House of Vans at the Mohawk returns to the SXSW Music Festival

Vans’ cultural hub and international music venue, the House of Vans, returns to Austin for the 2015 SXSW Music Festival beginning March 17.
Published: March 1, 2015

Press release:

Cypress, CA (March 2, 2015) – Vans’ cultural hub and international music venue, the House of Vans, returns to Austin for the 2015 SXSW Music Festival beginning March 17. Featuring five days of original and eclectic music acts under one beloved Austin rooftop, House of Vans and the Mohawk reunite for the third year in a row to bring a thrilling lineup of genre-defining talent curated in partnership with Pitchfork, Strange Victory Touring, Domino Recording Co., The Windish Agency, Rhymesayers 20th Anniversary, Fun Fun Fun Fest, WeDidIt, Transmission Events and Fake Four.

Highlighting the weeklong festivities, the official Vans SXSW Music Showcase will present goth-punk legends The Damned in a special live performance exclusive to the House of Vans. The Vans lineup intensifies with indie-rock headliner Future Islands, noise-rock bands METZ and Thee Oh Sees, along with rising stars Girlpool and Alvvays. Supporting showcases will feature Fun Fun Fun Fest’s first official SXSW show, Rhymesayers’ 20th Anniversary celebration, The Windish Agency Annual Day Party, and many more must-see acts. See the entire House of Vans at the Mohawk lineup now at vans.com/sxsw.

House of Vans at the Mohawk Lineup

March 17 – 21

Tuesday, March 17
Transmission Events (doors open at 7pm)

Outdoor: Angel Olsen + more artists TBA

Indoor: Hudson Mohawke + more artists TBA

Wednesday, March 18
Pitchfork (doors open at noon)

Outdoor: Rae Sremmurdm Courtney Barnett, Viet Cong, Steve Gunn, Speedy Ortiz, Torres

Indoor: Sophie, A.G. Cook feat. special guest Hannah Diamond), Shamir, Son Lux, Natalie Prass, Lydia Ainsworth

Vans (doors open at 7pm)

Outdoor: Future Islands, Thee Oh Sees, The Damned, METZ, Alvvays, Girlpool
Strange Victory Touring (doors open at 7pm)

Indoor: Part Time, The Memories, Guantanamo Baywatch, Meat Market, The Shivas, Free Weed, Sal Show

Thursday, March 19
Pitchfork   (doors open at noon)

Outdoor: Migos, Vince Staples, Waxahatchee, Title Fight, Will Butler, Alvvays, Hundred Waters

Indoor: Windows98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire), Twerps, Untold, Makthaverskan, Bully

Domino Recording Co. (doors open at 7pm)

Outdoor: Laura Marling, Hamilton Leithauser, Matthew E. White, Bob Moses, Alex G., and more TBA

Indoor: The Mynabirds, Son Lux, Boxed In, Girl Band, Meatbodies

Friday, March 20
The Windish Agency Annual Day Party (doors open at noon)

Outdoor: ODESZA, Lido, BØRONS, Alvvays, Natalie Prass, JUCE

Indoor: Cathedrals, Wolf Alice, Shura, Son Lux, Only Real

Rhymesayers 20th Anniversary (doors open at 7pm)

Outdoor: Atmosphere, Dilated Peoples, Brother Ali, Grieves, PROF, deM atlaS, Get Cryphy (between all sets)
Fake Four (doors open at 7pm)

Indoor: Buck 65, Dark Time Sunshine, Ceschi, Milo, Paranoid Castle, Moodie Black, DJ HALO (between all sets)

Saturday, March 21
Fun Fun Fun Fest (doors open at noon)

Outdoor: Ghostface Killah w/ Badbadnotgood, Swervedriver, Ceremony, Thee Oh Sees, The Blind Shake

Indoor: Powertrip, Code Orange, Roger Sellers, Orthy, Lust For Youth, The Outfit

WeDidIt (doors open at 8pm)

Outdoor: Shlohmo, Tory Lanez, Purple, Ryan Hemsworth, Groundislava, D33J, Eric Dingus, Nick Melons and special guest TBA

House of Vans at the Mohawk kicks off March 17 with day parties and night showcases through March 21. All are welcome to House of Vans at the Mohawk, located on 912 Red River Street at 10th Avenue. Every day party is FREE and open to the public with priority entrance given to SXSW badge-holders followed by public guests. For night showcases, priority entrance is given to SXSW badge-holders followed by guests with general admission tickets available to purchase at doors (TBD) on the night of the show at The Mohawk.  There is no official House of Vans RSVP and RSVP through presenters does not guarantee admittance. All shows are subject to capacity; please arrive to venue early. For more information, set times and updates, visit vans.com/sxsw.

Vans’ cultural hub and international music venue, the House of Vans, celebrates action sports, music, art and street culture with unique shows and performances held across the globe. With permanent locations in New York and London, the House of Vans continues to grow with curated pop-up events in Europe, Mexico, Asia and Canada. Vans is proud to present House of Vans at the Mohawk, an official SXSW venue. vans.com/sxsw

About Vans

Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand. Vans authentic collections are sold globally in more than 75 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices. Vans also owns and operates more than 450 retail locations around the world. The Vans brand promotes the action sports lifestyle, youth culture and creative self-expression through the support of athletes, musicians and artists and through progressive events and platforms such as the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing®, the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing, Vans Pool Party, Vans Custom Culture, Vans Warped Tour®, and Vans’ cultural hub and international music venue, the House of Vans.

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