Festivalen ble arrangert fra 07 Mar til 15 Mar 2003 (8 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, Death Cab for Cutie, Theory of a Deadman, The Darkness, Taking Back Sunday, Ben Harper, Lagwagon, Blur, Cat Power, Gavin DeGraw, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Calexico, Yo La Tengo, Explosions in the Sky, Mastodon.
De mest populære sjangrene og undersjangrene i den siste utgaven var:
rock
folk
pop
alternative
indie
indie rock
alternative rock
indie pop
hardcore
metal
acoustic
americana
emo
lo-fi
hard rock
experimental
metalcore
punk rock
folk rock