Connie Constance | Credit: Darren Gerrish / Getty

SXSW Sydney’s First Artist Announcement Has Arrived

Our first peek at the program for the debut instalment of South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney is here. Organisers have shared the conference and festival’s first speaker announcement, as well as the first batch of international artists on the music lineup.

Nigerian-British indie-pop songwriter Connie Constance will be making her debut Australian appearance at the event, alongside Canadian new-wave breakthrough solo artist Ekkstacy, London-based quartet Los Bitchos, ferocious Japanese punk four-piece Otoboke Beaver and American teenage rapper-producer redveil.

Connie Constance – ‘Hurt You’

These rising acts represent the first glimpse into what’s being hyped as a “star-studded music program”, which will continue to be announced across the year. Local acts can apply to showcase at the event via this link.

Several speakers have also been unveiled, including American futurist, author and CEO and founder of Future Today Institute, Amy Webb, who will deliver a keynote address.

“Today’s announcement is simply the first port in a voyage of discovery,” Managing Director of SXSW Sydney, Colin Daniels, said in a statement.

“Over the next eight months we will reveal more speakers, more music, more screen and more gaming content from Australia, the Asia Pacific and from around the world. I’m excited to partner with some of the leading innovators in the creative, business and technology communities to enable people to see their world, their work and their ingenuity from a series of new and inspiring angles.”

SXSW Sydney will encompass a full week of programming, running from Sunday, 15th October to Sunday, 22nd October 2023 around the Sydney CBD and the suburbs of Haymarket, Darling Harbour, Ultimo and Chippendale.The conference will follow a similar format to the North American edition, with over 1000 performances, keynote addresses, panel sessions, screenings and more running throughout the city.

We’ll keep you updated with more details as they develop, but for now, you can peep the full music lineup below or find out more info here.

SXSW Sydney

Music Lineup

  • Connie Constance (UK)
  • Ekkstacy (CAN)
  • Los Bitchos (UK)
  • Otoboke Beaver (JPN)
  • redveil (US)
  • + More TBA

Dates & Venues

Sunday, 15th – Sunday, 22nd October 2023 – Sydney, NSW

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