SXSW MUSIC FESTIVAL - SECOND ROUND OF SHOWCASING ARTISTS ANNOUNCED Offering a one-of-a-kind live music experience
Austin, Texas - November 13, 2019 - The South by Southwest® Music Festival (SXSW®) has announced a second round of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at the 34th annual event. SXSW is where the entertainment, technology, and media industries converge, and the Music Festival gives forward-thinking minds the inspiration to shape the future of the creation, performance and business of music. The first essential music event on the industry calendar, the SXSW Music Festival takes place March 16 - 22, 2020 in Austin, Texas.
Every year, the SXSW Music Festival programmers assemble a lineup of artists from around the world, with established performers playing alongside cutting-edge new acts. The result is a unique live music experience where industry pros and music lovers discover an unparalleled range of artists and styles. A few highlights from this batch of artists include: Alex Somers (Los Angeles CA), Alina Pash (Kyiv UKRAINE), Automatic (Los Angeles CA), Bodywash (Montreal CANADA), Dos Monos (Tokyo JAPAN), The F16s (Chennai INDIA), FAIRE (Paris FRANCE), Frances Quinlan (Philadelphia PA), Iguana Death Cult (Rotterdam NETHERLANDS), Jucee Froot (Memphis TN), Launder (Los Angeles CA), Lorelle Meets The Obsolete (Ensenada MEXICO), Monophonicos (Barranquilla COLOMBIA), Nasty Cherry (Los Angeles CA), Otoboke Beaver (Kyoto JAPAN), Reality Club (Jakarta INDONESIA), Salma Sky (Lusaka ZAMBIA), Steam Down (London UK-ENGLAND), Tim Burgess (Dereham UK-ENGLAND), Walshy Fire (Miami FL), and Wire (Brighton UK-ENGLAND).
This is the second of several announcements revealing Showcasing Artists who will perform for the international creative community at SXSW. These showcases offer attendees the opportunity to experience tomorrow’s headliners on small stages at unique central Austin venues. Artists invited to perform include:
1$T (Atlanta GA) Ailbhe Reddy (Dublin IRELAND) The Accidentals (Traverse City MI) Akeju (New York NY) Ada Lea (Montreal CANADA) Alexander Biggs (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Alex Somers (Los Angeles CA) David Ramirez (Austin TX) Algiers (Atlanta GA) deca joins (Taipei TAIWAN) Alice Skye (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Dehd (Chicago IL) Alina Pash (Kyiv UKRAINE) Desierto Drive (Monterrey MEXICO) All My Friends Hate Me (Los Angeles CA) Devon Gilfillian (Nashville TN) American Werewolf Academy (Dallas TX) Die Heiterkeit (Berlin GERMANY) Anatole (Sydney AUSTRALIA) Disq (Madison WI) Anna Burch (Detroit MI) Dog In The Snow (Brighton UK-ENGLAND) Anna Fox (Brooklyn NY) Dom Flemons (Washington DC) Antonio Lizana (San Fernando SPAIN) Dos Monos (Tokyo JAPAN) Arlo Parks (London UK-ENGLAND) Dromedarios Mágicos (Mexico City MEXICO) Arp Frique & Erik "Keysie" Ritfeld (Amsterdam Dylan Fuentes (Barranquilla COLOMBIA) NETHERLANDS) Elis Paprika & The Black Pilgrims (Guadalajara A. Swayze & The Ghosts (Hobart AUSTRALIA) MEXICO) Atash (Austin TX) Ellen Krauss (Stockholm SWEDEN) Automatic (Los Angeles CA) Enrique Campos (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA) Babeheaven (London UK-ENGLAND) The F16s (Chennai INDIA) Bandits on the Run (New York NY) FAIRE (Paris FRANCE) Basia Bulat (Montreal CANADA) Fenne Lily (Bristol UK-ENGLAND) BATTS (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) FLAVIA (Los Angeles CA) Being Dead (Austin TX) Fragile Rock (Austin TX) Benny Afroe (Middelburg SOUTH AFRICA) Fran (Chicago IL) Big Mountain County (Rome ITALY) Frances Quinlan (Philadelphia PA) BILS (Ikeja NIGERIA) Georgel (Monterrey MEXICO) Biznaga (Madrid SPAIN) Girl Friday (Los Angeles CA) Blacks' Myths (Washington DC) Grivo (Austin TX) Bleaker (Huntsville AL) GRLwood (Louisville KY) Bobby Oroza (Helsinki FINLAND) Gross Net (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND) Bodywash (Montreal CANADA) Hamzaa (London UK-ENGLAND) Boy Scouts (Oakland CA) Hannah Williams & The Affirmations (Bristol The Brother Brothers (Brooklyn NY) UK-ENGLAND) Brother Dege (Lafayette LA) Haru Nemuri (Yokohama JAPAN) Byrke Lou (Berlin GERMANY) Hayden Pedigo (Amarillo TX) Cable Ties (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Hera (Reykjavik ICELAND) Catholic Action (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) Huck (Brooklyn NY) China Bears (London UK-ENGLAND) Iguana Death Cult (Rotterdam NETHERLANDS) CIFIKA (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Italia 90 (London UK-ENGLAND) Citrico (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA) Jamie-Lee Dimes (Gold Coast AUSTRALIA) Communicant (Pasadena CA) Jeff Lofton (Austin TX) Control Top (Philadelphia PA) Jim and Sam (Santa Monica CA) Costa de Ámbar (Guadalajara MEXICO) Jinmi Abduls (Lagos NIGERIA) CULTTASTIC (Houston TX) Joël (Toronto CANADA) Darkbird (Austin TX) Joe Purdy (Los Angeles CA) Jucee Froot (Memphis TN) musclecars (Brooklyn NY) Katie Pruitt (Nashville TN) My Education (Austin TX) Kelsey Waldon (Nashville KY) Nasty Cherry (Los Angeles CA) KennyHoopla (Oshkosh WI) Negrø (Morelia MEXICO) The Kernal (Jackson TN) NINEONE# (Xi'an CHINA) King Nun (London UK-ENGLAND) Niño Árbol (Tepic MEXICO) Kota Banks (Sydney AUSTRALIA) Nyashinski (Nairobi KENYA) KYUSONEKOKAMI (Nishinomiya JAPAN) Orquesta Canela (Cali COLOMBIA) La Banda del Bisonte (Medellín COLOMBIA) Otoboke Beaver (Kyoto JAPAN) La Fragua Band (Medellín COLOMBIA) Parisalexa (Seattle WA) Lambert (Berlin GERMANY) Parliamo (Perth UK-SCOTLAND) Launder (Los Angeles CA) PASTEL GHOST (Austin TX) Leah Senior (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Pat Dam Smyth (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND) Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires (Birmingham AL) Patiño (Mexico City MEXICO) Liah Alonso (New York NY) P.E. (Brooklyn NY) LIFE (Hull UK-ENGLAND) The Pinholes (Singapore SINGAPORE) Limboski (Warsaw POLAND) Pleasure Venom (Austin TX) Liz Lawrence (Stratford Upon Avon UK-ENGLAND) PNTHN (San Marcos TX) Lorelle Meets The Obsolete (Ensenada MEXICO) Pom Pom Squad (Brookyln NY) Los Bitchos (London UK-ENGLAND) Quivers (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Luke De-Sciscio (Bath UK-ENGLAND) Raye Zaragoza (Los Angeles CA) Luke Howard (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Reality Club (Jakarta INDONESIA) Lunar Vacation (Atlanta GA) Remi Wolf (Palo Alto CA) Madame Gandhi (Los Angeles CA) Rosie Lowe (London UK-ENGLAND) Madison McFerrin (Brooklyn NY) Russian Baths (Brooklyn NY) Margarita Siempre Viva (Medellín COLOMBIA) Salma Sky (Lusaka ZAMBIA) Marlon Craft (New York NY) Santaferia (Santiago CHILE) Marsicans (Leeds UK-ENGLAND) Sarah Mary Chadwick (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Massar Egbari (Alexandria EGYPT) Saya (Toronto CANADA) Mauricio Sanchez (Monterrey MEXICO) School of X (Copenhagen DENMARK) menwhopause (New Delhi INDIA) S.G. Goodman (Murray KY) MEZERG (Bordeaux FRANCE) Shards (London UK-ENGLAND) Milly (Los Angeles CA) Shay Lia (Montréal CANADA) Miro Shot (London UK-ENGLAND) The Sherlocks (Bolton On Dearne UK-ENGLAND) Moaning (Los Angeles CA) ShitKid (Stockholm SWEDEN) Momma (Los Angeles CA) Shy Beast (Austin TX) Monophonicos (Barranquilla COLOMBIA) Sierra León (Tepic MEXICO) Monophonics (Marin CA) Skylar Gudasz (Durham NC) Montañera (Bogotá COLOMBIA) Sloppy Jane (Brooklyn NY) MORIS BLAK (Boston MA) Slow Pulp (Madison WI) Moving Panoramas (Austin TX) Sofia Bolt (Los Angeles CA) Mpho Sebina (Nko Ya Phiri BOTSWANA) Sofia Campos (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA) Mr.Kitty (Austin TX) Softer Still (Shepperton UK-ENGLAND) Sophia Shen (Zhangzhou CHINA) Vera Sola (Los Angeles CA) Sophie Hutchings (Sydney AUSTRALIA) Victoria Canal (Madrid SPAIN) Sorry (London UK-ENGLAND) Vistas (Edinburgh UK-SCOTLAND) Sounds of Siberia (Yakutsk RUSSIA) Walshy Fire (Miami FL) Sour Widows (Oakland CA) Walt Disco (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) Squirrel Flower (Boston MA) The Wants (Brooklyn NY) Steam Down (London UK-ENGLAND) Washer (Brooklyn NY) Stuyedeyed (Brooklyn NY) Weeping Icon (Brooklyn NY) Suburban Living (Philadelphia PA) Whitney Rose (Austin TX) Suenatron (San Jose CA) William Harries Graham (Austin TX) Sui Zhen (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Wire (Brighton UK-ENGLAND) Superfónicos (Austin TX) The Wood Burning Savages (Derry UK-N. Swim Deep (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND) IRELAND) TENGGER (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) World Music Unleashed (Austin TX) Tim Burgess (Dereham UK-ENGLAND) Wyre (Nairobi KENYA) TÖME (Toronto CANADA) Zatélithe (Medellín COLOMBIA) TRI4TH (Shibuya JAPAN) Zenith (Ciudad Juárez MEXICO) Tristen (Nashville TN) Una Canción Bonita (Tuxtla Gutiérrez MEXICO)
(This list is subject to change. More performers will be announced at later dates.)
Listen to the artists who will be performing at SXSW 2020 by subscribing to the official SXSW Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music Video playlists and listening to SXSWfm mixes on Mixcloud.
Attendees also have access to the SXSW Conference, where high-profile artists and industry leaders will speak on cultural trends, emerging technologies, new monetization models and much more. Already announced for 2020 are Keynotes by Kim Gordon and Roger Waters, and Featured Speakers Michael Abels, Jaroslav Beck, Benny Blanco, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Ben Lovett, and Adam Neely.
All SXSW Music registrants receive primary access to Music and Convergence Conference programming, including Keynotes and Featured Speakers, Music Festival showcases, the Comedy Festival, exhibitions, networking Meet Ups, the Gaming Expo, the Flatstock Poster Show, Registrant Lounge, the SXSW Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake concerts, and the closing BBQ & softball tournament. Secondary access is available for most Interactive and Film events.
The online SXSW Schedule provides a complete rundown of 2020 programming, broken down by time and event category, with the ability to build a customized schedule. To get started, please visit https://schedule.sxsw.com/.
SXSW dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. An essential destination for global professionals, the event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, professional development and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together. SXSW 2020 will take place March 13 - 22, 2020. For more information, please visit sxsw.com. To register for the event, please visit sxsw.com/attend.
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