Liquid Lyrics "Grand Final 2024"

Liquid Lyrics, Sunshine Coast's most wordy, worldly and worthy spoken word event has reached that point again where our top poets from the heats through out the year come together to share their poetic prowess and compete for prize money, paid features, a trophy and the bragging rights of being crowned the 2024 slam champion.

We have a full dance card for this final and the poets that have come through this year are world class.

To allow for full creative expression and choice of topic, there will be no theme for the final.

Poetry slam rules;

*2 minutes 30 seconds/ timer starts on the first word

1 point deducted for every 30 seconds over over three minutes.

* 1 extra point awarded for memorization

Any poet going over 5 minutes will be disqualified from the competition

*original work written within the last 12 months and never performed at a Liquid Lyrics poetry slam

* 5 Judges chosen randomly in the crowd

* the highest score and lowest score removed and an average of the middle three will be used

*no music or props

First Place -

$600 in cold hard cash

Free entry to Liquid Lyrics for the year of 2025

A paid 15 minute feature spot at a slam or festival

A Champions Trophy

Second Place -

$350 in cold hard cash

6 free tickets to Liquid Lyrics 2025

Peoples Choice -

$100 in cold hard cash

(chosen from the next three top poets via audience applause)

$35 Early Bird

$40 General admission

$45 on the Door

No refunds or exchanges 48 hours prior to the event

A selection of main style salads , chai, Kombucha, probiotic pops and bliss balls available for purchase

Limited membership key rings available for purchase

Guest Performers

Andy V!

Andy V is a live looping multi-instrumentalist that performs across various U.K bass music styles, mainly including Drum and Bass and Reggae styles. With his saxophone, keyboards, vocals and signature loop stations, Andy brings a highly dynamic ‘one man band’ show full of live energy and creative imagination. So get ready to move your body as heat things up for a huge final celebration.

Phoebe Rose

Phoebe Rose is a rising Sunshine Coast singer/songwriter who’s evocative songwriting draws inspiration from the poetic moodiness of Tyler Childers & Stevie Nicks.

There is a raw vulnerability and maturity to her performance style and she is renowned for her unforgettable stage presence

and her effortless ability to captivate an audience.

With her fusion of folk and country, she has opened

for award winning Emily Wurramara and is a feature artist on Christian Patey’s single ‘love drunk’.