Festival dijadwalkan dari 12 Mar hingga 16 Mar 2008 (4 hari).
South By Southwest (SXSW) berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
All Time Low, Bon Iver, The Black Keys, Ice Cube, Katy Perry, Cage the Elephant, In This Moment, Sia, Bowling for Soup, Ben Harper, Portugal. The Man, City and Colour, Russian Circles, Hanson, Napalm Death, Enter Shikari, Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, Yo La Tengo.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
pop
folk
indie
alternative
indie rock
indie pop
alternative rock
experimental
punk rock
indie folk
lo-fi
electronica
folk rock
psychedelic
acoustic
metal
emo
garage rock