Anna Meredith, Happy Meals to play SxSW
An exciting line up of Scottish bands are being supported to perform at SxSW in Austin, Texas this March
The PRS for Music Foundation have announced details of the 37 artists heading to this year’s SxSW music festival, supported by the International Showcase Fund.
Taking place from 13 to 19 March 2017, the annual SxSW event combines music, film and interactive conferences and festivals. Scottish artists Anna Meredith, PAWS, Pinact, Pooches, Sam Gellaitry, Happy Meals, Spinning Coin, The Spook School and Womps are among the acts being supported to perform; other Scottish acts announced by SxSW include Be Charlotte, Catholic Action and Elle Exxe.
“There’s clearly a big appetite for Scottish talent at SxSW," Creative Scotland's Head of Music, Alan Morrison says, "and this year the festival has invited some of our most exciting emerging bands to play in Austin. "Creative Scotland’s partnership with the PRS Foundation’s International Showcase Fund is designed to help Scottish musicians make a splash at festivals and expos all over the world, and it’s great to see so many of them heading to Texas this March, where they’ll be able to grab the attention of key figures in the music industry."
This news, which sees a record number of UK artists travelling to Austin, Texas with support from the showcase fund, is thanks to new contributions from PPL, Creative Scotland and Wales Arts International who recently joined Department for International Trade, British Underground, Arts Council England, Musicians Union and Pledge Music as partners of the fund.
The full list of PRS Foundation-supported artists are:
Alice Jemima, Anna Meredith, Buggsy, Chain Of Flowers, Charlie Cunningham, Dan Bettridge, Dave, Doe, Dream Wife, Fifi Rong, Fizzy Blood, Flamingods, Frisco (Boy Better Know), GoGo Penguin, Happy Meals, L.A. Salami, Let's Eat Grandma, Logan Sama, Meilyr Jones, Muncie Girls, PAWS, Pinact, Pooches, Rude Kid, Safone, Sam Gellaitry, Sarathy Korwar, shame, She Drew The Gun, Spinning Coin, Sundara Karma, SuperGlu, Sweat, The Japanese House, The Sandinistas, The Spook School, WOMPS
SxSW takes place in Austin, Texas from 13-19 March