Gang of Youths, Ruby Fields, Stella Donnelly, Dean Lewis among 19 Australian acts announced for SXSW 2018
Nineteen Australian acts were in the first round of acts announced for the 2018 instalment of South By Southwest, to be held March 9—18 in Austin, Texas.
Keith Urban was also announced as one of the Featured Speakers – the first from Australia (and/or New Zealand depending on who you ask).
The massive festival is one of the biggest dates on the global music industry calendar, an annual pilgrimagefor “all who share a passion for creativity and new music discovery: industry professionals and influencers from the worlds of music, tech, and film; international media; and music fans.”
Showcases, official and unofficial,at the festival are an invaluable opportunity for developing and early-careeractsto perform for bookers, curators and A&Rs from around the world.
There’s been an increasing Australian presence over the past decade, with most of the biggest events driven by Sounds Australia, such as the Aussie BBQ, as well as US tourism and cultural exchange body G’Day USA —and both will likely have a significantly beefed-up presence in 2018.
The first Aussie acts announced,alphabetically:
Bad Pony, Sydney
Brightness, Newcastle
Castlecomer, Sydney
Cursed Earth, Perth
Stella Donnelly, Fremantle
Fatai, Melbourne
Ruby Fields, Sydney
Gang of Youths, Sydney
Hatchie, Brisbane
Jade Imagine, Melbourne
Benji Lewis, Melbourne
Dean Lewis, Sydney
Lolo Lovina, Sydney
Sloan Peterson, Sydney
Jess Ribeiro, Melbourne
RVG, Melbourne
Stonefield, Melbourne/ Victoria
Totally Mild, Melbourne
Voyager, Perth
There were also three NZ acts in the newly announced list:
Fis and Rob Thorne(Palmerston North)
October (Auckland)
Marlon Williams(Christchurch)
They join a huge list of acts including MC Lars (USA), DYGL (Japan), Higher Bros (China), Jay Park (South Korea), The Wedding Present (UK), David Ramirez (US), Hater (Sweden), Shamir (USA), Rich Chigga (Indonesia), Lucy Rose (UK), Miguel Brightside (Spain) and El Otro Borges (Argentina).
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