By Alex Young on February 16th, 2011 in Festival News and Rumors, News
They’re not yet listed on the festival’s website, but Queens of the Stone Age will play La Zona Rosa on March 16th, according to an issued press release. Also, Yoko Ono has been confirmed as the festival’s featured speaker, and she’ll also play Chimera Music night at The Elysium on March 20th.
Update: Expect to see The Strokes, too. According to the band’s latest newsletter, they have “something cool planned for SXSW.”
Other newly confirmed acts include B.o.B., …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Duff McKagan’s Loaded, Panic! at the Disco, Lucinda Williams, Liz Phair, Meat Puppets, Robert Earl Keen, X Japan, The Black Angels, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Reggie Watts, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Sasha, Calvin Harris, J. Cole, The Cool Kids, Megafaun, Jamie xx, Jesse Malin & The St Marks Social, and She Wants Revenge.
And if that weren’t enough, Spank Rock, Cyhi Da Prynce, Curren$y, Dawes, Chiddy Bang, Theophilus London, Rainbow Arabia, Big Freedia, Cass McCombs, Phantogram, The Cave Singers, Liturgy, The Fresh & Onlys, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, An House, AWOLNATION, Ben Sollee, Boats, Colin Stetson, The Ferocious Few, Hanson, Papercuts, Parlovr, and Peanut Butter Wolf are all also confirmed.
Again, this about 1/10 of the currently announced roster for this year’s festival, so head over to Festival Outlook for a even more extensive glimpse. The music portion of South by Southwest 2011 runs from March 16-20 in Austin, Texas. For ticket information and all other necessary details, visit sxsw.com.
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, An House, AWOLNATION, B.o.B., Ben Sollee, Big Freedia, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Boats, Calvin Harris, Cass McCombs, Chiddy Bang, Colin Stetson, Curren$y, Cyhi Da Prynce, Dawes, Duff McKagan's Loaded, Hanson, J. Cole, Jamie xx, Jesse Malin & The St Marks Social, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Liturgy, Liz Phair, Lucinda Williams, Meat Puppets, Megafaun, Panic at the Disco, Papercuts, Parlovr, Peanut Butter Wolf, Phantogram, Queens of the Stone Age, Rainbow Arabia, Reggie Watts, Robert Earl Keen, Sasha, She Wants Revenge, South By Southwest, Spank Rock, The Black Angels, The Cave Singers, The Cool Kids, The Ferocious Few, The Fresh & Onlys, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Strokes, Theophilus London, X Japan, Yoko Ono