Festivalen ble arrangert fra 09 Mar til 18 Mar 2018 (9 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
Billie Eilish, Dermot Kennedy, Karol G, Wallows, Tyler Childers, Frank Turner, Mt. Joy, Idles, Men I Trust, Juice WRLD, Jhené Aiko, bad gyal, Dashboard Confessional, City Morgue, Sylvan Esso, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The teskey brothers, Kim Petras, FINNEAS, Max Richter, Cuco, Rawayana, Billy Strings, Lime Cordiale, SYML, Kurt Vile, Barns Courtney, half•alive, Sons Of The East, Alice Phoebe Lou, The Roots, Local Natives, Cold War Kids, JPEGMAFIA, Faye Webster, Todd Rundgren, Lola Marsh, Noah Cyrus, Rae Sremmurd, VACATIONS, A Place to Bury Strangers, iKON, Lucy Dacus, Boy Harsher, St. Vincent, T.I., Bishop Briggs, Snail Mail, Phantogram, The Black Angels.
De mest populære sjangrene og undersjangrene i den siste utgaven var:
rock
pop
electronic
indie
indie rock
alternative
indie pop
alternative rock
experimental
lo-fi
garage rock
punk rock
psychedelic rock
psychedelic
acoustic
americana
post-punk
hard rock
shoegaze