South by Southwest

The largest and most important of the many live music events for which Austin is renowned is the annual South by Southwest festival, held at more than 50 venues around the city and drawing performers from around the world. The festival started in 1987 as an extension of the New Music Seminar in New York City, andhas since grown and become entirely its own entity. The festival programme includes 1,000 performances on more than 50 stages over a six-day period. In recent years the festival has e
Event Date: 8 - 12 March 2013
Venue: Austin Convention Center
Website: www.sxsw.com