Melbourne based alternative rock/emo five-piece Reside won a Triple J competition to play at the opening of the 2020 Unify Gathering.

Reside will play at the festival alongside The Ghost Inside, Architects, and many other bands.

Unify Gathering will take place at Tarwin Meadows in Gippsland, Victoria and will run from January 9 to January 12.

The event will showcase some of the best bands in rock, metal and punk.

Reside will be playing their EP “The light that I found” on the opening stage of Unify.

They came to attention after their single “replace me” received high praise from Triple J hosts and was immediately added to Spotify playlists, “new punk tracks”, “The scene” and “rock out”.

Triple J staff praised the band for their music, with David Ruby Howe highlighting his love for the band.

There’s a familiarity to their melodic, emo-grun that’ll allow this to slip super easily into your playlist.”

The single has recently been streamed on spotify over 100,000.

However, an EP followed shortly after and proved to be popular, with the launch show at Melbourne’s cherry bar sold out.

Reside soon embarked on a national tour with Emo band Eat Your Heart Out, alongside securing tours and spots for the likes of Palaye Royale, Windwaker and the Beautiful Monument, among many others.

Tickets for Unify Gathering 2020 are on sale now at Moshtix.