SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, announces the 2017 lineup for its third annual three-day showcase of daytime and evening performances at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival on March 15-17. Hosted at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden, the dynamic lineup of emerging and established talent includes Sleigh Bells, Hamilton Leithauser, Wild Belle, BANKS, Electric Guest, D.R.A.M., Talib Kweli and Benjamin Booker.
This year's lineup represents a wide range of genres with rock, pop, hip-hop, electro-pop and indie, with artists from a dozen countries. Performances will begin at 2 p.m. each day and continue through the evening, allowing attendees to enjoy more than two dozen acts in an intimate venue, along with Banger's famous homemade sausages, 100+ beers on tap and a relaxed outdoor setting.
"StubHub's core mission is to connect people through inspiring live experiences around the world and StubHub Live: The Sound Stage at SXSW allows us the opportunity to do that with a rich lineup of talented acts," said Justin Finn, Head of Event Marketing for StubHub. "With StubHub now operating in more than 47 countries, the culturally eclectic lineup is fitting to our more global footprint with acts from the US, Spain, Australia, Norway and the UK."
Festival attendees must RSVP for daytime sessions in advance at culturecollide.com/stubhub2017. Evening performances will be open to SXSW badge holders on a first-come, first-serve basis.
2017 StubHub SXSW Schedule:
Location: Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden – 79 & 81 Rainey Street, Austin, TX 78701
WEDNESDAY – MARCH 15
Daytime
2 p.m. Sundara Karma
3 p.m. Alex Lahey
4 p.m. Dams Of The West
5 p.m. The Shelters
6 p.m. Mondo Cozmo
Evening Showcase
9 p.m. Betty Who
10 p.m. Wild Belle
11 p.m. Hamilton Leithauser
12 a.m. Sleigh Bells
THURSDAY – MARCH 16
Daytime
2 p.m. Dude York
3 p.m. Matt Maeson
4 p.m. Gutxi Bibang
5 p.m. NE-HI
6 p.m. Pell
Evening Showcase
9 p.m. Bleached
10 p.m. Sofi Tukker
11 p.m. Electric Guest
12 a.m BANKS
FRIDAY – MARCH 17
Daytime
2 p.m. FOXTRAX
3 p.m. MULLALLY
4 p.m. Sigrid
5 p.m. Duckwrth
6 p.m. Cherry Glazerr
Evening Showcase
9 p.m. Tkay Maidza
10 p.m. Benjamin Booker
11 p.m. Talib Kweli
12 a.m. D.R.A.M.
About StubHub
At StubHub, our mission is simple: help fans find fun. We connect fans with their favorite teams, shows and artists and introduce them to the ones they'll love next. As the largest ticket marketplace in the world, we enable fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of events, whenever they want, through our desktop and mobile experiences, including our StubHub app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. Offering a superior fan experience at its core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. Our industry firsts include the introduction of the first ticketing application, the first interactive seat mapping tool and the first live entertainment rewards program, Fan Rewards™. Our business partners include more than 60 teams in MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, AEG, AXS and Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement. With the acquisition of Ticketbis in August 2016, throughout the world, StubHub provides the total end-to-end event going experience. StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit StubHub.com or follow @StubHub on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.com/StubHub and on Snapchat.
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