Festivalen ble arrangert fra 13 Mar til 17 Mar 2002 (4 dag(er)).
South By Southwest (SXSW) finner sted i Austin, United States. Her er den fullstendige adressen til festivalen: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
Avenged Sevenfold, Lamb of God, Norah Jones, John Butler Trio, The Darkness, Taking Back Sunday, Bowling for Soup, They Might Be Giants, Old Crow Medicine Show, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chevelle, My Morning Jacket, Dead Kennedys, Elbow, Mastodon, Eric Johnson, Atmosphere, Jerry Cantrell, Bacilos, MONO, Spoon, Supersuckers, Ruthie Foster, Mushroomhead, Los Lonely Boys, Starsailor, The Shins, High on Fire, Ash, Parmalee, Asleep at the Wheel, Local H, The Gift, Jack Ingram, Marcy Playground, OK Go, The Frames, Junior Brown, Unwritten Law, Jesse Malin, Okkervil River, La Mafia, Luna, Lee Roy Parnell, Ron Sexsmith.
De mest populære sjangrene og undersjangrene i den siste utgaven var:
rock
punk
pop
indie
alternative
indie rock
alternative rock
indie pop
punk rock
emo
hardcore
experimental
hard rock
americana
pop punk
metal
electronica
acoustic
lo-fi