After three long years, SXSW finally returned! The six-day music festival in Austin, Texas typically hosts over 2000 performers in over 100 venues, and draws several hundred thousand attendees. After photographing 88 performances over the six days, here is my coverage from SXSW 2022, Day 1.
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All photos by Kirk Stauffer