SXSW 2018 Introducing Your Passport to SXSW featuring LIFE, Pale Waves, IDLES & more
We’ve rounded up all the best acts playing at SXSW this year and packed them into a passport-sized zine.
All of a sudden it’s that time of year again: half of team DIY have disappeared to a different time zone, and they’ve taken some of the best new UK acts with them. That’s right, the infamous SXSW is finally upon us, and we’ve got something rather special to offer up to punters in attendance.
This year, DIY will be playing host to not one, but two showcases at the Austin, TX fest - the first of which kicks off at the start of the week at the British Music Embassy - so we felt it only right to show off some of the best acts playing on our stages, and across the festival in a handy, passport-sized zine.
Featuring the likes of LIFE, Our Girl, Pale Waves and IDLES, our guide to the fest is set to give SXSW-ers a glimpse at everyone that’s worth queueing for across the week - and you can even slot the whole neatly inside your landyard!
SXSW attendees can pick up the zine from the British Music Embassy and at locations across Austin. And for anyone who hasn’t made the trip Stateside this year, never fear - you can check out the full thing below!
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