Festival dijadwalkan dari 18 Mar hingga 21 Mar 1998 (3 hari).
South By Southwest (SXSW) berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
System of a Down, Hatebreed, Johnny Winter, Chantal Kreviazuk, Joe Ely.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
pop
electronic
alternative
indie
alternative rock
indie rock
experimental
acoustic
alternative metal
dance
electronica
grunge
hard rock
indie pop
metal
post-punk
rock and roll
rock n roll