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SXSW Announces Initial Online Showcase Artists

SXSW has announced its initial list of showcasing artists to perform online at the 35th annual event March 16 -20, 2021.

Each showcase gives pass holders access to shows from venues in the artists’ home countries via the web, mobile, and the SXSW Online Connected TV app (Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, and Android TV). Select content will be viewable in VR via SXSW Online XR.

Showcases and presenters of this year 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 BlackGirl, New Zealand Music, KUTX The Breaks, Dedstrange, Fierce Panda x End of the Trail, Brazil Inspiresthe Future and ÅÄÖ…Sounds Swedish.

Artists scheduled to perform include:

  • AIRY (Nowon Gu SOUTH KOREA)
  • Alexander Biggs (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
  • Alice Skye (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
  • Alien Tango (Murcia SPAIN)
  • Anna B Savage (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • A Place To Bury Strangers (Brooklyn NY)
  • Astrid Sonne (Copenhagen DENMARK)
  • Autre Monde (Dublin IRELAND)
  • Baby Kahlo (Baltimore MD)
  • Beans (Geelong AUSTRALIA)
  • BELAKO (Bilbao SPAIN)
  • Benji Wild (Cardiff UK-WALES)
  • Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (Austin TX)
  • Blushing (Austin TX)
  • Braids (Montreal CANADA)
  • Caiine (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
  • Campfire Social (Wrexham UK-WALES)
  • Candeleros (Madrid SPAIN)
  • Connie Constance (Watford UK-ENGLAND)
  • Dan Bettridge (Cardiff UK-WALES)
  • Daniel Casimir and Tess Hirst (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Data Animal (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
  • Dayramir Gonzalez (Hacienda Heights CA)
  • Death by Denim (Perth AUSTRALIA)
  • Didirri (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
  • Dingo Bells (Porto Alegre BRAZIL)
  • Do Nothing (Nottingham 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)
  • Drinking Boys and Girls Choir (Daegu SOUTH KOREA) School of X (Copenhagen DENMARK)
  • Ego Ella May (London UK-ENGLAND) SEED Ensemble (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • El Shirota (Mexico City MEXICO) Shannen James (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
  • Enno Cheng (Taipei City TAIWAN) Sinead O’Brien (Limerick IRELAND)
  • Enola Gay (Belfast IRELAND) Sir Woman (Austin TX)
  • Family Jools (Bristol UK-ENGLAND) Sorry (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Fire EX. (Kaohsiung TAIWAN) Squid (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
  • Francisca Valenzuela (Santiago CHILE) Tebi Rex (Maynooth IRELAND)
  • Golden Dawn Arkestra (Austin TX) TEKE :: TEKE (Montreal CANADA)
  • Grrrl Gang (Yogyakarta INDONESIA) TENGGER (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
  • HAEPAARY (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Tessellated (Kingston JAMAICA)
  • Hazy Sour Cherry (Tokyo JAPAN) Theon Cross (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Holy Fuck (Toronto CANADA) Tuyo (Curitiba BRAZIL)
  • Indigo Sparke (Byron Bay AUSTRALIA) TV Priest (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Jealous (Berlin GERMANY) Vaya Futuro (Mexico City MEXICO)
  • Jekyll (Blackpool UK-ENGLAND) Virginia Wing (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
  • Kalpee (Chaguanas TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO) Vocal Vidas (Santiago CUBA)
  • Katy J Pearson (Bristol UK-ENGLAND) Walt Disco (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
  • Kee’ahn (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Wavy The Creator (Lagos NIGERIA)
  • lau.ra (London UK-ENGLAND) Weird Milk (Buckingham UK-ENGLAND)
  • Lilla Vargen (Ballymena UK-ENGLAND) Y2K92 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
  • Los Blenders (Mexico City MEXICO) Ydegirl (Copenhagen DENMARK)
  • Loshh (London UK-ENGLAND) Yoshi Vintage (Flint MI)
  • (This list is subject to change. More performers will be announced at later dates.)
  • School of X (Copenhagen DENMARK)
  • Ego Ella May (London UK-ENGLAND) SEED Ensemble (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • El Shirota (Mexico City MEXICO) Shannen James (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
  • Enno Cheng (Taipei City TAIWAN) Sinead O’Brien (Limerick IRELAND)
  • Enola Gay (Belfast IRELAND) Sir Woman (Austin TX)
  • Family Jools (Bristol UK-ENGLAND) Sorry (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Fire EX. (Kaohsiung TAIWAN) Squid (Bristol UK-ENGLAND)
  • Francisca Valenzuela (Santiago CHILE) Tebi Rex (Maynooth IRELAND)
  • Golden Dawn Arkestra (Austin TX) TEKE :: TEKE (Montreal CANADA)
  • Grrrl Gang (Yogyakarta INDONESIA) TENGGER (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
  • HAEPAARY (Seoul SOUTH KOREA) Tessellated (Kingston JAMAICA)
  • Hazy Sour Cherry (Tokyo JAPAN) Theon Cross (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Holy Fuck (Toronto CANADA) Tuyo (Curitiba BRAZIL)
  • Indigo Sparke (Byron Bay AUSTRALIA) TV Priest (London UK-ENGLAND)
  • Jealous (Berlin GERMANY) Vaya Futuro (Mexico City MEXICO)
  • Jekyll (Blackpool UK-ENGLAND) Virginia Wing (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
  • Kalpee (Chaguanas TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO) Vocal Vidas (Santiago CUBA)
  • Katy J Pearson (Bristol UK-ENGLAND) Walt Disco (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
  • Kee’ahn (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Wavy The Creator (Lagos NIGERIA)
  • lau.ra (London UK-ENGLAND) Weird Milk (Buckingham UK-ENGLAND)
  • Lilla Vargen (Ballymena UK-ENGLAND) Y2K92 (Seoul SOUTH KOREA)
  • Los Blenders (Mexico City MEXICO) Ydegirl (Copenhagen DENMARK)
  • Loshh (London UK-ENGLAND) Yoshi Vintage (Flint MI)
  • (This list is subject to change. More performers will be announced at later dates.)

Listen to the artists who will be performing at SXSW 2021 by subscribing to the official SXSW Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, and Qobuz.

In addition to the Music Festival Showcases, pass holders also have access to the full range of content available
during SXSW Online.

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