Various London locations

Austin’s music, film and media festival SXSW is renowned across the world for being the place to discover the next big thing. In previous years, superstars like Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan have all given early performances at the Texas event, while the likes of Steven Spielberg, Barack Obama and Malala Yousafzai have appeared at the conference arm of the festival. And now, following the festival’s expansion into Sydney, the week-long, multi-venue event is coming to London for the first time.  Now, SXSW London is back again for the second year running, and will once again take over various venues around Shoreditch in June. If last year is anything to go by expect the line-up to be absolutely massive, with talks and panels delving into the most pressing issues across business and tech, keynotes delivered by big names, film screenings, including a whole bunch of international premieres, as well as a music festival. Watch this space as more details are annouced.