SXSW boots U.S. Army, weapons maker sponsorship for 2025 festival ...Middle East

Organizers of the annual South by Southwest festival have cut ties with the Army and weapons makers. The decision, announced Wednesday, comes after more than 100 acts dropped out of the music and cultural event in Austin, Texas earlier this year due to sponsorship deals with such organizations. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” SXSW said in a statement on its website. “As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025.” In March, at least five music labels and 105 bands and individual musicians chose to forego the nine-day festival in Austin, Texas in protest of U.S. support for Israe

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