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2021 SXSW Online Music Festival reveals its full list of artists & presenters
The 2021 SXSW Online Music Festival revealed its full list of 280 showcasing artists invited to perform online at the 35th annual event on March 16-20, 2021.

Showcasing a unique and diverse lineup from iconic venues from around the world, new additions to the list of showcases and presenters include CaoTai Music, Crater Monde, China Gathering, Digital Love, Mint Talent Group, NPR Tiny Desk Meets SXSW, Pagal Haina, Third Culture, and Warner Records.

The 2021 SXSW Online Music Festival showcases will be taking place Tuesday – Friday from 12:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. CT and on Saturday from 11:00 am-9:30 pm CT. Showcases vary from 30 minutes to over an hour in length with 4-6 artists performing, but of course, there are exceptions with presenters using the format they feel is the most compelling. Showcases must be viewed when they air. For pass holders in the eastern hemisphere, the schedule repeats over the next 12 hour cycle.

For additional information on SXSW Online, please visit its official website.

2021 SXSW Online Music Festival full line-up of artists:
- 404 Guild (Eastbourne UK-ENGLAND)
- Aaron Lee Tasjan (Nashville TN)
- Adwaith (Carmarthen UK-WALES)
- Afro Cluster (Cardiff UK-WALES)
- Afronaut Zu (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Ailbhe Reddy (Dublin IRELAND)
- AIRY (Nowon Gu SOUTH KOREA)
- Akeem Ali (Jackson MS)
- Alexander Biggs (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Alice Skye (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Alien Tango (Murcia SPAIN)
- ALMA (Helsinki FINLAND)
- Altin Gun (Amsterdam NETHERLANDS)
- American Dreamer (Austin TX)
- Angel Garcia (Nuevo Leon MEXICO)
- Anna B Savage (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Antti Paalanen (Kokkola FINLAND)
- Aoife Nessa Frances (Dublin IRELAND)
- A Place To Bury Strangers (Brooklyn NY)
- Ascenso Recio (Valle Hermoso MEXICO)
- Astrid Sonne (Copenhagen DENMARK)
- Awich (Okinawa JAPAN)
- Babeheaven (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Baby Kahlo (Baltimore MD)
- Baby Queen (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Baker Boy (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Beans (Geelong AUSTRALIA)
- Beauty Sleep (Derry UK-N. IRELAND)
- BELAKO (Bilbao SPAIN)
- Benji Wild (Cardiff UK-WALES)
- Best Move (Sacramento CA)
- BettySoo (Austin TX)
- BigBankBandz (Chicago IL)
- Black Country, New Road (Cambridge UK-ENGLAND)
- Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (Austin TX)
- Blushing (Austin TX)
- Bongeziwe Mabandla (Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA)
- BOYO (Los Angeles CA)
- Br3nya (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Buffalo Hunt (Austin TX)
- Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard (Cardiff UK-WALES)
- Byrke Lou (Berlin GERMANY)
- Caiine (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
- Camilla George (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Campfire Social (Wrexham UK-WALES)
- Camryn (Denver CO)
- Candeleros (Madrid SPAIN)
- Carson McHone (Austin TX)
- CHAII (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
- The Chairs (Taipei TAIWAN)
- The Change (Santo Domingo DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
- The Chats (Sunshine Coast AUSTRALIA)
- Chief Cleopatra (Austin TX)
- Choses Sauvages (Montreal CANADA)
- Christian Pagán (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
- Chubby and the Gang (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Circo (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
- Como Las Movies (Austin TX)
- Connie Constance (Watford UK.ENGLAND)
- Couch Prints (New York NY)
- Dallas Pyron (Atlanta GA)
- D.A.N. (Tokyo JAPAN)
- Daniel Casimir and Tess Hirst (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Darkoo (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Dash Flash (New York NY)
- Dasom Baek (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Data Animal (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
- Dayramir Gonzalez (Hacienda Heights CA)
- Dead Pony (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
- Death by Denim (Perth AUSTRALIA)
- The Deer (Austin TX)
- Deezie Brown (Bastrop TX)
- Demi Grace (New York NY)
- DeVita (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Diamante Perez (Ulysses KY)
- Didirri (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Dingo Bells (Porto Alegre BRAZIL)
- DJ PAUL OF HTX (Houston TX)
- DJ Wegun (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- DLD (Naucalpán De Juarez MEXICO)
- Domino Saints (Puerto Rico PUERTO RICO)
- Do Nothing (Nottingham UK-ENGLAND)
- Doom Cannon (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Drinking Boys and Girls Choir (Daegu SOUTH KOREA)
- Drug Store Romeos (Fleet UK-ENGLAND)
- Ego Ella May (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Eimaral Sol (Killeen TX)
- ELECTRIC CHERRY (Beijing CHINA)
- El Shirota (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Enjoyable Listens (Oxford UK-ENGLAND)
- Enno Cheng (Taipei City TAIWAN)
- Enola Gay (Belfast UK- N. IRELAND)
- Enyel C (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
- Equilibrio (Houston TX)
- The F16s (Chennai INDIA)
- Fake Gentle (Chengdu CHINA)
- Family Jools (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
- Finn Askew (Taunton, Somerset UK-ENGLAND)
- Fire EX. (Kaohsiung TAIWAN)
- Francisca Valenzuela (Santiago CHILE)
- THE GOA EXPRESS (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
- Golden Dawn Arkestra (Austin TX)
- Great Peacock (Nashville TN)
- Greyhounds (Austin TX)
- Grrrl Gang (Yogyakarta INDONESIA)
- Hachiku (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- HAEPAARY 해파리 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Haru Nemuri (Yokohama JAPAN)
- Hauskey (Perth AUSTRALIA)
- Hazy Sour Cherry (Tokyo JAPAN)
- Heave Blood & Die (Bodø NORWAY)
- HeLing (Leshan CHINA)
- Holy Fuck (Toronto CANADA)
- Holy Wave (El Paso TX)
- Hook (Riverside CA)
- Hylan Starr (Atlanta GA)
- Iceage (Copenhagen DENMARK)
- IDER (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Indigo Sparke (Byron Bay AUSTRALIA)
- I See Rivers (Bodø NORWAY)
- Jacque (New York NY)
- Jade Jackson & Aubrie Sellers (Los Angeles CA)
- Jaguar Jonze (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
- Jake Lloyd (Austin TX)
- JAMBINAI (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Janine (Los Angeles CA)
- JaRon Marshall (Austin TX)
- JBABE (Chennai INDIA)
- Jealous (Berlin GERMANY)
- Jekyll (Blackpool UK-ENGLAND)
- The Jellyman’s Daughter (Edinburgh UK-SCOTLAND)
- Johnny Aries (Margate UK-ENGLAND)
- Jon Dee Graham (Austin TX)
- Jovem Dionisio (Curitiba BRAZIL)
- J Soulja (Austin TX)
- Just Mustard (Dundalk IRELAND)
- Kalpee (Chaguanas TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
- Kapil Seshasayee (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
- Katie Cole (Nashville TN)
- Katy J Pearson (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
- Kayan (Mumbai INDIA)
- Kee’ahn (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Kevin Galloway (Austin TX)
- Khalia (Kingston JAMAICA)
- Kinky (Monterrey MEXICO)
- Kissie Lee (Atlanta GA)
- Kosha Dillz (Brooklyn NY)
- Kota Banks & Ninajirachi (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
- Lambert (Berlin GERMANY)
- lau.ra (London UK-ENGLAND)
- The Lazy Eyes (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
- Ley Line (Austin TX)
- Lilla Vargen (Ballymena UK-ENGLAND)
- LION BABE (New York NY)
- Loco (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Lonr (Cape Cod MA)
- Lord Friday the 13th (Austin TX)
- Los Blenders (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Loshh (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Los Rivera Destino (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
- Luisa e os Alquimistas (Natal BRAZIL)
- Luke Howard (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Mae Powell (San Francisco CA)
- mafmadmaf (Canton CHINA)
- Magdalena Bay (Los Angeles CA)
- Mama Duke (Austin TX)
- Margaux (Atlanta GA)
- Mariana Bo (Culiacán MEXICO)
- Matilda Mann (London UK-ENGLAND)
- MEMES (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
- The Merindas (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Merk (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
- Mike Melinoe (Austin TX)
- millennium parade (Tokyo JAPAN)
- Mimi Bay (Gothenburg SWEDEN)
- Miro Shot (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Moreno ITF (Bronx NY)
- Mortimer (Kingston JAMAICA)
- Motenko (Austin TX)
- MOZIAH (Asbury Park NJ)
- The Mysterines (Liverpool UK-ENGLAND)
- Nadia Reid (Dunedin NEW ZEALAND)
- Nana Adjoa (Amsterdam NETHERLANDS)
- Nané (Austin TX)
- Nani (Caracas VENEZUELA)
- Nanpa Básico (Bogotá COLOMBIA)
- Nathy Peluso (Barcelona SPAIN)
- Nayana Iz (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Neighbor Lady (Atlanta GA)
- NekoJam (Taipei City TAIWAN)
- NinoMan (Harlem NY)
- No Joy (Montreal CANADA)
- No Money Enterprise (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
- Novi (Ashland OR)
- Noya Rao (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
- Olivia Dean (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Onipa (Sheffield UK-ENGLAND)
- ONR (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
- Oter (Tromsø NORWAY)
- Otoboke Beaver (Kyoto JAPAN)
- OZAS (Tromsø NORWAY)
- Paul Jacobs (Montreal CANADA)
- Paupière (Montreal CANADA)
- Penelope Isles (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
- Petite Amie (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Phoebe Green (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
- Phony Ppl (Brooklyn NY)
- Pillow Queens (Dublin IRELAND)
- porij (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
- PR Newman (Austin TX)
- Purple Pilgrims (Coromandel NEW ZEALAND)
- PVA (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Quanna (Savannah GA)
- The Queendom (Atlanta GA)
- Rachael Lavelle (Dublin IRELAND)
- Randy Randall (Los Angeles CA)
- Ray Prim (Austin TX)
- Remi Burgz (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Renni Rucci (Columbia SC)
- The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (Nashville IN)
- Richard Spaven (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Rob Markman (Brooklyn NY)
- Rosehip Teahouse (Cardiff UK-WALES)
- Rounak Maiti (Mumbai INDIA)
- Ruido Rosa (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Ryan McMullan (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND)
- Samantha Sanchez (Miami FL)
- Sasha and the Valentines (Austin TX)
- Say Sue Me (Busan SOUTH KOREA)
- The School (Cardiff UK-WALES)
- School of X (Copenhagen DENMARK)
- Scrounge (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Sebastian Plano (Rosario ARGENTINA)
- Shannen James (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Sinead O’Brien (Limerick IRELAND)
- Sir Woman (Austin TX)
- Sofía Valdés (Panama City PANAMA)
- sogumm (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Sophie Hutchings (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
- Sorry (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Souly Had (Albany NY)
- Sparoh (Atlanta GA)
- Squid (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
- Steven Bamidele (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
- Sycco (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
- Sydney Wright (Austin TX)
- Tayo Sound (Reading UK-ENGLAND)
- Tebi Rex (Maynooth IRELAND)
- The Teeta (Austin TX)
- TEKE :: TEKE (Montreal CANADA)
- TENGGER (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Tessellated (Kingston JAMAICA)
- Theon Cross (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Tokyo Jetz (Jacksonville FL)
- Tomi Agape (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Travis Birds (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
- Tuyo (Curitiba BRAZIL)
- TV Priest (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Valdez Garza (San Antonio TX)
- Van Mary (Austin TX)
- Vaundy (Tokyo JAPAN)
- Vaya Futuro (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Vero (Stockholm SWEDEN)
- Villano Antillano (San Juan PUERTO RICO)
- Virginia Wing (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
- Vocal Vidas (Santiago CUBA)
- Walt Disco (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
- The Wandering Hearts (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Wavy The Creator (Lagos NIGERIA)
- Weird Milk (Buckingham UK-ENGLAND)
- William Harries Graham (Austin TX)
- Woo (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Ximena Sariñana (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Y2K92 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Yard Act (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
- Ydegirl (Copenhagen DENMARK)
- Yendry (Miami FL)
- Yoshi Vintage (Flint MI)
- Yotto (Helsinki FINLAND)
- Yung Baby Tate (Atlanta GA)
March 9, 2021
SXSW Music Festival Online 2021 announces its artists & presenters
South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival Online 2021 announced its initial list of showcasing artists scheduled to perform for its 35th annual event on March 16-20, 2021.

Featuring a diverse range of showcases and presenters for this year’s performances, SXSW Online will include AfroFuture Sounds (British Underground & DAJU Presents), Hotel Vegas & Hotel Free TV, Damnably, EQ Austin, Jazz re:freshed Outernational, FOCUS Wales, Roskilde Festival, Taiwan Beats, Close Encounter Club, Sounds from Spain, M for Montreal, Flipped Coin KOREA, Carefree Black Girl, New Zealand Music, KUTX The Breaks, Dedstrange, Fierce Panda x End of the Trail, Brazil Inspires the Future and ÅÄÖ…Sounds Swedish.

Each showcase will be featuring the sounds of tomorrow at unique venues in the artists’ home countries through a premium viewing experience, with streaming available via web, mobile, and the SXSW Online Connected TV app (Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, and Android TV).

The genre-spanning, international event, will be a one-of-a-kind online musical experience where industry professionals and music lovers can discover an unmatched eclectic range of artists and styles from around the world, expanding listeners’ horizons from the comfort of their own homes. To register for SXSW, please visit the following link to purchase passes starting at $249.

SXSW Music Festival Online 2021 artist performers include:
- HAEPAARY (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Hazy Sour Cherry (Tokyo JAPAN)
- Holy Fuck (Toronto CANADA)
- Indigo Sparke (Byron Bay AUSTRALIA)
- Jealous (Berlin GERMANY)
- Jekyll (Blackpool UK-ENGLAND)
- Kalpee (Chaguanas TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
- Katy J Pearson (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
- Kee’ahn (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- lau.ra (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Lilla Vargen (Ballymena UK-ENGLAND)
- Los Blenders (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Loshh (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Luisa e os Alquimistas (Natal BRAZIL)
- The Merindas (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Mimi Bay (Gothenburg SWEDEN)
- The Mysterines (Liverpool UK-ENGLAND)
- Nané (Austin TX)
- Nanpa Básico (Bogotá COLOMBIA)
- Nayana Iz (London UK-ENGLAND)
- NekoJam (Taipei City TAIWAN)
- No Money Enterprise (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
- Noya Rao (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
- Otoboke Beaver (Kyoto JAPAN)
- Paul Jacobs (Montreal CANADA)
- Paupière (Montreal CANADA)
- Petite Amie (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Pillow Queens (Dublin IRELAND)
- Pote (Paris FRANCE)
- Purple Pilgrims (Coromandel NEW ZEALAND)
- PVA (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Quanna (Savannah GA)
- The Queendom (Atlanta GA)
- Remi Burgz (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Richard Spaven (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Robocobra Quartet (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND)
- Rosehip Teahouse (Cardiff UK-WALES)
- Ruido Rosa (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Samantha Sanchez (Miami FL)
- Say Sue Me (Busan SOUTH KOREA)
- School of X (Copenhagen DENMARK)
- SEED Ensemble (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Shannen James (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
- Sinead O’Brien (Limerick IRELAND)
- Sir Woman (Austin TX)
- Sorry (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Squid (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
- Tebi Rex (Maynooth IRELAND)
- TEKE :: TEKE (Montreal CANADA)
- TENGGER (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Tessellated (Kingston JAMAICA)
- Theon Cross (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Tuyo (Curitiba BRAZIL)
- TV Priest (London UK-ENGLAND)
- Vaya Futuro (Mexico City MEXICO)
- Virginia Wing (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
- Vocal Vidas (Santiago CUBA)
- Walt Disco (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
- Wavy The Creator (Lagos NIGERIA)
- Weird Milk (Buckingham UK-ENGLAND)
- Y2K92 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
- Ydegirl (Copenhagen DENMARK)
- Yoshi Vintage (Flint MI)
January 28, 2021
SXSW 2021 announces its initial wave of programming

SXSW 2021 announced its initial wave of programming for SXSW Online, which is scheduled to take place on March 16–20, 2021.

Known to feature conference sessions, music festival showcases, film festival screenings, and world-class networking, SXSW 2021 will continue to share its electrifying music and film offerings that the annual event is known to deliver.

SXSW Online will play host to over 50 speakers and 230 conference sessions with musician, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Willie Nelson as its Keynote. Other speakers will include Samantha Bee, Sir Richard Branson, Nicholas Britell, Dave Burd (aka Lil Dicky), The Chainsmokers, Chiquis, Laurieann Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Barry Jenkins, Jim McKelvey, Michael Lewis, Matthew McConaughey, Alexi Pappas, Queen Latifah, LL COOL J, Brian Grazer, Cynthia Erivo, and more. A complete list of conference sessions can be found here.

“No individual has had the cultural impact on or been more synonymous with the creative vibrancy of Austin than Willie Nelson, and we are incredibly honored to have him as an SXSW Online 2021 Keynote. In addition to dozens of incredible Featured Speakers, today’s announcement also includes more than 200 sessions curated from our global community via PanelPicker, and is a key part of the premium content you can expect from SXSW Online 2021.”
Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer

The annual SXSW Conference explores what’s next across entertainment, culture, and technology, presented in a variety of formats. This year’s online programming sessions will be organized by themes, which include “A New Urgency, Challenging Tech’s Path Forward,” “Cultural Resilience in the Arts,” “The Rebirth Of Business,” “Transforming the Entertainment Landscape,” “Connection in Disconnection and An Uncharted Future.” These themes specifically focus on 2021’s pivotal moment in history offering a glimpse into what the future could look like. For additional information about SXSW programming formats and themes, please click here.

January 14, 2021
SXSW Online 2021 opens registration

SXSW Online 2021 has opened registration for next year’s event, which is scheduled to take place on March 16-20, 2021 virtually. SXSW decided to move its programming to an online format for 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.

SXSW will be offering one pass that covers its entire online event that includes keynotes, conference sessions, music festival showcases, Film Festival screenings, world-class networking, and other unexpected discoveries expected by South By.

“It’s a new day for America and for the world. We have the opportunity to face challenges that affect us all, and we’re honored to bring you the conversations that will renew your hope in tomorrow.
This year has been one like none of us have faced. At SXSW, the impact has been profound and has involved substantial changes in how we work, so it means a lot for us to have the chance to plan a 2021 digital event where we can share experiences and exchange ideas at this crucial time.
We know these last months have been difficult for everyone, and we look forward to working together to find creative solutions for today and the future at SXSW Online 2021.”
Roland Swenson, SXSW CEO & Co-Founder

A limited number of passes for SXSW Online 2021 are currently on sale now at the following link for $149. This will be their lowest rate offered before passes increase prior to the actual festival and conference date. For additional information about SXSW, please visit their official website.

South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual event held in Austin, Texas that merges film, interactive media, music festivals, and conferences. The conference is known to grow in scope and size each year. SXSW Music is the largest music festival of its kind in the world as it hosts thousands of acts. It has catapulted the careers of major music artists including The White Stripes, Amy Winehouse, and Kid Cudi. The event was forced to cancel its 2020 edition for the first time since it began in 1987 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

November 11, 2020
SXSW announces SXSW Online in 2021

South by Southwest (SWSW) announced SXSW Online for its 2021 edition with the event featuring conference keynotes, screenings, showcases, networking, and exhibitions. SXSW EDU Online will run from March 9-11, 2021, and SXSW Online will take place from March 16 -20, 2021.

PanelPicker proposals for SXSW and SXSW EDU will open for the digital experience on Oct. 6 and can be submitted here. The event will also open Film Festival submissions on that date as well, which can be submitted here.

“The challenge of building a new future is one that we’re excited to tackle. This has been such a year of change and we, like the entire world, are reshaping are perspective on how we connect. We’re pleased to introduce SXSW Online as part of our program for 2021, and regardless of platform, we will continue to bring together the brightest minds from creative industries worldwide.”
– Roland Swenson, CEO and Co-Founder

SXSW is currently working with the City of Austin and public health officials in delivering the physical event, which is scheduled to take place in March 2021. Additional details regarding next year’s event are set to be revealed in the coming months. For the most up-to-date announcements, visit the conference’s official webpage or follow them on all social media platforms.

Founded in 1987, SXSW is an annual event that takes place in Austin, Texas in March. The event is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries.

SXSW 2021 Important Dates:

SXSW and SXSW EDU PanelPicker Entries: October 6-16, 2020

SXSW Film Festival Submissions: October 6-28, 2020

SXSW EDU (Online): March 9-11, 2021

SXSW Online: March 16-20, 2021

September 22, 2020