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South by Southwest is an annual music, film and media festival in Austin, Texas. In 2009, the South by Southwest music portion of the festival runs from March 18 to March 22 with scheduled performances by Primal Scream, Explosions in the Sky, The Decemberists, No Age, Ra Ra Riot, and Lady Sovereign.
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Fast Facts
- South by Southwest 2009 Dates: March 13 to March 22
- Music Festival Dates: March 18 to March 22
- Began as the Austin Battle of the Bands
- SXSW music festival features over 1,800 bands and artists
- Features hundreds of acts from around the worldSXSW: Music Schedule
- Concerts are held on over 80 stages in downtown Austin, TexasSXSW: Music Schedule
- The Decemberists, Rob Thomas will perform on March 18, 2009SXSW: Music Schedule
- Devo will perform on March 20, 2009SXSW: Music Schedule
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SXSW History
The first South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival was held in Austin, Texas in 1987. The original SXSW music conference had only 700 registrants, but in recent years has grown to nearly 12,000 registrants. The South by Southwest music festival celebrates many genres of music including country, folk, jazz, blues, rock, pop and world and annually features performances by a number of prestigious artists. -
SXSW 2009 Performances
- Primal Scream
- Explosions in the Sky
- The Decemberists
- No Age
- Ra Ra Riot
- Lady Sovereign
- Echo and the Bunnymen
- Ben Harper
- Relentless7
- The Von Bondies
- Devo
- Rob Thomas
- Juliette & The New Romantiques
- Ben Kweller
- We Have BandSXSW: Music Schedule
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South by Southwest Performances News
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- L.A. Times: The Knux, Kid Sister, among initial SXSW performers (January 8, 2009)
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South by Southwest Music Performances
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