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Hosted in Downtown Austin, Texas each spring, the South by Southwest festival, abbreviated SXSW, is one of the largest music festivals in the U.S. and combines music and film. When it began in 1987, SXSW was opened as just music festival with hundreds of performers performing at multiple different venues. By 1994, the festival also added film and interactive conferences, which helped grow SXSW into one of the premiere festivals in the world.
The festival takes place in March, and has grown in it's over twenty years in existence. In 1987, SXSW saw a respectable 700 registrants for just the music event, but now there are annually 12,000. The events attracts thousands of fans to the Austin area, which has made SXSW an important events for the area's economy.
SXSW takes over Austin with new music and technology
The popular South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX, logged another successful outing this March 2012, featuring some memorable moments as well as some unexpected ones.
Running from March 9 to March 18, the festival is actually three separate events in one: the well-known music event that features over 2,000 artists playing in over 90 Austin-area venues, a film festival, and "SXSW Interactive," which is an event that focuses on technological advances.
StubHub partners with SXSW festival for Stone Temple Pilots show
PRESS RELEASE: "StubHub to Present an Official SXSW Show With Stone Temple Pilots"
SAN FRANCISCO,CA (BUSINESS WIRE) February 25, 2010 - StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, will present an official SXSW show with Stone Temple Pilots, it was announced today. On Thursday, March 18th, the iconic rock group will take the stage at the Austin Music Hall as an official event of the SXSW Music Festival, marking StubHub's inaugural presence at the prominent music festival.
Last chance for Houston Rodeo, SXSW Music Festival tickets
Ticket sales for a number of special concert events, festivals and tours will close during the week ending March 23, as compiled by TicketNews.
The three-week Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is winding down this week, along with ticket sales for its final concert events at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. Country star Keith Urban will take the stage tonight (March 17), followed by five more performers through the weekend. The rest of the lineup features Gary Allen on March 18, newcomer Pat Green on March 19, rising star Taylor Swift on March 20, and legends Brooks & Dunn on March 21. Southern rock kings ZZ Top close out the Houston Rodeo with a performance on March 22.
Mumiy Troll tour cancels U.S. concerts, SXSW gig
Russian alternative rock and pop band Mumiy Troll has cancelled its American concerts after lead singer Ilya Lagutenko fell ill in the early morning hours of March 1, following a three hour concert at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
After several hours of surgery, doctors successfully removed his appendix. On doctors' orders, Lagutenko is staying in bed for a couple of days.
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