SXSW dropped the first wave of 2026 showcasing artists 👀 Dive into the full list below and tap any name to explore their official SXSW profile, including bios, socials, Spotify, and Apple Music.
AARON PAGE
R & B/None
Houston, TX, United States
ADELINE HOTEL
Folk/Indie Rock
Brooklyn, NY, United States
AJ MCQUEEN
Hip-Hop / Rap/Hip-Hop / Rap
St Louis, MI, United States
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
Rock/Alternative
Stillwater, OK, United States
ANGELA AUTUMN
Alt Country/Indie Rock
Zelienople, PA, United States
ARROBA NAT
Folk/Pop
Mexico City, Mexico
THE BAND LOULA
Country/Americana
Nashville, TN, United States
BARIA
Rock/Alternative
London, United Kingdom, England
BAYONNE
Electronic/Pop
Austin, TX, United States
BEN ELLIS
Singer-Songwriter/Indie Pop
Cardiff, United Kingdom, Wales
BLOODSPORTS
Avant / Experimental/Alternative
Brooklyn, NY, United States
BRAINWASHER
Rock/Psychedelic
Oklahoma, OK, United States
BRICKNASTY
Jazz/Hip-Hop / Rap
Dublin, Ireland
BRUNOG
Pop/Reggaeton
Mexico City, Mexico
BUBBA LUCKY
Rock/Country
Austin, TX, United States
BUDDY RED
Rock/Blues
Atlanta, GA, United States
BUFFALO_FARM
Metal/Hip-Hop / Rap
Austin, TX, United States
CALDER ALLEN
Country/Americana
Austin, TX, United States
CARDINAL BLOOM
Rock/Indie Rock
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
CASKET CASSETTE
Rock/Post-Punk
Los Angeles, CA, United States
CHALK
Rock/Electronic
Belfast, Ireland
COMMERCIAL BREAKS
Rock/Power Pop
Austin, TX, United States
COUCH DOG
Rock/Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA, United States
CREATURE CANYON
Rock/Indie Rock
San Diego, CA, United States
DAVID HUCKFELT
Folk/Americana
Minneapolis, MN, United States
DEVOTCHKA
Avant / Experimental/Indie Rock
Denver, CO, United States
DJ_DAVE
Electronic/Dance
Los Angeles, CA, United States
EASY HONEY
Rock/Indie Rock
Charleston, SC, United States
ELIJAH DELGADO
Rock/Indie Pop
Austin, TX, United States
ELIJAH JOHNSTON
Rock/Indie Rock
Atlanta, GA, United States
EMILY FREMBGEN
Americana/Country
Brooklyn, NY, United States
THE FAMILY BATTENBERG
Rock/Alternative
Cardiff, United Kingdom, Wales
FEET
Rock/Indie Rock
London, United Kingdom, England
FINE
Singer-Songwriter/Progressive
Copenhagen, 84, Denmark
FIVE EIGHT
Rock/Indie Rock
Athens, GA, United States
GEORGIAN
Pop/Americana
Manchester, United Kingdom, England
GLASSIO
Electronic/Dream Pop
New York, NY, United States
GROCERY BAG
Rock/Garage
Austin, TX, United States
GRRRL GANG
Rock/Indie Rock
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
GUS BALDWIN & THE SKETCH
Rock/Power Pop
Austin, TX, United States
GUS ENGLEHORN
Singer-Songwriter/Alternative
Wailuku, HI, United States
HANIA DEREJ
Classical/Jazz
Tychy, Poland
HECTOR GANNET
Rock/Folk
North Shields, United Kingdom, England
HOT GARBAGE
Rock/Psychedelic
Toronto, ON, Canada
HUDSON FREEMAN
Folk/Indie Rock
Brooklyn, NY, United States
IYLA
Pop/R & B
Los Angeles, CA, United States
J SOULJA
Hip-Hop / Rap/Southern Hip-Hop
Austin, TX, United States
JANA DIAB
Pop/Singer-Songwriter
London, United Kingdom, England
JAYLON ASHAUN
R & B/Pop
Houston, TX, United States
JORDAN PATTERSON
Folk/Alternative
Los Angeles, CA, United States
JOSHUA RAY WALKER
Americana/Country
Dallas, TX, United States
JOVI GREENE
Country/Pop
Potomac, MD, United States
JULIE NOLEN
Americana/Alt Country
Austin, TX, United States
JUST JIM
DJ/Hip-Hop / Rap
Austin, TX, United States
KAASH PAIGE
Hip-Hop / Rap/Alternative
Dallas, TX, United States
KALUSH ORCHESTRA
Hip-Hop / Rap/None
Kyiv, Ukraine
KARINA GALICIA
Pop/Indie Pop
Mexico City, Mexico
KARMA SHEEN
Rock/Psychedelic
London, United Kingdom, England
KNATS
Jazz/Fusion
Newcastle, United Kingdom, England
KOAD
Hip-Hop / Rap/None
Los Angeles, CA, United States
LA TEXANA
Rock/Alternative
Mexico City, Mexico
LOS DISCORDE
Rock/Indie Pop
Ciudad de México, Mexico
LYNN
Hip-Hop / Rap/R & B
Birmingham, AL, United States
MACKWOOD
Jazz/Fusion
London, United Kingdom, England
MALI HÂF
Pop/Electronic
Cardiff, United Kingdom, Wales
MATT MCCLURE
Singer-Songwriter/Alternative
Nashville, TN, United States
MC FRONTALOT
Hip-Hop / Rap/Nerdcore
Berkeley, CA, United States
MILO KORBENSKI
Rock/Alternative
Brighton, United Kingdom, England
MONTCLAIR
Americana/Indie Rock
Austin, TX, United States
MORGAN
R & B/Soul
Leicester, United Kingdom, England
NEXT OF KIN
Country/Americana
Austin, TX, United States
NEZZA
Latin/Pop
San Jose, CA, United States
NUG
Rock/Indie Rock
Portland, OR, United States
OLIVIA ELLEN LLOYD
Americana/Alt Country
Shepherdstown, WV, United States
PAISLEY FIELDS
Country/Americana
Brooklyn, NY, United States
PEOPLE R UGLY
Pop/Alternative
Orange County, CA, United States
PIERCE WASHINGTON
Hip-Hop / Rap/Jazz
Dallas, TX, United States
PLANETA NO
Pop/Indie Pop
Chillán, Chile
PRETTY JANE
Rock/Indie Rock
Nashville, TN, United States
RADIUM DOLLS
Rock/Punk
Brisbane, Australia
THE RED EYE GAMBLERS
Rock/Americana
Austin, TX, United States
REDOLENT
Electronic/Indie Pop
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scotland
REHMA
Pop/R & B
Chicago, IL, United States
REILLY DOWNES
Americana/Rock
Chicago, IL, United States
RUNO PLUM
Singer-Songwriter/Indie Rock
Minneapolis, MN, United States
SHUNK
Rock/Alternative
Montreal, QC, Canada
SOFISH
Pop/Alternative
Guadalajara, Mexico
THE SOPHS
Rock/Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA, United States
SPIKE FUCK
Rock/Alt Country
Melbourne, Australia
STEVEN BAMIDELE
Jazz/Indie Pop
London, United Kingdom, England
SŪN BYRD
Soul/Soul
Oslo, Norway
T-LOW
Pop/Hip-Hop / Rap
Hamburg, Germany
UNSAFE SPACE GARDEN
Rock/Progressive
Guimarães, Portugal
VALSIAN
Pop/Alternative
Mexico City, Mexico
VICTOR JONES
Rock/Dance
Brooklyn, NY, United States
WHITELANDS
Rock/Shoegaze
London, United Kingdom, England
WIM TAPLEY & THE CANNONS
Pop/Indie Pop
Athens, GA, United States
YARD
Electronic/Post-Punk
Dublin, Ireland
ZASTAVA
Rock/Post-Punk
Detroit, MI, United States
ZOLA MARCELLE
Jazz/Fusion
London, United Kingdom, England