Please fill in the following form if you wish for the panel to review a band for Best Newcomer

This category pertains to live activity in particular. Proof should be available that the band first appeared to a public audience within the required date range – in this instance, a band which has been performing live for longer than two years is no longer considered a ‘newcomer’, with the date range being any time between 01 January of the previous year (ie: 2017) and 31 December of the year after (ie: 2018)). Suitable/acceptable proof is any mention on a band’s facebook page of a ‘first gig’ listed within the appropriate date range. Evidence to the contrary may be far more diverse, and any evidence discovered by The SAMMA Panel or the Independent Observer on any platform which suggests the contrary and can be verified, has resulted in a disqualification; or may still if uncovered during public participation.