SXSW returned for its 30th anniversary in 2016, and had everything from both Obamas to evacuated venues. Oh, and there was some music, too, whether it be brand new bands to ultra-established veterans, tiny artists trying to get noticed to mega-stars soaking up attention – and everything in between. QRO was there for all of it, or at least as much as we could get, Tuesday-Saturday, March 15th to 17th.
| Tuesday | Hype Hotel came to the rescue as SXSW 2016 started. Recap > |
| Wednesday | SXSW 2016 began in earnest on Hump Day. Recap > |
| Thursday | St. Patrick’s Day fell in the middle of a packed SXSW 2016. Recap > |
| Friday | Thank god it was Friday at SXSW. Recap > |
| Saturday | It was SXSW Saturday – go big & then go home. Recap > |
66 acts, 75 performances:
Ashanti – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
Erykah Badu – Wednesday, photos @ The Mohawk
Baio – Friday, photos @ Stubb’s
Big Grams – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
BIG UPS – Wednesday, photos @ The Sidewinder
Bleached – Friday, photos @ Stubb’s
Bloc Party – Thursday, photos @ Banger’s
Bibi Bourley – Wednesday, photos @ FADER Fort
Hannibal Buress – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
Caveman – Saturday, photos @ The Mohawk
CHVRCHES – Friday, photos @ Stubb’s
Cold Fronts – Thursday, photos @ Rachael Ray’s Feedback House
Courtesy Tier – Tuesday, photos @ Burnside’s Tavern
Chris Cubas – Friday, photos @ Bangers’s
D∆WN – Thursday, photos @ Hype Hotel
Deftones – Thursday photos @ SXSW Outdoor Stage; Friday, photos @ Stubb’s
Desiigner – Wednesday, photos @ FADER Fort
Diet Cig – Tuesday, photos @ Hype Hotel
Drake – Saturday, photos @ FADER Fort
Empress Of – Tuesday, photos @ Hype Hotel
Alex G – Wednesday, photos @ Hype Hotel
Jack Garratt – Tuesday, photos @ Hype Hotel
The Head – Friday, photos @ Rachael Ray’s Feedback House
HINDS – Tuesday, photos @ Hype Hotel; Wednesday, photos @ The Mohawk
Into It. Over It. – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Joey Bada$$ – Saturday, photos @ The Mohawk
Kelela – Wednesday, photos @ The Mohawk; Saturday, photos @ FADER Fort
The Kills – Thursday, photos @ Banger’s
Emily King – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
Jenny Lewis – Saturday, photos @ Stubb’s
Terra Lightfoot – Wednesday, photos @ Brush Square Park
Loamlands – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Lower Dens – Wednesday, photos @ Hype Hotel; Thursday, photos @ Banger’s
The Lytics – Wednesday, photos @ Brush Square Park
Metro Boomin – Wednesday, photos @ FADER Fort
Kevin Morby – Wednesday, photos @ The Mohawk
Mothers – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Kacey Musgraves – Thursday, photos @ FADER Fort
Naughty By Nature – Saturday, photos @ Stubb’s, photos @ Bud Light Factory
Neon Indian – Wednesday, photos @ The Mohawk
Night Moves – Thursday, photos @ Rachael Ray’s Feedback House
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals – Saturday, photos @ Stubb’s, photos @ The Gatsby
PARTYBABY – Tuesday, photos @ Hype Hotel
PARTYNEXTDOOR – Saturday, photos @ FADER Fort
Phantogram – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
Poliça – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Pumarosa – Tuesday, photos @ Hype Hotel
Ra Ra Riot – Friday, photos @ Bangers’s
Rae Sremmurd + Sremmlife Crew – Thursday, photos @ FADER Fort
Rachael Ray – Saturday, photos @ Stubb’s
The Record Company – Saturday, photos @ Stubb’s
The Roots – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
Royal Canoe – Wednesday, photos @ Brush Square Park
Santigold – Saturday photos at Bud Light Factory
Sheer Mag – Wednesday, photos @ The Mohawk
Show Me the Body – Saturday, photos @ FADER Fort
Vince Staples – Friday, photos @ Stubb’s
Sylvan Esso – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Tanlines – Thursday, photos @ Banger’s
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – Thursday photos @ SXSW Outdoor Stage
Too Short – Saturday photos @ Bud Light Factory
Tushka – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Twin Peaks – Wednesday, photos @ FADER Fort
Chad Valley – Saturday, photos @ FADER Fort
Wye Oak – Friday, photos @ The Mohawk
Yo Gotti – Thursday, photos @ The Mohawk; Saturday, photos @ FADER Fort, photos @ Bud Light Factory
