Creative Engineers Awards and Showcase Night

Get ready for an unforgettable night celebrating the stars of tomorrow!Join us at Laycock Street Community Theatre as we announce the winners of Councils flagship youth music competitions: Battle of the Bands and Discovered; and watch them take the stage for exclusive live performances.

This is where passion meets performance. Be the first to hear who takes home the prizes, and experience their talent live; each divisions winners will perform right after the division awards are announced, giving you a front-row seat to the future of the music scene.

Awards & Performances Flow

After each divisions awards are announced, the winners will perform live on stage:

Battle of the Bands Finalists

Kids Clash Division

- Coastal Chimps

- SoulVessel

Youth Battle Division

- 7 Car Pile-Up

- Chaos Vinyl

- Kuthula

- Pilot Buffalo

- Suede Effect

- The Leftoverz

- Unprotected

Discovered Finalists

Kids Division

- Evelyn McKim

- Pixie Minerva

Teens Division

- Mia Gordon

- Shalais Guthrie

- Maverick Leslie-Fitch

- Ayva McKim

- Pandora Moran

Youth Division

- L. Bergqvist

- Paul Hagistefanis

- Kassidy Lalor

- Alana Suzanne

- Immy White

eMergent Sounds Division

The shortlisted eMergent Sounds Playlist and Winning Songs announced.

Performances by the Battle of the Bands and Discovered Winners.

Listen and Vote for your favourite song.

Peoples Choice Vote open from:19 September 19 October.

Cast your vote for the 2025 eMergent Sounds shortlisted entries and help select the top songs to be pressed to vinyl with a limited-release album, released during Youth Week in 2026.

Don't Miss Out!

Date: Friday 19 September, 7:00 PM Venue: Laycock Street Community Theatre Tickets: FREE Reserve your spot now (seating is limited!) Who Can Attend: All ages welcome!

Support young artists, discover fresh talent, and celebrate the sound of tomorrow.

Dont miss this one-night-only showcase!

Reserve your free tickets now and bring your friends and family!

Creative Engineers 2025 Sponsors and Professional Development Partners

ACCESSIBILTY

There is level access from the car park and street into the theatre foyer, auditorium and toilets. The auditorium front row is located close to the main auditorium door and continues on level access.The remaining auditorium seating is raked, with stair access and no lift facility. Should you require seats on level access, please advise the box office staff when booking your tickets.A number of seats within the theatre are removable to provide for patrons in wheelchairs. Please contact 0434 328 248 to book these locations. Access to the wheelchair locations is on the same level as the foyer and box office.The theatre also features a hearing aid loop for people with a hearing impairment.Visually impaired patrons who require seats closer to the front should advise when booking.

LAYCOCK ST COMMUNITY THEATRE also include:

• Four National Disability Services parking bays located in the car park adjoining the main foyer entrance
• Universally accessible toilets available on the ground floor.