Liquid Lyrics "Grand Final 2025"

Liquid Lyrics, Sunshine Coast's most wordy, worldly and worthy spoken word event has reached that point again where our top poets from the heat's throughout 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 '2025 Slam Champion'.

We have a full dance card for this final and the finalist 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:

• 3 minutes / 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, also never performed at a Liquid Lyrics Poetry Slam

• 5 Judges chosen randomly in the crowd

• The highest score & lowest score removed, with an average of the middle three scores to be added together.

• NO Music or Props

Prizes to be won!

First Place receives:

✩ $600 in warm soft cash

✩ Lifetime Entry to all Liquid Lyrics in 2025 (exluding finals and special events)

✩ A paid 15-minute feature spot at a LL slam or Festival

✩ A a plaque on the Champion's Trophy

Second Place receives:

✩ $300 in warm soft cash

✩ 6 free tickets to Liquid Lyrics in 2026

Encouragment award recipient receives:

✩ $100 in cold hard cash

✩ This recipient will be chosen by slam hosts Nick and Cait

Tickets:

$35 Early Bird

$40 General Admission

$45 On-The-Door

No refunds or exchanges 48 hours prior to the event.

Food and drinks available fro purchase

Spanakopta, lemon garlic potaes and salad

Salted caramel bills balls with a gooey centre coasted in dark Chocolate

Oat milk chai

Slecetion of cold drinks ( kombucha, water kefir and probiotic pops)

Guest Performers:

🎧 Alex & Kristin

What started as a wedding-day experiment turned into a full-blown dance-floor devotion.
This married DJ duo first learnt to spin for their own reception — and they’ve been mixing beats and hearts ever since.

Blending old-school trance with classic remixes that everyone secretly loves, Alex & Kirstin bring pure joy and nostalgia to the decks.
Their sets are all about connection — laughter, goosebumps, and that irresistible urge to dance.

Two souls, one rhythm, endless love in every drop. 💫