Arts & Entertainment
Garth Brooks To Headline Free SXSW Concert At Lady Bird Lake
Gates open at 11 a.m. on Saturday, with tickets available as early as noon on Friday.

UPDATE: Tickets for this free concert have all been claimed. They all were claimed within mere minutes of the announcement by SXSW officials.
AUSTIN, TX — South by Southwest Music Festival announced the Outdoor Stage lineup headlined by Garth Brooks for a free concert scheduled this Saturday.
Presented by Amazon Music, the venue will feature the Austin skyline as backdrop with staging at the Auditorium Shores fronting Lady Bird Lake, 800 W. Riverside. Gates are scheduled to open at 11 a.m.
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In addition to Brooks, the lineup includes: Colter Wall, Cale Tyson, Shannon McNally, Holly Macve, Nicole Atkins and Sunny Sweeney.
Complimentary general admission tickets may be obtained here starting at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 17. SXSW Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake is located in Austin, TX. Admission by complimentary ticket to this event will be restricted to residents of Austin and surrounding areas. Residency will be based on credit card billing address.
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SXSW registrants and Music Festival wristband holders can also attend, with a special allocation of space made available via Primary and Secondary access. No ticket is required with a badge or wristband.
To enter the SXSW Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake for GARTH BROOKS: Presented by Amazon Music download your Ticketmaster mobile ticket in advance by logging into your My Account at Ticketmaster.com. While you’re getting ready for the show, check out your favourite Garth Brooks album via the Amazon Music App on your mobile device. Sign up for your 30 day free trial at amazon.com/amu, then download the Amazon Music app – available on iPads and iPhones, Android phones and tablets and Fire tablets.
Visit https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/music/lady-bird-lake-stage/ for more information on the SXSW Outdoor Stage.
SXSW Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake is sponsored in part by Cirrus Logic, Cafe Bustelo, and Outdoor Stage Media Partner KVUE. SXSW 2017 is sponsored by Esurance, Mazda, Monster Energy, Bud Light, Capital One, McDonald’s, The Austin Chronicle, Major Music Sponsor Sonicbids, and Major Music Festival Sponsor Pandora.
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