At the South by Southwest festival earlier this year, dozens of indie artists and speakers cancelled appearances in protest ...
Following protests, SXSW has dropped its U.S. Army sponsorship and is cutting ties with the defense industry and weapons ...
SXSW announced it has cut ties with the U.S. Army following a 2024 festival that saw artists pulling out of the lineup over the sponsorship deal.
SXSW will not accept sponsorship from the US Army or weapons manufacturers in 2025, following artist boycotts over military ...
SXSW has ended U.S. Army and weapons manufacturer sponsorships, announcing that neither will sponsor the 2025 event.
SXSW will cut sponsorship ties with weapons manufacturers and U.S. army months after boycotts at this year's festival.
As previously reported by Laiken Neumann for the Daily Dot, artists had called out the festival “for accepting funding from ...
The US Army's sponsorship of SXSW was no different. Except for two major sticking points: it's a government entity, funded by ...
Organizers of the annual South by Southwest festival (SXSW) have cut ties with the Army and weapons makers. The decision, announced Wednesday, comes after more than 100 acts dropped out of the ...
Following over 80 artist cancelations in 2024, SXSW has cut sponsorship ties with the US Army and Collins Aerospace for its ...
SXSW posted a message on its website stating the change. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons ...
Several music acts dropped out of the 2024 SXSW lineup in response to the Army sponsorship, citing the U.S. military’s relationship with Israel during the ongoing war in Gaza. Among the protestors was ...