[dennisw]

Wake me up when Neil Young, the Stones, Dylan play SWSX

[a fool in paradise]

The Rolling Stones only first played Austin in their entire existence a couple of years ago.

Dylan passes through town now and then (I think he even hung out at a Kinky Friedman show).

Neil Young dropped in this year to promote his new movie (with Johnathan Demme) and other things. I don’t know if he gigged this year (he was not officially listed).

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/neil-young-cruises-sxsw-with-lincvolt/27003/

Neil Young was there in 2006 too.

http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2006/03/sxsw-keynote-by-neil-young.html

SXSW is about generating publicity/exposure. The Who have not played SXSW but Pete Townsend was keynote speaker 2 years ago and played along at a number of different bands’ sets (including Ian McLagan of the Faces/Small Faces).

[Richard Kimball]

SXSW is not about tired dried out bands playing oldies. It's about young up and coming acts.