It’s festival time again already, the first few bands for SXSW have been confirmed

Shamir, The Orielles, Gang of Youths and Our Girl are among those confirmed.

A handful of bands have been announced for SXSW 2018.

The Austin, Texas event will take place from 9th-18th March next year, with loads of bands, panel discussions, film screenings and more.

Among the actually-pretty-whopping 200+ bands already signed up to play, are Shamir, The Orielles, Partner, Gang of Youths, Our Girl, Ratboys, Flyte, Francobollo, The Wedding Present, Lucy Rose, Shopping, Sinead Harnett and Baywaves.

Keep an eye out for more updates coming very soon indeed.