Festival dijadwalkan dari 14 Mar hingga 19 Mar 2016 (5 hari).
South By Southwest (SXSW) berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX, US 78701
Dua Lipa, Travis Scott, Deftones, Mitski, Playboi Carti, Blue October, The Chainsmokers, Kaleo, Drake, Coheed and Cambria, Third Eye Blind, Killswitch Engage, The Cult, NOFX, Erykah Badu, Charli XCX, Iggy Pop, Kehlani, The Head and the Heart, Stormzy, Kacey Musgraves, Big Thief, The Avett Brothers, Snarky Puppy, X Ambassadors, The Struts, HONNE, Future, RY X, Troye Sivan, Declan Mckenna, Wolfmother, Anderson .Paak, Dubioza kolektiv, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sofi Tukker, Gryffin, Hayes Carll, Barns Courtney, Russell Dickerson, Young Thug, JP Cooper, The Warning, YOSHIKI, The Roots, Japanese Breakfast, Loyle Carner, Corb Lund, Jake Bugg.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
pop
folk
indie
indie rock
alternative
alternative rock
indie pop
garage rock
experimental
folk rock
americana
post-punk
electronica
rnb
lo-fi
acoustic
punk rock
dream pop