SXSW (South By South West) 2015

the Convention Center - the main festival venue

SXSW (South By South West) 2015

Tuesday 17th to Sunday 22nd March 2015
various venues, Austin, Texas, USA MAP
from $650 to $895 (approx £450)

Daily capacity: 20,000

Last updated: Mon 16th Mar 2015

A showcase for bands around the world to the world's music industry. There's also a film and interactive element to the festival.

SXSW - South By South West - is a festival held in Austin, Texas, USA each spring. The dates for 2015 are confirmed as Tuesday 17th to Sunday 22nd March 2015.

During the festival Austin's bars, clubs, pubs and streets become home to a variety of acts.

Line-up

Around 1,800 bands play in around 70 venues in the city during the festival.

Latest additions are 5ive, The 69 Cats, The Accidentals, The Acorn, A.Dd+, Adia, AFC, Akka, All Them Witches, Amason, Ambassadeurs, Amsterdamn!, American Aquarium, Rick Anderson, Apanhadar Só, Dave Arcari, Aries, Arrows of Love, Ben Arthur, Asleep at the Wheel, ASTR, astronomyy, Avers, Avid Dancer, Baby Baby, Bad Breeding, Bad Cop, Bill Baird, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Battle Lines, Beacon, Bee Caves, Begun, Bell Gardens, Jarren Benton, Berner, Berri Txarrak, Best Coast, Beto y los Fairlanes, Peter Bibby, Big Data, Big Harp, Big Pup, Birdlegg, Bituaya, Hector Bizerk, Black Books, The Blackfoot Gypsies, Black Onassis, Black Pistol Fire, Blaze, Bleachers, The Blind Pets, Blind Prophet, Blitz Kids, Blossoms, BOAN, Boogie, Boomerang, Bo-Peep, Leon Bridges, BRNS, Broncho, Hollis Brown, Jewel Brown, Buffalo Sunn, Will Butler, Buxton, Kirin J Callinan, Caloncho, CAMERA, Carolina Camacho, Brooke Candy, Max Capote, Carnival Kids, Tuki Carter, Cartright, The Casket Girls, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Chris Catalena And The Native Americans, Celestial Trax, Centavrvs, Chaos Chaos, Chasing Grace, Chevy Woods, Christine and the Queens, CIKATRI$, Circa Waves, Circo Vulkano, Clean Bandit, Cold Fronts, Cold Mailman, B.Cooper, Dillon Cooper, JP Cooper, Ryan Corn, Country Cousins, Count This Penny, Coves, Crayon Pop, CRUISR, Anthony D'Amato, Erica Danea, Douglas Dare, Da T.r.u.t.h, Delaney Davidson, Marie Davidson, Andrea Dawson, D'Banj, DCM, Dead Leaf Echo, Deadman, DeJ Loaf, Delicate Steve, The Delta Riggs, Deraj, Lee DeWyze, Diarrhea Planet, Division Minuscula, DJ Buddha, DJ dTrain, DMA's, J.R. Donato, Dosti Music Project, Dott, Dre Prince, Dubioza Kolektiv, Dwagie, Echo, El Dusty, ELE, El Extraño, El General Paz & La Triple Frontera, Elliott Brood, Elliphant, El Ultimo Vecino, Emmy The Great, Empires, Enjambre, Epik High, EPROM, Eptos Uno, ESTA., Et Tu Brucé, Experimental Aircraft, Fabryka, Falcons, Falls, Fantastic Negrito, Farao, Fences, J Fernandez, Fickle Friends, Fight Like Apes, Five Eight, Fjaak, Flesh Lights, ForteBowie, Fort Lean, Fort Romeau, Fotogramas, Francisco The Man, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Kirk Franklin, The Franklin Electric, Frank & Tony, Free Weed, Frog Eyes, Max Frost, Future Death, Futurebirds, Fyfe, GABI, Alex G, Gal Pals, Jack Garratt, Orla Gartland, Gem Club, Gengahr, Geographer, Ghetts, Gifted |007 of RAW, Girl Band, Girlpool, The Giving Tree Band, God Damn, Gold Beach, Golden Fable, Fraser A. Gorman, Go Wolf, Fede Graña & Los Prolijos, Grape St., Great Caesar, Great Good Fine Ok, Great Ytene, Jackie Greene, Milo Greene, Green River Ordinance, Grey Lands, Solomon Grey, G.R.I.T. Boys, Grits, Guantamano Baywatch, Gustave Tiger, Clareta Haddon, Nick Hakim, Halsey, Baptiste W. Hamon, Jesse Harris with Star Rover, Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, Haust, Ronnie Heart, Heat, Heeney, Hey Mother Death, High Ends, High-Functioning Flesh, Hikes, Marian Hill, Hitchhiker, Homeboy Sandman, Hopsin, Hospital Ships, Houdini Dax, Houndmouth, Hounds, Houndstooth, Hugh, Estereo Humanzee, Humming House, Hundred Visions, Huntar, The Hunts, HxdB, Indevotion, In-Flight Safety, Intimate Stranger, Intocable, Intrépidos Navegantes, Jaill, JAWS, Jawws, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, JEFF the Brotherhood, JLD, John & Jacob, John Mills Times Ten, Sean C. Johnson, Canton Jones, Chad Jones, The Jones Family Singers, Rochelle Jordan, Joseph, Joywave, J'son, Juce, Jukebox the Ghost, Junk Riot, Max Jury (Des Moines IA) Jutty Ranx, Kabaka Pyramid and the Bebble Rockers, Kadavar, Kadence, Kandace Springs, Vordan Karmir, Kate Boy, Jorma Kaukonen, Joe Kay, Kelela, Eddy Kenzo, Key!, Kid Dakota, King Charles, King Chip, Kingdom Muzic, King Mez, The Kite String Tangle, Kitten, Knxwledge, Korma, The Krayolas, Krill (Boston MA) Kwabs, Jake La Botz, Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders, La Guacha, La Inedita, Laleh, Tory Lanez, Lapalux, LaToria, Laurel, The Lees of Memory, Le Galaxie, Jasmine Le'Shea, Levante, The Levites, The Lighthouse and the Whaler, Lion Babe, Little Simz, Jeff Lofton, Lois and The Love, Grace London, Look Vibrant, Calvin Love, Rosie Lowe, Lucette, Mac MacIntosh, Meg Mac, Made Violent, Magic Island, Mahousyoujo-ni-naritai, Tkay Maidza, The Maine, Mainland, Mako, Mandolin Orange, Marina and the Diamonds, Maritime, Marmozets, Massive Scar Era, Matlock Phantom Slick, Sean McConnell, MC Jin, MC Luka, Meat Market, Melié, Meltybrains?, The Memories, Bonnie Mercer, Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah, Michna, Mike G, The Milk Carton Kids, Marie Miller, Tor Miller, Derek Minor, Mise en Scene, The Miseries, MisterWives, MK, Mon Laferte, Moonlight Towers, More Than Conquerors, Morgan Heritage, Sam Morrow, Mother Mother, Moumoon, Mozart's Sister, Mr. Pauer, Music Band, My Education, My Education/Theta Naught: Sound Mass, Nabiha, Nach, Natig Rhythm Group, Willie Heath Neal, NE-HI, New Fumes, New Hands, Night Terrors of 1927, Niia, Nive Nielsen & the Deer Children, Nothing But Thieves, Nuns, OCD: Moosh & Twist, On An On, Once Tiros, One Bit, PPL MVR, Oracles, Lindi Ortega, Oscar Key Sung, Oscar and the Wolf, Ben Ottewell, OVDS, OWS, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Palma Violets, Paper Aeroplanes, Paper Lions, Parlour Tricks, Part Time, Mikhael Paskalev, Paula & Karol, Corey Paul and Reconcile (Frontline Movement), Peelander-Z, Penguin Prison, The People The Poet, Pillar Point, Pirates Canoe, Pity Sex, Pomo, Populous, Jesse Porter (Host), Possessed by Paul James, The Posterz, Natalie Prass, Prefiero Fernandez, Prince Rama, Prinze George, Propain, Qarabagh Ensemble, Quiet Kids (McAllen TX) Quiet Life, quttinirpaaq, Rabit, RAC, Arum Rae, Ramesh, Rashid, (RAS) Riders Against the Storm, Michael Rault, Redinho, Ray Reed, Remi., Graham Reynolds and Golden Arm Trio, Ringo Deathstarr, Lawrence Rothman, Roxy Roca, Royal Thunder, Rozwell Kid, Rubblebucket, Samurai Dynamites, San Cisco, Sarkodie, The Saturday Tea, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Sego, Seinabo Sey, Self Defense Family, Roger Sellers, Sevdaliza, The Sheepdogs, Sheer Mag, Tei Shi, Amanda Shires, The Shivas, Shivery Shakes, The Shrine, Shura, ShySpeaks, Side Effect, The Sign Of Human, Sihasin, Silent Land Time Machine, A. Sinclair, Single Mothers, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Slothrust, Slow Down Molasses, Shane Smith & the Saints, Snack Family, Soak, Social Club, Raquel Sofia, Son Little, Son Lux, Sons of Bill, Soul Man Sam, SPELLS, SPF666, Alexis Spight, Spirit Family Reunion, Spring King, Springtime Carnivore, Starlings, .stendal, Jeff Stuart and The Hearts, Tove Styrke, Danay Suarez, Summer Cannibals, Frida Sundemo, Sunset Sons, Swearing At Motorists, Swimm, SwizZz, Talk in Tongues, Taymir, T Bird & the Breaks, Team Zoe, Teen Flirt, Kate Tempest, T. Hardy Morris, The/Das, THEESatisfaction, Think No Think, Thi'sl, Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!, Toffee, Jonah Tolchin, The Tontons, Torres, Torus, Trae Tha Truth, Triathalon, T.S.O., Tunacola, turan, Turbogeist, Tuxedo, TX Connect, Uncle Lucius, United Fruit, Unlocking The Truth, Until The Ribbon Breaks, Urban Cone, Cristina Valentina, Vandaveer, Ben Vaughn, Vaults, VÉRITÉ, Vic and Gab, Victorious!, Viet Cong, Vumes, Walking On Cars, Walking Shapes, The Walls Group, ZZ Ward, We Are The City, Ryn Weaver, Laura Welsh, The Wet Secrets, Eric White, Glenn White, Matthew E. White, White Reaper, Why Not Satellite, Wild Child, Wild Party, Willa, Wilsen, Daniel Wilson, The Wind & The Wave, Alex Winston, Wiz Kid, World Rejects, Wrestlers, Dizzy Wright, X Ambassadors, Yip Deceiver, Yo Gotti, Young Karin, Yung Redd, Pia Zapata, and Zarigani$.

They join The Cribs, B.Traits, Gang Of Four, The Amazing Snakeheads, Beaty Heart, Mallory Knox, Cancer Bats, Kimberly Anne, The Dunwells, East India Youth, Swervedriver, Wolf Alice, Only Real, Pale Seas, Sophie, The Ting Tings, Vision Fortune, The Voyeurs, Tropics, Reuben Hollebon, Holy Esque, Ikonika, Longfellow, Mr Play, Rainy Milo, Rival Console, Southern Hospitality, The Zombies, Sean Paul, Awolnation, Death Valley Girls, DJ Spinn, Giant Sand, Hiatus Kaiyote, Matías Aguayo, Lydia Ainsworth, Asian Chairshot, Babes, Bad Vibes, The Ballroom Thieves, Del Barber, Beat Connection, BeatKing, BJ The Chicago Kid, Black Violin, Guy Blakeslee, The Blind Shake, Suzy Bogguss, BØRNS, The Bros, Tom Brosseau, Cairo Knife Fight, Capitan Tifus, Blake Carrington, Cathedrals, Chancha Via Circuito, ChoZe, Christian S, Chui, Cinematic Experience, CJ Fly, Coffeehouse, Amy Cook, Denzel Curry, Karla da Silva, Dear Boy, Delhi 2 Dublin, Robert DeLong, DeLorean (Houston TX) The Deslondes, The Digital Wild, Marianne Dissard, The Districts, DJ Blue Hawaii, DJ Earl, DJ Halo, DJ HVAD, Doeman, Doughbeezy, Dream Koala, Dr. Rackle And The Sound Griots, DJ Duffey, ElEl, Ellie Herring, Elvis Depressedly, Escort, Javier Escovedo and the City Lights, Ex-Cult, Sean Falyon, Famasloop, Father, Fielded, The fin., Diana Fuentes, Gang Of Youths, Garden City Movement, Jacco Gardner, Gateway Drugs, Ghost Magnet Roach Motel, Girl Pilot, Good Harvest, Philipp Gorbachev, Jon Dee Graham, William Harries Graham, Grand Analog, Gyptian, Monica Heldal, HEO, Highly Suspect, Hippo Campus, Ho9909, Holychild, I Am Giant, Ice Prince, Iyanya, Jamestown Revival, Mick Jenkins, July Talk, Kaleo, Kawehi, Tori Kelly, KEN mode, Kill! Kill! Pussycat!, Victoria Kimani, Elle King, King Tuff, Natasha Kmeto, Kosha Dillz, La Luz, La Mecanica Popular, Nikki Lane, La Sabrosura Dura, Laza, Lazyeyes, Lenka, LIL J, Lite, Los Aldeanos, The Lowest Pair, Lowkey, Austin Lucas, Macaco, The Magnettes, Mansionair, Mantar, Mao Loading, The Mastersons, Mighty Oaks, Mirror Travel, Chris Mitchell, Moe Gang, Machel Montano, Moon City Boys, Moon Honey, Ian Moore, Bob Moses, Mother Falcon, Motopony, The Mud Howlers, Mumiy Troll, My Jerusalem, Mysonne, The Mystery Lights, Israel Nash, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Night School, Nihils, Northcote, Nyla, O Amor Existe, Odesza, Adil Omar, Paul Oscher, Oso Leone, The Painted Redstarts, Percance, Josiel Perez's AC Jazz Project, Pompeya, Jay Prince, Chuck Prophet, Public Access T.V., Pujol, Quorum, Quiet Company, Daniel Romano, Peter Rosenberg, Daniel Roure Quartet, Sadat X, Samini, San Fermin, Sango, Saukrates, Hunter Sharpe, Andy Shauf, Sicko Mobb, Samantha Savage Smith, Snootie Wild, Socalled, Sol, Sonido San Francisco, Speak, George Stancell, Peggy Stern Trio, Sungod, Surfer Blood, S U R V I V E, Sweater Beats, Time For Three, Trixie Trainwreck, Truth Universal, TsuShiMaMiRe, Turbo Fruits, Benny Turner, Twin Danger, Twin Shadow, Jonathan Tyler, Velvet Caravan, The Velvet Teen, Victim Mentality, Mack Warbuckz, Wardell, Water Liars, Juan Wauters, Wave Chapelle, Weyes Blood, Whiskey Shivers, Wild Throne, Alex Wiley, Roosh Williams, Lena Willikens, Worldwide, Xu Xu Fang, YB, Young Empires, Your Old Droog, Yukon Blonde, Yung Gleesh, Zionstereo, The Zoltars, Zookeeper, Zooly Gvng, Yumi Zouma.

The first acts confirmed are Agoraphobia, Agosto, Alvvays, Angus & Julia Stone, Babes, Baby In Vain, Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Ballet School, Ball Park Music, The Barberettes, Courtney Barnett, James Bay, Be Forest, Big Phony, Bishop Nehru, Blacklist Royals, Black Milk, Black Taxi, Bloods, Bogan Via, Bomba Estéreo, Bonaparte, The Boxing Lesson, Brolin, Butcher Brown, Buenaparte, The California Honeydrops, Ben Caplan, Carl Barat and The Jackals, Ceschi, Charlotte OC, Cheerleader, ChihiroYamazaki+ROUTE14band, The Church, Civil Twilight, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Coasts, Crew54, Dark Time Sunshine, Deers, Dena, Diwan Saz, The Dodos, Cettina Donato & Serena Brancale Group, Dream Police, Dry the River, East Cameron Folkcore, Eastern Sidekick, EE, El Conjunto Nueva Ola, El Freaky, Él Mató A Un Policía Motorizado, Fatherson, Marcelo Fruet & os Cozinheiros, Colin Gilmore, GoldLink, The Gooch Palms, Jenn Grant, Haioka, Happyness, Haroon , Danny B. Harvey, Mekaal Hasan Band, Heat, Heaters, Hey Marseilles, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Ibeyi, The Inspector Cluzo, Institute, Jared & The Mill, Jitterbug Vipers, Alexz Johnson, JoyCut, Dustin Kensrue, Khumariyaan, Hanne Kolstø, Krypol Haze, Ben Kweller, Kydd, La Orquesta Vulgar, The Last Bison, Howie Lee, The Lonely Wild, Lost Midas, Demi Louise, Love Inks, Low Cut Connie, Low Roar, Luluc, Lust for Youth, Lydia, Mai Dhai, Marching, MC Lars, Mew, Mini Mansions, Miss Chain & The Broken Heels, Modestep, Moon Duo, Angelo Moore & The Brand New Step, mothercoat, Mr.Kitty, Nakia, Jay Nash and Josh Day are the Contenders, Nightmare Air, No Brain, Noveller, Ocellot, The Octopus Project, Panda Elliot, The Parrots, Pharmakon, Pommez Internacional, Poor Rich Boy, The Pop Group, Publicist UK, Quantic, Que, Rangleklods, Residual Kid, Roddy, Royal Teeth, Sain Tanveer Brothers, Sertified, Seven Davis Jr, Sexores, Silk Rodeo, Charanjit Singh, Skinny Lister, Sleep ∞ Over, Luisa Sobral, Songhoy Blues, Sorne, The Sour Notes, Ssleeperhold, The Stone Foxes, Suboi, Suicideyear, [su:m], Summer Heart, Sy Ari Da Kid, Tanya Tagaq, Talking To Turtles, Talkshow, The Big Pink, Thee Oh Sees, Jonathan Toubin, Tourmaline, Transit, Hailey Tuck, Twerps, The Twilight Sad, Twin Peaks, Txarango, Ume, Vaadat Charigim, Vampillia, Vockah Redu, Vuurwerk, Wand, Jessie Ware, Warm Soda, Lewis Watson, Weekend Money, Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts, Hank West & the Smokin Hots, Whitehorse, Jess Williamson, and Emily Wolfe.

See the offical line-up here for the latest line-up details.