Round 2 – SXSW Announcements and Rumors

While we were all settled in for a brief winter’s nap, SXSW was announcing more bands for the 2009 music festival. Ben Harper and Primal Scream are among the recent announcements, with thousands more names yet to be released.

Keep an eye on Do512 for SXSW updates over the next three months, as we will not only follow band announcements but also tell you where each one will be playing, and of course have more detailed day party information than any other source.

Following up on the first big round of SXSW announcements, here are some of the most recent additions:

• 8Ball & MJG (Memphis, TN)
• Arc Angels (Austin, TX)
• Ashutosh Phatak (India)
• Ben Harper and Relentless7 (Los Angeles, CA)
• Ben Mallot (Austin, TX)
• Buraka Som Sistema (Lisbon, Portugal)
• Cashier No. 9 (Belfast, UK)
• The Courteeners (Manchester, UK)
• DJ Vin Sol (San Francisco, CA)
• Death Is Not A Joyride (Austin, TX)
• Friendly Fires (St Albans, UK)
• Gabriella Cilmi (Australia)
• Grande (Oslo, Norway)
• Madi Diaz (Nashville, TN)
• Oh Snap! (Mount Airy, MD)
• Pack of Wolves (Austin, TX)
• Pete & the Pirates (Reading, UK)
• Primal Scream (Glasgow Scotland)
• Ra Ra Riot (Syracuse, NY)
• Raul Malo (Nashville, TN)
• Reflection Eternal (New York, NY/Cincinnati, OH)
• Round Table Knights (Bern, Switzerland)
• The Chap (London, UK)
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (New York, NY)
• Toy Horses (Cardiff, Wales)
• Wale (Washington, DC)
• Women (Alberta, Canada)
• Ximena Sariñara (Mexico City, Mexico)

The rumor list for SXSW is also building, and we came across this list of rumored acts at the link. Obviously, until we hear official word from SXSW, this is all speculation.

• Billy Joel
• Bloc Party
• Carl Cox
• Crystal Castles
• Elton John
• The Faces
• Jane’s Addiction
• Katy Perry
• Les Claypool
• Morrissey
• Mute Math
• The Presets
• Roni Size / Reprazent
• Santogold
• Slash
• The Ting Tings
• Tiesto

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References:

http://sxsw.com/music/

http://sxswmusic.com/

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/12/the_pains_of_be.html

http://rap-talk.com/2008/12/27/raptastics-sxsw/

http://www.sfstation.com/dj-vin-sol-a12821

http://www.hour.ca/music/music_news.aspx?iIDArticle=15743&rssIDArticle=72

http://mog.com/Pop_Savant/blog/278864

http://www.indiecision.com/2008/12/26/ra-ra-riot-primal-scream-friendly-fires-ben-harper-amongst-others-confirmed-for-sxsw-2009/

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2008/12/merry_early_christmas_from_sxs.php

http://www.loudside.com/music/artists/id/1383/Pack_Of_Wolves/

http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/archive.php?id=4553

Previously:

First Big Round of SXSW Announcements & Rumors