Year after year, the SXSW Music Festival lineup consistently includes a humongous range of artists - from the legendary to the obscure and everywhere in between - hailing from all over the world and spanning nearly every musical genre. Below is just a sample of the tens of thousands of acts to have performed on the SXSW stage since 1987.

Find Past Showcasing Artists by Name

(Note: individuals are listed by first name)
Past Showcasing Artists A-D
Past Showcasing Artists E-K
Past Showcasing Artists L-R
Past Showcasing Artists S-Z

Past Showcasing Artists A-D

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
2 Chainz
3ball MTY
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50 Cent
A-Trak
A.G. Cook
A$AP Rocky
A3
Action Bronson
Adanowsky
Aesop Rock
Against Me!
Aguacil
Aimee Mann
Alex Chilton
Alison Krauss
Alkaline Trio
Allison
Aluvion
Alvvays Amaral
American Aquarium
American Music Club
Amy Winehouse
Ana Tijoux
Andrew Bird
Angel Olsen
Ani DiFranco
Animal Collective
Asleep at the Wheel
ASTR
Astro
At The Drive-In
Aterciopelados
Atmosphere
Austin TV
Austra
AWOLNATION
Bad Brains
BADBADNOTGOOD
Bajofondo
Banda de Turistas
Bear In Heaven
Beastie Boys
Beck
Beirut
Ben Folds Five
Ben Harper
Ben Lee
Best Coast
Big Data
Big K.R.I.T.
Big Phony
Big Star
Billy Bragg
Billy Ray Cyrus
BillyGoat
Black Eyed Peas
Black Lips
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Bleachers
Blonde Redhead
Blondie
Blue Rodeo
Blur
Bob Mould
Bomba Estéreo
Bon Iver
BØRNS
BOYS NOIZE
Brandi Carlile
Brazilian Girls
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Bright Eyes
Buckwheat Zydeco
Buddy Guy
Butch Walker
Cafe Tacvba
Cake
Calexico
Campodonico
Canalon de Timbiqui
Capsula
Carl Barat
Carla Morrison
Cashmere Cat
Caspa
Catfish & the Bottlemen
Catpower
Centro-matic
Ceremony
Chance The Rapper
Charles Bradley
Charli XCX
Chastity Belt
Chicha Libre
Chico Trujillo
Childish Gambino
Chingo Bling
Chingon
Choc Quib Town
CHVRCHES
Cibo Matto
Clean Bandit
Control Machete
Courtney Barnett
Curren$y
Cursive
Cut Copy
Cypress Hill
Dale Watson
Damon Albarn
Danay Suárez
Daniel Drexler
Daniel Johnston
Darkside
David Garza
Dead Milkmen
Death Cab For Cutie
Death From Above 1979
Dee Dee Ramone
Deerhoof
DeJ Loaf
Del Castillo
Delaney Bramlett
Depeche Mode
Destruction Unit
DEVO
Diarrhea Planet
Dierks Bentley
Dilated Peoples
Dipset
Divine Fits
Division Minuscula
Dixie Chicks
DJ Dodger Stadium
DJ Harvey
DJ Windows 98
Doctor Krapula
Doug Sahm
Drive-By Truckers
Dum Dum Girls
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Past Showcasing Artists E-K

Earl Sweatshirt
Echo and The Bunnymen
Edward Sharpe
Edwyn Collins
EE
El Cuarteto de Nos
El Gran Silencio
El Mato a Un Policia
Elbow
Elliott Smith
Elliphant
Ely Guerra
Emicida
Emilio Navaira
Emmylou Harris
Erykah Badu
Estelle
Explosions in the Sky
Failure
Fastball
Fernando Milagros
Fiona Apple
Flesh Lights
Flogging Molly
Fobia
Foo Fighters
Foster the People
Four Tet
Francisca Valenzuela
Frank Turner
Freddie Gibbs
Fugees
Fun.
Funkmaster Flex
Future Islands
G-Eazy
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Numan
Gepe
Ghostface Killah
Gin Blossoms
Girl In A Coma
Girls In The Nose
Glass Eye
Green Day
Grimes
Grizzly Bear
Grupo Fantasma
Guided By Voices
GusGus
Guy Clark
Halsey
Hannah Diamond
HEALTH
Heaters
Hello Seahorse
Helmet
Herencia de Timbiqui
Hiatus Kaiyote
Hickoids
High on Fire
Hinds
Hitchhiker
Ho99o9
Holychild
Homeboy Sandman
Hot Chip
Hot Water Music
Houndmouth
Hudson Mohawke
Hunee
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
HyunA
Iamsu!
Ian McLagan
Ian Moore
Ibeyi
Ice Cube
Iceage
Iggy Azalea
ILoveMakonnen
Ilya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
Inspector
Institute
Interpol
J Mascis
J. Cole
Jacco Gardner
Jack Ladder and the Dreamlanders
Jambinai
James Bay
James Blake
James Brown
Jamie xx
Janelle Monae
Javiera Mena
Jay-Z
Jayhawks
Jeff Beck
Jello Biafra
Jerome LOL
Jess Glynne
Jimmy Eat World
Joe King Carrasco and The Crowns
Joey Bada$$
John Hammond
John Hiatt
John Talabot
Johnny Cash
Jonny Lang
Jorge Drexler
Jovanotti
Juan Atkins
Juan Maclean
Juan Perro
Juanes
Julio Bashmore
Jumbo
Junior Brown
Just Blaze
Justin Timberlake
Kanye West
Kate Nash
Kate Tempest
Katy Perry
Kaytranada
Kelela
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison
Kendrick Lamar
Killbilly
King Tuff
Kingdom
Kings of Leon
Kings X
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Past Showcasing Artists L-R

L7
La Chiva Gantiva
La Santa Cecilia
Lady Gaga
Las Robertas
Laura Marling
LCD Soundsystem
Leon Bridges
Les Savy Fav
Lieutenant
Lil Wayne
Lisa Loeb
Little Boots
Little Joe y La Familia
Little Richard
LL Cool J
Locos Por Juana
Lolawolf
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Lobos
Los Lonely Boys
Los Macuanos
Los Petit Felas
Los Rakas
Los Rebel Cats
Los Skarnales
Lou Ann Barton
Love Tractor
Low
Lucinda Williams
Ludacris
Luis Coronel
Lunice
M. Ward
Mac DeMarco
Mac McCaughan
Madlib
Mai Dhai
Mala Rodriguez
Maldita Vecindad
Man or Astro-man?
Maneja Beto
Marcel Dettmann
Marina and the Diamonds
Matrixxman
Matthew Dear
Matthew E. White
Matthew Sweet
Mavericks
Max Capote
MC Overlord
Melissa Etheridge
Merchandise
Metallica
Metric
Metz
Mew
Mexican Institute of Sound
Migos
Mike WiLL Made It
Milky Chance
Mission of Burma
Mobb Deep
Modest Mouse
Mogwai
Mojo Nixon
Molotov
Moon Duo
Morrissey
Motor
Mount Kimbie
Mr Pauer
MS MR
Muchachito Bombo
Mumford & Sons
My Morning Jacket
Nas
Natalia Clavier
Natalia Lafourcade
Natalie Prass
Neko Case
Neurosis
New Duncan Imperials
Nguzunguzu
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Lowe
No Te va Gustar
NOFX
Norah Jones
Norma Jean
Nortec Collective presents: Bostich & Fussible
North Mississippi Allstars
Octopus Project
Oddisee
Odesza
of Montreal
OK Go
Okkervil RIver
Old 97s
Olivia Tremor Control
Ozomatli
P Diddy
Panda
Pariah
Patti Smith
Perfect Pussy
Perfume
Pernet
Pete Yorn
Placebo
Poi Dog Pondering
Porter
Portugal. The Man
Primal Scream
Prince
Profetas
Providencia
Psychic TV
Public Enemy
Puya
Quantic
Queens of the Stone Age
Rae Sremmurd
Raekwon
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Real Estate
Red House Painters
Reverend Horton Heat
Richie Hawtin
Rick Ross
Ringo Deathstarr
RL Burnside
Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Ellis
Rocket From the Crypt
Roge
Ronnie Lane
Rosanne Cash
Ruben Ramos
Run The Jewels
Ryan Bingham
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Past Showcasing Artists S-Z

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Samo Sound Boy
SBTRKT
Scissor Sisters
Seinabo Sey
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
Shamir
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
She and Him
Sixteen Deluxe
Skampida
Skatalites
Skrillex
Smokey Robinson
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Songhoy Blues
Sonic Youth
Sophie
Soul Asylum
Soul Coughing
Spacehog
Sparklehorse
Speedy Ortiz
Spoon
Sprawl
St. Vincent
Steve Aoki
Steve Earle
Stone Temple Pilots
Stromae
Sublime
Sue Foley
Sugar Shack
Swervedriver
Syl Johnson
System Of A Down
T Bone Burnett
T.I.
Talib Kweli
Tech N9ne
Telephunken
Tenacious D
The B-52s
The Barberettes
The Black Angels
The Black Crowes
The Black Keys
The Bluerunners
The Church
The Cult
The Damned
The Dandy Warhols
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Donnas
The Flaming Lips
The Frogs
The Get Up Kids
The Hives
The Hold Steady
The Homes Brothers
The Iguanas
The Jesus Lizard
The Kills
The Lumineers
The Meat Puppets
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mooney Suzuki
The Murder City Devils
The National
The New Pornographers
The Pop Group
The Raveonettes
The Residents
The Shins
The Strokes
The Twilight Sad
The Vaccines
The Verve Pipe
The War On Drugs
The White Stripes
The xx
The Zombies
Thee Oh Sees
Timbaland
Tinariwen
Toadies
TOKiMONSTA
Tom Trago
Tom Waits
Torreblanca
Torres
Tove Lo
Townes Van Zandt
Toy Selectah
Train
Trip Shakespeare
Troker
Turbonegro
TV on the Radio
Twin Peaks
Twin Shadow
Two Nice Girls
UGK
Uncle Tupelo
Unlocking the Truth
Until The Ribbon Breaks
Unwound
Vampire Weekend
Veruca Salt
Vetusta Morla
Vic Chestnutt
Vic Mensa
Victim Mentality
Viet Cong
Volebeats
Vulgar Boatman
Wand
Wanda Jackson
Water The Dog
Wayne Toups and Zydecajun
Whiskeytown
Wilco
Wild Child
Will Butler
Will Sexton
Willie Nelson
Wiz Khalifa
Wolf Alice
Wolfmother
Wu Tang Clan
Wyclef Jean
Wynonna Judd
X
Ximena Sariñana
Xoel Lopez
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yo La Tengo
Zoe
Zola Jesus
Zurdok
ZZK
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