Stella Bridie is a 26-year-old Melbourne-based songwriter-vocalist. A potent musician and creative across forms, she writes for the long walk home from the party where mind games dance. Balancing the catharsis of indie rock with etchings of pop-impulses – think the lyricism of boygenius, the emotional grip of Ethel Cain, and the edge of Olivia Rodrigo – she conceptualises disillusionment with gripping imagery with her seemingly simplistic turn of phrase sung with captivating, stop-in-your-tracks delivery.

With the release of her independent debut EP, Stella Bridie has seen support from triple j, triple j unearthed (Feature Artist), SiriusXM’s AltNation, KEXP, Rolling Stone Australia, Ones To Watch, Stereogum and more, with playlisting support across New Music Friday ANZ, Indie Arrivals, Fresh Finds ANZ (cover) & US, New Music Daily, The Matt Wilkinson Show, New In Indie, New In Rock, New In Alternative, Breaking Rock, Heaps Indie, Antidote, and more.

With only one EP under her belt, Stella Bridie has captured attention on a global scale landing on Vogue’s Vanguard list of ‘8 Emerging Australian Musicians You Need To Know’, 10 Magazine’s ‘10 Artists To Meet’, triple j’s ‘2025 Forecast: Ones To Watch’ and the prestigious NME’s 100 list in 2025.

Stella played her debut US tour earlier this year, stopping in LA, NYC and Austin for SXSW. She will play her first ever run of shows in the UK and Europe this May playing The Great Escape, London Calling, Focus Wales, and more.

THE GREAT ESCAPE SHOWCASES

Thursday May 15
Sounds Australia At Komedia
Komedia (Basement Stage)
1:10pm

Official Showcase
Fabrica
11:15pm