Your complete guide to the 2017 WAMAwards Most Popular Live Act nominees. See the full list of nominees here.

Blue Shaddy

Energetic, physical presence and power instantly describe what you can expect from a Blue Shaddy gig.

BOAT SHOW

Singer Ali Flintoff describes BOAT SHOW as "a garage band of four girls and a token boy, with lyrics about the scum of the earth."

Claim The Throne

Ripping apart folk metal with a merciless assault, finally a band is delivering an extreme take on melodies that fans of pagan and melodeath alike have been raging for.

Drapht

You'd struggle to find a performer with more onstage energy than local legend Drapht.

Hideous Sun Demon

The four-piece of Fremantle’s Hideous Sun Demon have already built their reputation as a formidable live band. Consisting of guitarists, Vincent Buchanan-Simpson and Lee Napper, bassist Jake Suriano and drummer Blake Hart, their intention has always been to animate their medium.

Methyl Ethel

The monster that is the new Methyl Ethel album Everything Is Forgotten is a vivid, compelling and mysterious creature, all sinewy, curvaceous pop nuggets and enigmatic currents.

POW! Negro

Slick guitars, tasteful electronics, banging drums, smooth sax and fluid rhymes are all on offer when POW! Negro take to the stage.

RAG N’ BONE

Perth quartet Rag N' Bone refer to themselves as "polished scunge" and describe their sound as "an angel meeting up with a drunken choir, vomiting diminished scales over battle drums".

Scalphunter

Scalphunter are all about obliterating expectations and clichés. With a blistering live show and a unique ability to steal the hearts of fans of all musical persuasions.

Soukouss Internationale

Soukouss Internationale showcase authentic high energy African dance beats with a sexy dance show.

Stella Donnelly

The buzz act of BIGSOUND, Stella Donnelly's live show is hypnotising.

The Love Junkies

Refusing to follow trends, The Love Junkies are part indie, part punk and part grunge: a mix that has hit a nerve as audiences fall for their frenetic live show.

The Southern River Band

A rock'n'roll dance party.

Tired Lion

After seizing Australian rock fans by the scruff of their necks in 2015 – winning triple j’s prestigious Unearthed Award, tearing down the main stage at Splendour In The Grass, claiming the WAMAward for Best Rock Song, and supporting the likes of The 1975, Kingswood and Luca Brasi – Tired Lion released their debut album this year to much acclaim.

The Volcanics

The Volcanics are known for their raw and explosive live performances and are humbled to have played alongside many great national and international acts including Asteroid B612, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Hellacopters, Celibate Rifles, Mudhoney, The Drones, Radio Birdman and You am I.