South by Southwest (SXSW), the Austin-based festival, has announced that it will no longer accept sponsorship from the U.S. Army and defense contractors, including RTX Corporation, for its 2025 festival. This decision follows significant protests and boycotts by artists and attendees at the 2024 festival, who opposed the festival's ties to the military and weapons manufacturers due to their involvement in Gaza and the genocide. Over 80 artists and speakers withdrew from the 2024 event in solidarity with Palestine, leading to increased pressure on the festival organizers. The U.S. Army was a "super-sponsor" for the 2024 festival. SXSW stated that they are revising their sponsorship model to better align with the values of their community.
“After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” SXSW said in a brief statement on its website. “As a result, the U.S. Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025.” https://t.co/REGOwjlUav
SXSW boots U.S. Army, weapons maker sponsorship for 2025 festival. https://t.co/vEKPfJirmk
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SXSW says it won't partner with the U.S. Army — or weapons manufacturers — in 2025. https://t.co/ENMDy3oiHb
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This is an absolutely disgraceful and outrageous move by @sxsw to ban sponsorship by the @USArmy. https://t.co/R4HxTFKfKu
SXSW drops sponsorships with Army, weapons manufactures ahead of 2025 festival https://t.co/hWnVDmK4kP
The popular South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival has caved into the woke anti-Israeli mob and cancelled their partnership with the U.S. Army Get ready because the Pro-Palestinian crowd will continue to use the boycott tactics. https://t.co/qXutmetCl5
SXSW drops U.S. Army as sponsor for 2025 festival after artists boycott 2024 event over Gaza https://t.co/IgIeQfclUd
The decision comes after some artists boycotted the festival earlier this year because of SXSW's ties to the military. https://t.co/FZRTWaI6HA
SXSW turned away US Army sponsorship over Gaza, hilariously buried in trades, per @richardrushfield https://t.co/eq6co226VK
In a span of less than 24 hours, SXSW cowardly dropped its partnership with the US Army, and the Travis Co atty dropped charges against UT pro-Palestine agitators. While such actions by the woke mob in Austin are never surprising, such a blatant embrace of hatred, antisemitism,…
Woke and unpatriotic: South By Southwest festival bars Army, defense industry from ‘sponsoring’ 2025 event https://t.co/iBz6BabvPb
South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual conglomeration of film, interactive media, and music festivals in Austin, Texas, has severed ties with the US Army and defense contractor RTX Corporation for its 2025 edition. This decision follows protests and artist boycotts during the… https://t.co/XctJWDwFaM
SXSW drops sponsorship that led to 80+ artists protests https://t.co/cNazoUiGeB
The South by Southwest festival, which dozens of artists withdrew from this year to protest its sponsorship by the U.S. Army and defense contractors in light of their ties to Israel, announced this week that it would no longer accept their support. https://t.co/REGOwjms03
#SouthBySouthwest $SXSW kicks out the US Army from sponsorship because of the US Army’s “support” for #Israel’s war in #Gaza. This is so f*cked up https://t.co/VRLb8gjUUR
South by Southwest is cutting ties with the US Army and weapons makers after sponsorships fueled outrage at this year's festival https://t.co/zwCFTZ24xb
South By Southwest is dropping two key sponsors for next year’s festival. Today, the festival announced that the US Army and defense contractor RTX Corporation will not be sponsors of the 2025 festival. https://t.co/ANJUQOOtA3
SXSW Drops U.S. Army & Weapons Manufacturer Sponsorships Following Boycotts https://t.co/Qevs0m6kEJ
THREAD: After 80 artists pulled out of the Austin festival citing the role of @SXSW’s army and weapons manufacturer sponsors in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the music festival has announced that it is cutting its US army and weapons manufacturer sponsors.
SXSW officially drops U.S. Army sponsors following protests for Palestine https://t.co/6CNqTyTk1B
SXSW will no longer partner with the military or with weapons manufacturers, according to a new, quietly-announced policy. https://t.co/cGjbjmqhH9
The South by Southwest festival said this week that it would no longer accept the sponsorship of the U.S. Army and defense contractors, which had led some artists to boycott this year. https://t.co/V28MDmy4Sv
SXSW drops weapons manufacturers. Protest and boycotts work. https://t.co/XQtQDvwQud
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SXSW DROPS U.S. ARMY AS SPONSOR:🚫The decision comes after some artists boycotted the festival earlier this year because of SXSW's ties to the military. https://t.co/v5BGxrIKqw
The U.S. Army was a "super-sponsor" for South by Southwest 2024, leading to more than 80 artists and speakers pulling out in protest. https://t.co/ilPQMq7OOA
SXSW announced that a “sponsorship model” overhaul is taking place, with the festival no longer having financial ties to the U.S. Army or any weapon-manufacturing companies. More details: https://t.co/sCTsYb9nA1 https://t.co/zWs8OmtrZ0
Prominent arts and tech festival SXSW has dropped the U.S. Army as a sponsor, organizers have announced via the fest’s website https://t.co/MR4BJOIo9v
South by Southwest will not receive sponsorship from the U.S. Army for its 2025 festival, a decision made after multiple pro-Palestinian protests and boycotts earlier this year. https://t.co/PZ5ZZKdHgB
SXSW Drops U.S. Army and Weapons Manufacturers as Sponsors After Pro-Palestinian Protests at 2024 Festival https://t.co/PZ5ZZKd9r3
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After a successful boycott, SXSW has cut ties with the U.S. army and weapons makers ↓ https://t.co/baaTzDXW7d
After months of pressure from artists and attendees, the Austin-based South by Southwest music festival has announced it is cutting ties with weapons manufacturers and the U.S. military. https://t.co/1H8StW8vx5
Following major boycotts this year in solidarity with the people of Palestine against the genocide in Gaza, SXSW has announced that "the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025." (https://t.co/8UempuNVc4) https://t.co/xuYhhAfJWj
SXSW drops US Army sponsorship https://t.co/jwzNw3XqzS
.@sxsw drops US Army as sponsor for 2025 festival “After careful consideration of our offerings, we are revising our sponsorship model" https://t.co/RcQAPmh8AV
SXSW is ending its partnerships with the U.S. Army and defense contractors after more than 60 participants boycotted this year in support of Palestine. https://t.co/tQPvFupNCO
SXSW won't be sponsored by US Army in 2025 https://t.co/U1aZJw45Rq https://t.co/jJnM07MKqX
SXSW has dropped the US Army and defense contractor RTX Corporation as sponsors of its 2025 festival → https://t.co/zGOMzoqoxD https://t.co/HoVjT8sd2O