With COVID still keeping us from gathering at shows and festivals, SXSW is going virtual this year, with an abbreviated online edition happening March 16 - 20, 2021.
They've just announced the initial lineup of artists who will play as part of the 2021 music portion, and the 100 acts include A Place to Bury Strangers, Otoboke Beaver (who played BV's SXSW day party in 2019), Sorry, Braids, Squid, Holy Fuck, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Paul Jacobs (Pottery), Pillow Queens, Purple Pilgrims, Indigo Sparke, Katy J Pearson, Say Sue Me, Theon Cross, Virginia Wing, Tessellated, and new Sub Pop signees TV Priest. You can check out the full list below and more artists will be announced soon.
Artists will be performing from venues in their home countries, and virtual attendees can watch via the web, mobile and the SXSW Online Connected TV app that works through Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and other services. Passes, which give you access to all SXSW 2021 online events (talks, film screenings, panel discussions, more) are on sale now.
Willie Nelson is the 2021 SXSW keynote speaker, and other featured speakers include Queen Latifah, Mark Mothersbaugh, Wyclef Jean, Nicholas Britell, Taraji P. Henson, Barry Jenkins, Matthew McConaughey, Baratunde Thurston, Samantha Bee, Sir Richard Branson, and more.