SXSW Sydney

Annual pop culture and tech conference is branching outside the US for the first time since it launched in Texas in 1987.

The state minister for tourism and sport, Stuart Ayres, said the festival would “provide significant benefits for the NSW visitor economy”. The event producer for SXSW Sydney, Geoff Jones, described the festival as “the Olympics of events for the creator industries”. The managing director of SXSW Sydney, Colin Daniels, said the new festival would “showcase the largest group of inspiring international thinkers, creators, innovators and performers ever seen in Sydney at one time” and focus on those working in the Asia-Pacific region.

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I would like to welcome Colin Daniels as the Managing Director of SXSW Sydney and thank the NSW Government, Destination NSW, and the team at SXSW for their foresight and support.” “SXSW is an event without equal internationally that has launched the careers of so many creative professionals,” added TEG Group CEO Geoff Jones, who will also now serve as Event Producer for SXSW Sydney. “Through showcasing the creator industries of the Asia Pacific to the world, SXSW Sydney will establish a new SXSW touchpoint, enabling the international and cross-sector connections that deliver the most innovative products and content. “We couldn’t be more excited and honored to work with TEG and the New South Wales Government via Destination NSW on an event that brings to Australia the professional opportunities and unexpected discoveries that make SXSW unique,” said SXSW’s Co-Founder and CEO, Roland Swenson. “The purpose of SXSW is to help creative people achieve their goals, and Sydney is the ideal city to serve as a home for the cross-collaboration that exists within the many industries we bring together.”

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Major Australian musical exports including Flume, Alison Wonderland, Nick Murphy, Tkay Maidza, Gang of Youths, RUFUS DU SOL and Courtney Barnett have all made appearances at SXSW over the years It also acted as an important space for young musicians, filmmakers and creatives to cut their teeth. The festival returned in-person earlier this year after an online iteration in 2021 due to the pandemic.

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“This is the Olympics of events for the creator industries and SXSW Sydney will highlight what’s next in culture, music, screen, gaming, tech and innovation,” Mr Jones said. “The very best of the creative and tech industries in the Asia Pacific will be on display during SXSW Sydney, while also drawing thousands of people from around the world to enjoy our spectacular Harbour City. “It will put a spotlight on Sydney as the major events and creative industries capital of the Asia Pacific, as well as being its premier business and lifestyle destination.”

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The very best of the creative and tech industries in the Asia-Pacific will be on display during SXSW Sydney, while also drawing thousands of people from around the world to enjoy our spectacular Harbour City. It will put a spotlight on Sydney as the major events and creative industries capital of the Asia-Pacific, as well as being its premier business and lifestyle destination.” I would also like to thank Thea Jeans-Cochrane and Tony Cochrane from Cochrane Entertainment for their vital support and determination in bringing SXSW to Sydney.” I want to thank the NSW Government and Destination NSW for their support.

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I would like to welcome Colin Daniels as the Managing Director of SXSW Sydney and thank the NSW Government, Destination NSW, and the team at SXSW for their foresight and support." “SXSW is an event without equal internationally that has launched the careers of so many creative professionals,” said Geoff Jones, Group CEO TEG, Event Producer for SXSW Sydney. “Through showcasing the creator industries of the Asia Pacific to the world, SXSW Sydney will establish a new SXSW touchpoint, enabling the international and cross-sector connections that deliver the most innovative products and content. “We couldn’t be more excited and honored to work with TEG and the New South Wales Government via Destination NSW on an event that brings to Australia the professional opportunities and unexpected discoveries that make SXSW unique," said Roland Swenson, CEO & Co-founder of SXSW. "The purpose of SXSW is to help creative people achieve their goals, and Sydney is the ideal city to serve as a home for the cross-collaboration that exists within the many industries we bring together."

SXSW organisers have announced the conference will expand outside of North America for the first time next year with an edition in Sydney, Australia.

“Sydney is the ideal city to serve as a home for the cross-collaboration that exists within the many industries we bring together.” SXSW Sydney will kick off on Sunday, 15th October 2023 and run for a full week. South by Southwest will expand outside of its Austin, Texas home base for the first time ever next year.

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The Sydney edition will be the first time the festival has left its home state of Texas since its launch in 1987. Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann endorsed the Sydney edition: “The thing about South By Southwest is it removes the line between what is music, what is film, what is gaming. Put simply, I want every person that attends South By Southwest to feel the same way I did in 1998.” “I attended South by Southwest for the first time in 1998 and I was hooked,” Daniels said. “It was love at first sight from the moment I arrived at Austin Airport where there was live music being performed in the terminal. The addition of SXSW Sydney to the festival calendar will be a boost for state tourism.