Festival dijadwalkan dari 14 Mar hingga 18 Mar 2001 (4 hari).
South By Southwest (SXSW) berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
The Strokes, Avenged Sevenfold, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cult, Train, The Black Crowes, Thrice, Alkaline Trio, Elbow, Explosions in the Sky, Lucinda Williams, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kasey Chambers, Mogwai, North Mississippi Allstars.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
folk
pop
indie
alternative
indie rock
alternative rock
americana
acoustic
indie pop
experimental
hard rock
metal
hardcore
post-rock
lo-fi
psychedelic
punk rock
alternative country