Festival dijadwalkan dari 18 Mar hingga 21 Mar 1999 (3 hari).
South By Southwest (SXSW) berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
L7, Jimmy Eat World, Death Cab for Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age, Built to Spill.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
pop
punk
alternative
indie
alternative rock
indie rock
experimental
indie pop
punk rock
hard rock
post-punk
americana
emo
garage rock
pop punk
psychedelic
electronica
grunge