Your complete guide to the 2016 WAM Awards Most Popular Music Event nominees. See the full list of nominees here.

Camp Doogs

Welcome to Camp Doogs. Three special days in a lush bit of bush deep in the south-west of the Swan Coastal Plain, WA. Bloody plenty of music, heaping tonnes of food, chocka-block art delights, night queens, spontaneous frivolities and a sleepover cubby-house activities zone. Watching live music in the open or enjoying some chill time and a stimulating chat; why can’t you have both? The Glen C. Doogs guarantee is to provide a license-to-chill alternative to the hustle and bustle of traditional live music platforms. By giving campers a full palette of experiences, punters can become platonic ships in the night, a.k.a possum to possum to possum.

Low-key Doogs alumni include: Kirin J Callinan, No Zu, Tim Richmond Band, Superstar and Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, Nicholas Allbrook, Kucka, Peter Bibby, Midline Line Jug Band and more. Doogs also boasts a critically curated Deep Doogs dance stage, frothing all night long, with past headliners including DJ Nozaki and Noise In My Head in 2015.

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Nannup Music Festival

Nannup Music Festival is held annually over the WA Labour Day long weekend, over which time the streets come alive with stalls, performances and activities. It is an amazing and inspiring weekend for everyone and a special place to share a festival experience with your friends and family. We offer an eclectic mix of incredible acts over free and ticketed venues, street performances, a Family Fun area and a space for the youth to get involved.

Our Emerging Artist Award, indigenous artists programming, workshops, bush poetry, jam sessions, our festival markets and the small-town atmosphere are just some of the things that together make the Nannup Music Festival a delightful weekend to share and discover. The 2016 line-up featured the likes of Teischa, The Orphans, Leoh, The Rosemary Beads, Tash Sultana, Merindas and Joni In The Moon.

RTRFM’s In The Pines

RTRFM’s local music love-in In The Pines returns to the striking surrounds of UWA’s Somerville Auditorium, featuring 20 of Perth’s best acts across two stages. In its 23-year history, In The Pines has played host to the likes of Methyl Ethel, Tame Impala, Abbe May, Pond, San Cisco and Jebediah.

With almost a quarter of a century’s history behind it, In The Pines is the stand-out event of Perth’s local music calendar. It’s the perfect place to picnic with 11 hours of local music among a plethora of delicious food and drink options.

St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival

St. Jerome's Laneway Festival is about leading new and revered seminal music. The festival has always been interested in finding what's fresh and bringing it to unique settings and surrounds to be appreciated by music lovers. 2016 saw Laneway Festival prove itself once again to be one of the most celebrated music events in the country.

With more tickets sold than ever before, Laneway punters were treated to a huge selection of artists across all genres — the dreamy tones of Beach House and DIIV made for a transcendental experience whilst FIDLAR, Violent Soho and DMA’s hammered home the guitar contingent. Flume debuted his new material including special guest appearances from MC Vince Staples and Kai, and Grimes turned electro-pop on its head with her energetic dancer-infused sundowner set.

Wave Rock Weekender

Wave Rock Weekender is an intimate boutique festival experience with a soul bigger than the 270 million year old Wave Rock itself; brilliant artists programmed for their position on art (not the charts); incredible remote location; the most progressive festival environmental initiatives in Australia; great booze and food; great films; super high quality caravan park camping with full park facilities; a huge salt pool for swimming and that sweet damn rock. Wave Rock is like a secret and joyful rebellion against the repetition, commercialism and shallowness of all your other options for a good time. Artists on the 2016 lineup included Stonefield, Ngaiire, Kill Devil Hills, POW Negro and Mathas.