, and have Electronic, Hip Hop, Indie, Dance, or Pop as your genre. Then we’ll pick a winner!

Also, if your tracks are 'pending' on the website, don't freak - we listen to everything that’s been uploaded for the comp before we make a call.

Official website here.

Good luck!

2019

Got any plans for New Year’s Day? CANCEL THEM IMMEDIATELY.

Field Day has offered up a top shelf lineup that features the likes of Amy Shark, Chvrches, RÜFÜS DU SOL and Fisher and what’s more, we want to add YOU to the bill.

We're hunting for one fiery new talent from NSW or the ACT to open up the festival. Reckon you’re a good fit?

All you've gotta do to be in the running is have your best songs up on Unearthed by November 18, and have Electronic, Hip Hop, Indie, Dance, or Pop as your genre. Then we’ll pick a winner!

Also, if your tracks are 'pending' on the website, it's cool - we listen to everything that’s been uploaded for the comp before we make a call.

Official website here.

Good luck!

2018

Let's talk about Field Day. The lineup for 2018 is incredibly sick - DRAM, George Maple, Wafia, Vince Staples, and also some dude called Flume (who you might remember was the winner of our Unearthed competition to play field day in 2012). 

Here's some other cool news: You could be on the lineup, too! We're keeping a spot open for one comp winner from NSW or the ACT to open up the festival. 

Wanna? All you've gotta do to be in the running is have your best songs up on Unearthed by November 26, and have Electronic, Hip Hop, Indie, Dance, or Pop as your genre. We'll pick a winner after that! Remember that if your tracks are 'pending' on the website, it's cool - we listen to everything before we make a call. 

Official website here.

Good luck!

2017

A quick recap of previous Unearthed Field Day comp winners: Flume. KLP. Jess Kent. The Jezabels. You get it. 

You wanna be part of that impressive lineage and open up the festival in Sydney on New Years Day? Here's your shot bby.

We're looking for ONE artist to put on this year's Field Day lineup alongside Childish Gambino, Chance The Rapper, Zhu and a heap of other legends.

To be in the runnning, make sure your best songs are up on Unearthed by Midnight on Nov 13th, 2016. You've also gotta be from Sydney and have electronic, dance, indie, pop, or hip hop selected as your genre. Cool? Cool. 

We listen to all entries before we make a decision, so even if your track is 'Pending' on the site when the comp closes, don't stress out. You're still in the runnning. 

Festival info on the Field Day website. GOOD LUCK PAL. 

2016

Disclosure. The Wombats. Pusha T. Flight Facilities. Sound like something you wanna be a part of?

Cool! We gotch you! We're putting ONE band from Sydney on the Field Day lineup this New Years Day. 

All you gotta do to join in on the fun is to be from Sydney and have Indie, Pop, Hip Hop, Electronic or Dance as your genre on your Unearthed profile. Upload your tunes by November 8th.

We'll pick one winner to play the festival. Don't stress if your songs are still 'pending' by Nov 8th, either! We listen to errrything that gets uploaded before we make a decision. 

2015

New Year's Day festival Field Day is taking place at The Domain in Sydney on January 1, and features an impressive selection of local and international talent that includes masked producer SBTRKT, indie favourites alt-J and Glass Animals, German stars Milky Chance, and even 90s chart-toppers Salt-N-Pepa.

Hip hop fans will enjoy Danny Brown, and Joey Bada$$; plus producers Jamie XX, Todd Terje, and Dillon Francis are also heading out, and there'll be sets from Aussie acts RÜFÜS, Peking Duk, Thundamentals, and more.

Once again triple j Unearthed are looking to add one Unearthed act to the bill, and get them to open the festival and kick into the new year. To be eligible, you just need to have tracks uploaded on the site before midnight AEST on December 7. We listen to everything that's uploaded so don't worry if it says 'pending'.

2014

Sydney's first party of the New Year - Field Day - will again take over the Domain in Sydney on January 1st 2014.

Gracing The Domain is an impressive cast of artists that includes US hip-hoppers A$AP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa, Aussie electro boi Flume, as well as Ta-ku and Cosmo's Midnight, plus festival sets from the likes of Chet Faker and Flight Facilities.

And once again triple j Unearthed will be adding one more artist to the bill. To be eligible, you just need to have tracks uploaded on the site before midnight AEST on Tuesday 19th November. We listen to everything that's uploaded so don't worry if it says 'pending'. Previous winners have included Flume, The Jezabels, Ghoul, and Olympic Ayres so you'll be joining not only a killer line-up on New Years Day, but an elite list of winners!

Official FIELD DAY 2014 website »

2013

Sydney's first party of the New Year - Field Day - will again take over the Domain on January 1st 2013.

For it's eleventh edition, revellers can expect sets from the likes of Two Door Cinema Club, Mark Ronson, Disclosure, Van She and MPC wizard Araabmuzik.

Check out the rest of the line up below:

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
HOT CHIP
SBTRKT (LIVE)
MARK RONSON (DJ SET)
THE VACCINES<
DISCLOSURE (LIVE)
TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS
DJANGO DJANGO
BOOKA SHADE (LIVE)
MAYA JANE COLES
ICONA POP (LIVE)
ADRIAN LUX
FAKE BLOOD
EROL ALKAN
VAN SHE
DANNY DAZE
AC SLATER
BREAKBOT (LIVE)
KRAFTY KUTS & A SKILLZ
DJ NU-MARK
ARAABMUZIK
JAGUAR SKILLS
JESSE ROSE
HUDSON MOHAWK
SCUBA
COOLIO
AND MANY MORE

And once again triple j Unearthed will program the last slot on the bill. So if you want to kick off 2013 one of the best ways possible you just need to have tracks uploaded on the site before Sunday 25th November 2012 - midnight. We listen to everything that's uploaded so don't worry if it says 'pending'. Previous winners have included Flume, The Jezabels, and Ghoul, so you'll be joining not only a killer line up but an elite list of winners.

Official FIELD DAY 2013 website »

2012

Field Day is a New Year's Day institution in Sydney and the 2012 line up playing in the beautiful Domain is as impressive as always.

Headlining the New Years Day party will be French duo Justice with a world premiere of their new live show and album.

They are joined by:
Example & DJ Wire, Calvin Harris, Crystal Castles, Moby (DJ Set), Gotye, Tiga, Busy P, Metronomy, Yuksek (live), Jack Beats, Skream & Benga ft. MC Youngman, Spank Rock, Cloud Control, The Aston Shuffle, Flight Facilities, Modestep, Foreign Beggars, 12th Planet, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Young MC, New Navy, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Elizabeth Rose, Doctor Werewolf, Anna Lunoe, Nina Las Vegas, and Alison Wonderland.

And joining them will be one lucky Unearthed act. To start off 2012 in one of the best ways possible you just need to have tracks uploaded (either in a pending state or live) on the site before Sunday 4th December 2011 - midnight.

2010

Field Day returns to The Domain on January 1st 2010, check out the lineup:

2manydjs
The Presets
Major Lazer Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem (DJ set)
Architecture in Helsinki
Fake Blood
Datarock
Krafty Kuts
The Proxy
Sinden
Fred Falke
Sebastian Leger
Lyrics Born
DJ Yoda
Skream & Benga.
The Juan Mclean (live)
Amanda Blank
Treasure Fingers
Nic Fanciulli
Riton
We Have Band
Jack Beats