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How It Works

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What Winners Get

Blindside Lounge · Artist Discovery

Blindside Lounge is Austin's stage for emerging talent. Perform live, get discovered, go viral. This isn't just a bar night — it's a launchpad.

The Process

Submit your application with your music links and genre. Takes 2 minutes.

Our team reviews submissions weekly. Selected artists are notified by email.

Take the Blindside stage in front of a live Austin crowd. Your moment.

Real-time crowd energy and a panel of judges score your performance.

Professional footage and clips go live on Blindside's social channels.

Top artists earn paid return slots, headliner openings, and more.

Open to All

Blindside is genre-agnostic. If you make music, perform, or move a crowd — you belong on this stage. Austin's most diverse nightlife audience is waiting.

The Rewards

Top performers earn a paid booking for a future Blindside night.

Selected artists get the coveted opening slot for major headliner events.