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South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to … See more
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SXSW Music is the largest music festival of its kind in the world, with more than 2,000 acts as of 2014. SXSW Music offers artist-provided music and video samples of featured artists at … See moreSXSW is the highest revenue-producing event outside of athletic and other events associated with The University of Texas at Austin for the Austin economy, with an estimated economic … See more
• Comedian and actor Fred Armisen began his comic career with the short film Fred Armisen's Guide to Music and SXSW, released in 1998, in which he poses as various characters, … See more
Active festivals inspired by SXSW include the following:
• Web Summit – Lisbon, Portugal
• Live at Heart – Örebro, Sweden
• So What?! Music Fest (originally known as "South by So What?!") – Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex See moreInauguration in the 1980s
In July 1986, the organizers of the New York City music festival New Music Seminar contacted Roland … See moreThe growth of the festival has brought concerns about violence, crowd control, and safety.
The 2014 drunk-driving incident prompted discussion about … See moreIn addition to the three main South by Southwest festivals, the company runs other conferences: SXSW EDU, a conference on … See more
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