How to top off the biggest days in local music? With the finest After Parties, of course! When the #WAMFest Live Saturday finishes at midnight, keep the party rolling into the early hours of Sunday at the official After Parties in some of Perth’s best venues! Pack your dancing shoes as WAM set the vibes control to the maximum with an eclectic mix of late night grooves.

As part of the 2017 WAMFest presented by Drug Aware festivities, leading WA acts, industry heavyweights and VIPs packed out the sold-out WAMAwards Party. Celebrating Western Australia’s musical depth in red carpet style, the annual prestigious dose of local love was administered at Gate One Theatre at the Claremont Showgrounds.

Last year's festival had over 14,500 music lovers cheering for WA tunes. But 2017's #WAMFest presented by Drug Aware is much bigger. Like, it's really, REALLY BIG.

Check out the below stats, which we're pretty sure make it one of the biggest all-local music events in the world!

So take a seat, a deep breath, and click on the #WAMFest program to plan your discovery of your next fave acts, good times and inspiration.

As part of WAMFest presented by Drug Aware, one of Australia’s most innovative and opportunity-filled music conferences, WAMCon is excited to announce the final 30 music industry experts to join the speakers list. Friday 3 – Saturday 4 November 2017 will see the State Theatre Centre of WA transforming into the must-attend industry event of the year, with the freshly released full program now ready to plan your learnings and networking experiences.

Teaming up with the Perth Cultural Centre Screen, Northbridge Piazza Screen and as part of the 2017 WAMFest presented by Drug Aware, WA’s fave music photography competition Kiss My Camera is excited to announce the finalists.

The WAMAwards will see 38 winners revealed Thursday 2 November at the WAMAwards being held at the new Gate One Theatre at Claremont Showgrounds. Unfortunately Tired Lion have had to pull out of the event, but we’re excited confirm some huge additions, lead by ARIA, WAMi and triple j local heroes San Cisco, multi-WAMAwards 2017 nominees RAG N’ BONE, 8-piece party-starters The Bambuseae Rhythm Section and WAMAwards-dominating Perthonality Timothy Nelson (DJ Set)...

Just when you thought WAMFest presented by Drug Aware couldn’t get any bigger, along comes the biggest ever Live Friday Showcases program… Introducing another 90+ acts joining the festivities, showcasing at 17 events, targeting particular niches, audiences or themes. These artists join the 130+ artists across 20 venues already announced for WAMFest Live Saturday, as well as the massive Regional Showcases and more!

As part of WAMFest presented by Drug Aware, we’re excited to reveal the 2017 WAMAwards nominees. All music lovers now also have their chance to decide the winners in six Public Voted Awards, including Most Popular Live Act, Most Popular Event and Most Popular Video. For the first time ever, the popular categories also expand beyond the usual 5 or so nominations, with longer lists and the ability to vote for acts not on the lists provided...

It was almost a decade ago that WAMFest (or the WAMis, as the festival was called then) last seriously spread the love out in the regions. With the skyrocketing popularity of WAM’s projects such as ‘Sounds Of’ compilation recording series and Regional Touring Circuits in recent years, we’re excited to announce WAMFest presented by Drug Aware is expanding to celebrate some of the incredible local talent found in regional WA the week before the metro festivities kick off.