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SXSW transforms in 2026: Music weekend gone, half-price badges available now

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Badge prices for next year's streamlined fest have been slashed to 50% for a limited time

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SXSW Says Its Music Fest Will Continue in 2026, and Even Have One More Night of Showcases Than Before, Despite Second Weekend Being Dropped

After some confusion in news media and social apps about what will be happening with the music part of South by Southwest in 2026, the festival is clarifying the status of SXSW Music. According to spokespeople, the show will very much go on next year, albeit with some differences that may take a moment for […]

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No, the SXSW Music Festival Is Not Dead

Reports of SXSW’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Despite headlines circulating online on Monday suggesting that the music component of the annual festival in Austin, Texas, is all but dead for 2026, organizers tell Rolling Stone that live music will be well-represented next year. “We will be programming music across all SXSW dates next year, which will expand on our current programming, not scale it back,” says Brian Hobbs, SXSW’s Direc…

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