Rivian Park International Nights Stage – SXSW 2025 – Photo by Alicia Skillman

Rivian Park International Nights Stage – SXSW 2025 – Photo by Alicia Skillman

Day Stages

Featuring some of the best musical talent at SXSW in an intimate setting, the Radio Day Stage and International Nights are free and open to the public.


About Day Stages

 

Radio Day Stage

Each year, we partner with some of our favorite radio stations for a series of performances, broadcast live from SXSW. Located at the Rivian Park at Brush Square Park, the Radio Day Stage is the perfect opportunity to catch some music between panels and workshops.

Past performers include Broken Social Scene, Spoon, Chicano Batman, Chvrches, White Denim, Laura Marling, Milky Chance, Twin Shadow, Gang of Four, Courtney Barnett, Dum Dum Girls, Damon Albarn, Big Freedia, Phantogram, Iron and Wine, Charles Bradley, Sunflower Bean, Wet Leg, Houndmouth, SASAMI, and many more.

International Nights

International Nights at SXSW mean a globe-spanning selection of unique international artists. Come and enjoy a tantalizing array of countries and genres.

Hear from global talent across an array of genres including artists from Turkey, Brazil, Japan, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Mongolia, Ukraine, UK, Denmark, Spain, South Korea, Norway, Argentina, Australia, France, and beyond.

Cumbia Disco Energy | Sonido Gallo Negro

Presented by KEXP's El Sonido Live!

Bloom | HIEN

Presented by KEXP's Eastern Echoes

Blue Lotus | Ali

Presented by NPR Live Sessions

 

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