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EXPLODE! is Fuse Festival’s export-ready showcase featuring Australia’s finest band’s and solo performers ready to be catapulted on to the world stage. Join 1000’s of music lovers on Wednesday 24th Feb in Rymil Park Adelaide for one very special opening night featuring Hungry Kids of Hungary, The Paper Scissors, Foxx On Fire, The Beards, Mayfield and many more!

Click Here for the full 2010 lineup

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INFO FOR BANDS
To align with the ideals of it’s unique Explode showcase festival, FUSE’s general basis for selection of artists are covered in the below key areas. When curating the event FUSE staff consider the following criteria:

Song Writing Skills
How developed, sophisticated and unique are your song witting skills? Are your skills well represented across all of your music?

Career Establishment
Do you have an established career? Do you have presence within the Australian Industry? Are you an emerging or export ready act?

Technical Ability
Do you possess musical technical ability and is this consistently represented?

Originality
Do you demonstrate unique and original material through your own style, sound and performance?

Overall Artistry
Do you encompass overall skills pertinent to a successful performing and/or recording career?

Further points of assessment:
- Quality of provided music/recordings;
- Touring experience in domestic market and/or overseas;
- Specific career history and developments/achievements in domestic market and/or overseas;
- Radio airplay;
- Music video clip;
- Press exposure;
- Strong management team and/or record label support; and
- Developed fan base and/or rapport with fans.

NB: The lineup for 2010 has been confirmed