Kučka, C.W. Stoneking, Thigh Master, Middle Kids & More Added To 2017 SXSW Line-up

Punters in the US are set to cop a hot load of fresh Aussie tunes right to their ear-holes at next year's South By Southwest event in Austin, Texas, with a wealth of local legends announced on the bill today alongside several international points of interest.

Newly announced acts flying the flag for the land Down Under will be veteran troubadour C.W. Stoneking, WAM-nominated songstress Kučka, on-fire Brissy rockers Thigh Master, Sydney buzz act Middle Kids and Adelaide breakouts PINES. Our mates in New Zealand also contribute to proceedings by way of the inclusion of celebrated artist Ladyhawke. The local contingent join previously announced Aussies such as Alex Lahey, Wafia, Oscar Key Sung, Alex Cameron, Vera Blue and more headed to Austin in March.

Alongside the Australian additions, several renowned internationals (well, for us) have been added to the festivities, including veteran Seattle indie outfit Minus The Bear, Chicago faves Joan Of Arc, their city-mates in cult crew Meat Wave, stalwart New York group The Drums, Canadian performer Charlotte Day Wilson, London's SOHN, multi-talented Cuban rapper, singer and instrumentalist La Dame Blanche, German singer-songwriter and producer Roosevelt, Omaha soul(ish) group High Up, and so, so many more incredible artists from all around the world. See the full list of additions below.

South By Southwest, which will mark 30 years since its 1987 inception in 2017, returns to Austin from 13-19 March. 

Applications to perform at, as well as more general information about, the event are available at its website. Alternatively, if you're keen on just visiting, those passes are available too.

Would-be performers and attendees must apply by Friday 21 October.

• The 4onthefloor (Minneapolis, MN)
• Aero Flynn (Eau Claire, WI)
• Annabel Allum (Guildford, UK-ENGLAND)
• ALMA (Helsinki, FINLAND)
• AluviÓn Afrobeat Pacifico (Bogota, COLOMBIA)
• Aquilo (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• ARY (Oslo, NORWAY)
• Autre Ne Veut (Brooklyn, NY)
• Aye Nako (Brooklyn, NY)
• Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires (Birmingham, AL)
• The Band of Heathens (Austin, TX)
• Bash & Pop (Hudson, NY)
• BeatKing (Houston, TX)
• Be Charlotte (Dundee, UK-SCOTLAND)
• Michael Bethany (Dallas, TX)
• Big Phony (Seoul, SOUTH KOREA)
• BIRTHH (Florence, ITALY)
• Biznaga (Madrid, SPAIN)
• David Blanco (La Habana, CUBA)
• The Blind Pets (Austin, TX)
• Blue Healer (Austin, TX)
• Busty and the Bass (Montreal, CANADA)
• Cardiel (Mexico City, MEXICO)
• Carnival Youth (Riga, LATVIA)
• The Ceremonies (Sherman Oaks, CA)
• Jorge Chafey (San Juan, PUERTO RICO)
• Chastity Belt (Seattle, WA)
• CJ Fly (Brooklyn, NY)
• Closeness (Omaha, NE)
• Kweku Collins (Evanston, IL)
• Charlie Cunningham (Leighton Buzzard, UK-ENGLAND)
• DakhaBrakha (Kiev, UKRAINE)
• Dardust (Ascoli Piceno, ITALY)
• Deep State (Athens, GA)
• Manu Delago Handmade (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Delicate Steve (Frendon, NJ)
• Downtown Boys (Providence, RI)
• Draper (Sevenoaks, UK-ENGLAND)
• The Drums (New York, NY)
• The Dumplings (Zabrze, POLAND)
• Lincoln Durham (Austin, TX)
• Elle Exxe (Edinburgh, UK-SCOTLAND)
• Fastball (Austin, TX)
• Ripp Flamez (Cleveland, OH)
• Flamingods (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Flasher (Washington, DC)
• Future Generations (Brooklyn, NY)
• Future Thieves (Nashville, TN)
• Ron Gallo (Nashville, TN)
• Sam Gellaitry (Stirling, UK-SCOTLAND)
• The Gift (Alcobaca, PORTUGAL)
• Girlpool (Los Angeles, CA)
• Giungla (Bologna, ITALY)
• William Harries Graham (Austin, TX)
• Gurr (Berlin, GERMANY)
• Half Waif (Brooklyn, NY)
• Heat (Montreal, CANADA)
• Hiccup (New York, NY)
• High Up (Omaha, NE)
• Hollerado (Toronto, CANADA)
• The Hollowbodies (Toronto, CANADA)
• IDER (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Imaginary Tricks (Brooklyn, NY)
• Imarhan (Tamanrasset, ALGERIA)
• Joan of Arc (Chicago, IL)
• Kaiydo (Orlando, FL)
• Amy Klein (Brooklyn, NY)
• Kroy (Montréal, CANADA)
• Kučka (Perth, AUSTRALIA)
• La Dame Blanche (Pinar Del Rio, CUBA)
• Ladyhawke (Masterton, NEW ZEALAND)
• Letting Up Despite Great Faults (Austin, TX)
• SG LEWIS (Reading, UK-ENGLAND)
• Lng/SHT (Cancún, MEXICO)
• Lowell (Toronto, CANADA)
• LVL UP (Brooklyn, NY)
• Madame Gandhi (Los Angeles, CA)
• Mahogany (Philadelphia, PA)
• Mail The Horse (Brooklyn, NY)
• mansionz (Los Angeles, CA)
• Måntra (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Meat Wave (Chicago, IL)
• Yael Meyer (Santiago, CHILE)
• Middle Kids (Sydney, AUSTRALIA)
• Raul Midón (Columbia, MD)
• Minihorse (Ypsilanti, MI)
• Mint Field (Tijuana, MEXICO)
• Minus the Bear (Seattle, WA)
• Missio (Austin, TX)
• The Moms (Morris Plains, NJ)
• Moor Mother (Philadelphia, PA)
• Morenito de Fuego (Monterrey, MEXICO)
• Mothers (Athens, GA)
• Moving Panoramas (Austin, TX)
• Mozart's Sister (Montreal, CANADA)
• My Expansive Awareness (Zaragoza, SPAIN)
• Naked Giants (Seattle, WA)
• The National Parks (Provo, UT)
• Native Young (Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA)
• The New Respects (Nashville, TN)
• Brett Newski (Milwaukee, WI)
• Now, Now (Minneapolis, MN)
• Oh Honey (Brooklyn, NY)
• Outer Spaces (Baltimore, MD)
• Overcoats (New York, NY)
• Palm (Philadelphia, PA)
• PAWS (Glasgow, UK-SCOTLAND)
• Pinact (Glasgow, UK-SCOTLAND)
• PINES (Adelaide, AUSTRALIA)
• Plush (San Francisco, CA)
• Priests (Washington, DC)
• Michael Prins (Haarlem, NETHERLANDS)
• Pronoun (Brooklyn, NY)
• Pure Bathing Culture (Portland, OR)
• Qawalistan (Islamabad, PAKISTAN)
• David Ramirez (Austin, TX)
• Ramirez Exposure (Valencia, SPAIN)
• Riel (Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA)
• River Whyless (Asheville, NC)
• Roosevelt (Cologne, GERMANY)
• Whitney Rose (Austin, TX)
• L.A. Salami (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Sammus (Ithaca, NY)
• Satellite Stories (Oulu, FINLAND)
• Scotty ATL (Atlanta, GA)
• Señor Loop (Panama City, PANAMA)
• Joana Serrat (Vic, SPAIN)
• Shaded (Los Angeles, CA)
• She-Devils (Montreal, CANADA)
• SOHN (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Dice Soho (Houston, TX)
• The Spook School (Edinburgh, UK-SCOTLAND)
• C.W. Stoneking (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
• St. Tropez (Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS)
• SuperGlu (Colchester, UK-ENGLAND)
• Supermoon (Vancouver, CANADA)
• SWEAT (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Lucía Tacchetti (Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA)
• Tamarron (Austin, TX)
• Tancred (Minneapolis, MN)
• Tess & Dave (Huntington Beach, CA)
• Thigh Master (Brisbane, AUSTRALIA)
• This Is The Kit (Bristol, UK-ENGLAND)
• Trill Sammy (Houston, TX)
• Tristen (Nashville, TN)
• The Undercover Dream Lovers (Brooklyn, NY)
• VANT (London, UK-ENGLAND)
• Anna Von Hauswolff (Gothenburg, SWEDEN)
• Weird Black (Rome, ITALY)
• Candy West (Dallas, TX)
• WhyJae (Houston, TX)
• The Wild Reeds (Los Angeles, CA)
• Charlotte Day Wilson (Toronto, CANADA)
• Frankie C. Wilson Jr. (Dallas, TX)
• Emily Wolfe (Austin, TX)
• Yemen Blues (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL)