SXSW 2027 Music Festival Showcase Application
South by Southwest (SXSW) Austin, United States · open to applicants worldwide
Open application for musicians of any genre and from any country to play an official showcase at the SXSW 2027 Music Festival in Austin (March 15-21, 2027). Selected acts get a showcase slot plus artist badges, or a small cash option for US acts.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
What it offers: Optional one-time payment for US acts: $400 (3+ performers) or $175 (solo/duo) instead of badges.
Also: Official ~40-minute showcase performance; Platinum-level artist badges for performing members and one manager.
Who can apply: Open to signed and unsigned artists of all genres worldwide. Invitation decisions are sent on or before December 18, 2026.
Cost: $80 application fee.
Annual; applications open in summer for the following March festival.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there); a payment is part of applying.
What to prepare: music samples, artist bio, portfolio.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Please provide the information below to apply for a SXSW 2027 Music Festival Showcase.”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Open to signed and unsigned artists of all genres worldwide. Invitation decisions are sent on or before December 18, 2026.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Short bioOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- PortfolioUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to South by Southwest (SXSW) without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.