Thursday, March 14: This story has been updated to include new venue information for Saturday’s Lady Bird Lake show, moved in anticipation of inclement weather.
Looking for free fun this SXSW? Bootsy Collins, Bob Schneider, and Sabrina Ellis are among the acts slated to perform during the festival’s Community Concert series at Lady Bird Lake. The gigs are open to the public, not just SXSW badge holders. Doors open at 2pm, and music runs 3 to 7pm at 800 W. Riverside at Auditorium Shores. Saturday’s KUTX Rocks the Shores showcase relocates to Palm Door on Sixth, with start time bumping up to 2pm.
Moving away from the water, Nonprofit EQ Austin takes over the Grackle (1700 E. Sixth) on Thursday and Friday for two days of local programming that start later in the evening, and at no cover charge.
Flatstock 92 also returns to the Convention Center (Exhibit Hall 5) March 13-15 from 10am to 5pm, displaying works by national poster artists available for purchase or viewing.
Thursday, March 14
Lady Bird Lake: A Celebration of Steamboat 1874 Austin / Spurs Night
3pm: Joe “King” Carrasco
3:45pm: Patrice Pike & Friends
4:30pm: Ian Moore
5:25pm: Vallejo
6:30pm: Bob Schneider
The Grackle: EQ Austin + Austin Music & Entertainment Division
7pm: Exotic Fruitica
8pm: Stephanie Bergara
9pm: Danny Bonilla
10pm: Tameca Jones
Friday, March 15
Lady Bird Lake: Funk Not Fight
3pm: Riders Against the Storm
4pm: ZAPP!
5:50pm: Bootsy Collins
The Grackle: EQ Austin + the Diversity & Ethnic Chamber Alliance + Austin Music & Entertainment Division
7pm: Kalu James
8pm: Midnight Navy
9pm: Como Las Movies
10pm: Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band
Saturday, March 16
KUTX Rock The Shores
New location: Palm Door on Sixth (508 E. Sixth). Doors open at 1pm. Note adjusted times below.
2pm: The Dinosaur’s Skin
2:30pm: Sabrina Ellis & Andrew Cashen from A Giant Dog
3pm: SaulPaul
3:30pm: Storey Littleton
4pm: Pepperminte Patti Collins
4:30pm: Parker Woodland
5:30pm: Waco Brothers
This article appears in SXSW 2024 Festival Guide, Part II.
