Festival dijadwalkan dari 15 Mar hingga 19 Mar 2006 (4 hari).
South By Southwest (SXSW) berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Morrissey, Flogging Molly, Sia, Portugal. The Man, Dashboard Confessional, Russian Circles, Wolfmother, Echo & The Bunnymen, Belle and Sebastian, Metric, Gogol Bordello, Circa Survive.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
punk
pop
indie
alternative
indie rock
alternative rock
indie pop
emo
experimental
punk rock
post-punk
garage rock
pop punk
britpop
electronica
hardcore
post-hardcore
progressive rock