News: SXSW Wristbands Didn’t Sell Out
February 27th, 2008 - by Eddie
Friends, there’s still SXSW hope out there. According to Austin360.com, there are still wristbands available to the festival.
If you didn’t hear, there was a lottery for local Austinites to get these wristbands that would allow them into some shows (they went for $130, so they aren’t as good as the badge). This was also a way to cut out ticket brokers so that “real fans” could get to the shows.
About 4,000 were alloted for the lottery and only 3,500 were sold. This means that a couple of days before the festival starts, out-of-towners may be able to snag some of these (the price will be upped to $180.
