Celebrity Name: South Summit
New Company: ROAM Artists
Primary Agents: Marlon Burton
Department: Booking / Touring
Territory: EU
- Perth five-piece South Summit has signed with global booking agency ROAM for European territory representation, with Marlon Burton serving as their primary agent.
- The signing arrives as the band prepares to release their second album Run It Back on June 12, 2026, following a debut that hit #2 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
- South Summit is currently touring across 9 countries and has 16 upcoming concert dates, making this European booking deal a timely and strategic move.
- The band continues to be represented by Lonely Lands Agency for booking outside Europe, Taylor James for management, and Great Company Collective for publicity.
South Summit, the Perth five-piece known for blending indie rock, reggae, and hip-hop, has officially signed with global booking agency ROAM for European territory representation. Marlon Burton will serve as their primary booking agent at the agency.
The timing could not be better. In February 2026, the band announced their second studio album Run It Back, set for release in June 2026.
The record follows their debut The Bliss, which peaked at #2 on the ARIA Australian Album Charts and earned a triple j Feature Album title. Their latest single, On The Dash, is out now.
From selling out shows across Europe to standout festival sets at The Great Escape and Spilt Milk, the group have built a reputation as a powerful live force. Their most recent run included a major support tour alongside Tash Sultana across Europe and the UK.
Similar deals have been gaining momentum at ROAM lately. bby recently signed with the agency ahead of their second album cycle, and Future Islands also chose ROAM for representation, both pointing to the agency’s growing pull in the alternative and indie space.
The band continues to be represented by Lonely Lands Agency for booking outside Europe, Taylor James for management, and Great Company Collective for publicity. South Summit currently has 16 upcoming concerts across 9 countries.
Takeaways
This signing reads as a calculated, well-timed step forward. South Summit has spent the last few years quietly earning their stripes, selling out European runs, racking up festival credits, and building a fanbase that spans continents long before most Australian acts even book their first UK date.
Now, with a new album on the way and a full EU touring season lined up, locking in ROAM, one of the world’s top five independent booking agencies, signals that the band is ready to compete on a much bigger stage.
ROAM’s roster, which includes acts like Amyl & The Sniffers, Fontaines D.C., Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and Royel Otis, performs over 10,000 shows annually. South Summit slots neatly into that tier of genre-fluid, touring-forward artists that ROAM has built its identity around.
And with Marlon Burton, who previously operated out of ATC Live before it merged to form ROAM, already in the picture, this feels less like a cold signing and more like a relationship formalized at exactly the right moment.
Could landing ROAM for the EU help South Summit break into major European festival headliner slots within the next album cycle? Does this signing confirm that ROAM is actively building a pipeline of Australian acts, and if so, who might be next?
