SXSW Wristbands For Austin Residents Go On Sale Tuesday

AUSTIN, TX — It's nearing that time again: South by Southwest. And Tuesday morning, SXSW Music Festival wristbands go on sale but only if you're an Austin resident.

As KXAN reports, the SXSW wristbands are priced at $169 for local residents. Having an Austin zip code comes in handy as those without one pay a minimum $1,225 for a film, music or interactive badge. Yet buying a wristband doesn't guarantee entry into every SXSW show or screening; such access is guaranteed only for those buying the pricey, fancy badges.

Wristbands go on sale at 10:30 a.m., and are expected to go quickly, according to festival organizers. The SXSW event draws untold thousands from all over the world for an entertainment-event week taking place from March 13-20 covering 100 stages and some 2,000 performers throughout Central Austin.

Also going on sale Tuesday morning are wristbands for South by Southwest Film Festival with options to buy a full- or half-week wristband. The full artistic lineup is still being assembled, but KXAN reports that confirmed acts include Beach Slang; Cherry Glazerr; Kweku Collins; Flamingods; Garland Jeffreys; La Dame Blanche; Lianna; Lizzo; Missio; Modern English; Open Mike Eagle; PWR BTTM; Sad 13; Saint; Alexandra Savior; S U R V I V E; Temples; Miss Lavelle White and the L Men; and Charlotte Day Wilson. The schedule can be found at schedule.sxsw.com.

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