Update: Our band listings are now sortable by band name and origin.
SXSW unveiled the official lineup around midnight on Wednesday. You can find the roster in table format here -- we'll be adding more functionality to this list in the coming days.
A quick glance down the initial list, which currently numbers just over 1,300, indicates that we were pretty close with our initial predictions. Short of a small handful of nice surprises, like Chicago songwriter/professional whistler Andrew Bird, there aren't that many additions that really stand out.
Meanwhile, The M.O. recently interviewed Austinist staffer Tom Thornton as well as Done Waiting's Robert Duffy on this year's underground SXSW band lists:
What is your take on SXSW’s stance that they are solely concerned about being an “industry festival?” Do you think SXSW is hurting their public image by being so furtive and difficult?TT: I think that there is more of a consumer side to the festival than the SXSW position might indicate. Every year, many people fly from around the world to attend the festival who have little or nothing to do with the music industry. Of course, SXSW is right that some of those people made their plans months ago when hotels were available and badges were cheaper. So it seems that the ‘delayed’ list hurts bands and managers the most, especially from a logistics point of view, assuming some of them don’t yet know if they’re playing.
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About freakin' time!
Badly Drawn Boy is a must see.
Word is Mastodon and Boris are playing the Vice free show @ Auditorium Shores.
i dunno about anyone else, but i feel completely underwhelmed by this year's lineup. does this mean i'm officially becoming one of the jaded austinites who is starting to hate the foreigners who come to sxsw?
dear god, i hope not.
kudos on the "sortable" band list
The Mastodon/Boris show isn't the Vice party, it's the SXSW Auditorium Shores show.
What may have confused you is that Boris IS playing the Vice party, with Melvins, Pelican, and others at Stubb's on Thursday.
Soooo many bands from overseas... I feel like Boston and D.C. got screwed.
i must say that this years list pretty much blows.i definitely feel let down
I hope lots of people think that the list blows. Better chance I'll get into Stubb's to see the Stooges that way.
Not to mention the dozens of other awesome bands playing.
That's an interesting yet uninformed perspective, because my band's playing and we found out a while ago. Many bands found out long before now. The list hasn't been made PUBLIC until now, but bands have been receiving notification for months. Of course they can't tell bands "No, thanks" until they have a somewhat complete lineup. (And I know from experience that trying to book musicians is like trying to herd cats). Bands find out whether they are playing by getting an email, not by checking the website.
Am I the only one that thinks their list isnt exactly complete? Artists that have personally confirmed didn't seem to be on that list...
ah, i see now why they were taking so long to release the list: they were trying to hide the fact that nobody's playing.
No one is playing except the 1300+ bands scheduled that week. Sorry, are your top 40 favorites not in this year?