SXSW kicks off as celebs, artists and techies converge on Austin

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Shawn Mendes performs at SXSW 2022
Singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes performs onstage at Samsung Galaxy + Billboard during SXSW 2022 at Waterloo Park on March 19 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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The Royston Club perform at SXSW 2022.
(Left to right) Ben Matthias, Tom Faithfull, Sam Jones, and Dave Tute of The Royston Club perform onstage at BBC Music during SXSW 2922 on March 19 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Weldon Angelos, Bella Thorne, Kyle Kazan and Supa Peach at SXSW 2022
(Left to right) Weldon Angelos, actress Bella Thorne, Kyle Kazan and Supa Peach attend the “Cannabis Evolution: Culture, Equity & Opportunity” panel during SXSW 2022 at Austin Convention Center on March 19 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for Glass House Bra

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Donald Glover on red carpet at SXSW 2022
Actor-musician Donald Glover attends the Season 3 premiere of “Atlanta” during SXSW 2022 at The Paramount Theatre on March 19 in Austin, Texas. AFP via Getty Images

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Billy Perkins at SXSW 2022
Poster artist ≈ attends Flatstock during SXSW 2022 at the Austin Convention Center on March 19 in Austin, Texas. WireImage

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Dolly Parton SXSW 2022
Country superstar makes her SXSW debut on March 18. FilmMagic

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Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, and Cooper Raiff at SXSW 2022
(Left to right) Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, and Cooper Raiff attend the premiere of “Cha Cha Real Smooth” during the Paramount Theatre on March 18 in Austin, Texas at SXSW 2022. Getty Images

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Beck SXSW 2022
Singer, songwriter and musician Beck appears on stage for the keynote session ‘Beck’ during SXSW 2022 on March 18 in Austin, Texas. WireImage

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2022 SXSW Conference And Festival – Day 8
Lead guitarist and vocalist Hester Chambers (left) and lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg perform live on the Radio Day Stage during SXSW 2022 at the Austin Convention Center on March 18 in Austin, Texas. WireImage

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Marina Herlop performs onstage at 'Qobuz Music Festival Showcase' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Central Presbyterian Church on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Marina Herlop performs onstage at ‘Qobuz Music Festival Showcase’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Central Presbyterian Church on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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From left to right – Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce, Wendy Dio and Demian Fenton attend the premiere of "DIO Dreamers Never Die" during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 17, 2022.
From left to right – Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce, Wendy Dio and Demian Fenton attend the premiere of “DIO Dreamers Never Die” during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 17, 2022. Getty Images for SXSW

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Gunna performs rocks out at 'Samsung Galaxy + Billboard' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Waterloo Park on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Gunna performs rocks out at ‘Samsung Galaxy + Billboard’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Waterloo Park on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Moor Mother jams out onstage at 'Qobuz Music Festival Showcase' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Central Presbyterian Church on March 17, 2022.
Moor Mother jams out onstage at ‘Qobuz Music Festival Showcase’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Central Presbyterian Church on March 17, 2022. Getty Images for SXSW

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Audience members are seen at 'Samsung Galaxy + Billboard' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Waterloo Park on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Audience members are seen at ‘Samsung Galaxy + Billboard’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Waterloo Park on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Evan Dando of The Lemonheads performs during the Spin showcase at Stubbs Bar-B-Q during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festival on March 17, 2022, in Austin, Texas.
Evan Dando of The Lemonheads sings during the Spin showcase at Stubbs Bar-B-Q during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festival on March 17, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Getty Images

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L.A.X. performs at EMPIRE SXSW Music Festival Showcase during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
L.A.X. performs at EMPIRE SXSW Music Festival Showcase during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Guitarist and vocalist Nora Cheng of Horsegirl performs live on stage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Cheer Up Charlie's on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Guitarist and vocalist Nora Cheng of Horsegirl performs live on stage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Cheer Up Charlie’s on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. WireImage

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Perfume Genius sings to the crowd as he presents during the SXSW Music Festival Showcase' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Perfume Genius sings to the crowd as he presents during the SXSW Music Festival Showcase’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Guitarist and vocalist Penelope Lowenstein of Horsegirl performs live on stage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Cheer Up Charlie's on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Guitarist and vocalist Penelope Lowenstein of Horsegirl performs live on stage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Cheer Up Charlie’s on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. WireImage

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Lay Soares of Tuyo performs at the SXSW 2022 Music Festival Opening Party during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Lay Soares of Tuyo performs at the SXSW 2022 Music Festival Opening Party during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Gaëlle Mourre (left) and Quentin Darras (right) win the Special Jury Recognition for Immersive Storytelling Award at the SXSW Film Awards during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Gaëlle Mourre (left) and Quentin Darras (right) win the Special Jury Recognition for Immersive Storytelling Award at the SXSW Film Awards during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Damian Marcano wins the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award for ‘Chee$e’ at the SXSW Film Awards during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Damian Marcano wins the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award for ‘Chee$e’ at the SXSW Film Awards during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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CIFIKA performs onstage at the SXSW 2022 Music Festival Opening Party during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
CIFIKA performs onstage at the SXSW 2022 Music Festival Opening Party during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 15, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Brian Le, Larkin Seiple, Andy Le and Daniel Mah hit the 2022 SXSW red carpet
(L-R) Brian Le, Larkin Seiple, Andy Le and Daniel Mah attend the premiere of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” during the 2022 SXSW at the Paramount Theatre on March 11, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Getty Images

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Sheryl Crow smiles onstage at SXSW 2022
Director Amy Scott and film subject Sheryl Crow take part in a Q&A following the “Sheryl” premiere during the 2022 SXSW on March 11, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Michael Loccisano

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DJ Ruckus (L) and Rev Run performing at SXSW 2022
DJ Ruckus (L) and Rev Run perform during the Blockchain Creative Labs @ SXSW at Trinity Hall during 2022 SXSW on March 11, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images

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Atmosphere during the Blockchain Creative Labs @ SXSW 2022
A crowd gathers during the Blockchain Creative Labs at SXSW at Trinity Hall during 2022 SXSW on March 11, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Getty Images

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Kofi Ofosu-Yeboah, Colorado Rutledge, and Jonathan Gorczyca at SXSW 2022
(L-R) Kofi Ofosu-Yeboah, Colorado Rutledge, and Jonathan Gorczyca speak onstage at the “Amansa Tiafi (Public Toilet Africa)” Premiere during SXSW 2022 at Violet Crown Cinema on March 11, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Nora Vasconcellos stands next to "Skate Dreams" poster at SXSW 2022
Nora Vasconcellos attends “Skate Dreams” Premiere during the 2022 SXSW at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar on March 11, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Hutton Supancic

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"Deadstream" premiere at SXSW 2022
(L-R) Peter Hall, Melanie Stone, Vanessa Winter, Joseph Winter, and Jared Cook speak onstage at “Deadstream” Premiere during 2022 SXSW at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar on March 11, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Dan Pasternack, Dulcé Sloan, Jim Gaffigan, John Cleese, and Ricky Velez at SXSW 2022
Dan Pasternack, Dulcé Sloan, Jim Gaffigan, John Cleese, and Ricky Velez speak onstage at ‘John Cleese in Conversation’ during the 2022 SXSW at Esther’s Follies on March 11, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Samantha Burkardt

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Nora Wilkinson and Janet Pierson hit the SXSW red carpet before the premiere
Nora Wilkinson and Janet Pierson attend the premiere of “32 Sounds” during SXSW at The Paramount Theatre on March 11, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Rich Fury

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(L-R) Ina Fichman, Shane Boris, Sara Dosa, Jocelyne Chaput and Erin Casper take a selfie at SXSW 2022
(L-R) Ina Fichman, Shane Boris, Sara Dosa, Jocelyne Chaput and Erin Casper attend the National Geographic Documentary Films’ ‘Fire of Love’ Premiere at SXSW 2022 at Violet Crown Cinema on March 11, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for National Geogra

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend sit at SXSW 2022
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend Prime Video brings The Blue Room to SXSW 2022 on March 12 in Austin, Texas. RICK KERN

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EMPIRE SXSW Music Festival Showcase – 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 16: Poco Lee performs onstage at ‘EMPIRE SXSW Music Festival Showcase’ during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Stubbs on March 16, 2022 in Austin,… Getty Images for SXSW

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People in Nicolas Cage character costumes at SXSW 2022
Characters based on Nicolas Cage attend ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Premiere during SXSW 2022 at The Paramount Theater on March 12 in Austin, Texas. Samantha Burkardt

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The Peterson Brothers jam out at SXSW 2022.
The Peterson Brothers perform at the Dell Technologies Experience at Brazos Hall at SXSW 2022 on March 12 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images for SXSW

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Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Sandra Bullock onstage at SXSW 2022
Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Sandra Bullock speak at the “The Lost City” Premiere during SXSW 2022 at The Paramount Theater on March 12 in Austin, Texas. Samantha Burkardt

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DJ 3laum performs at SXSW 2022.
EDM DJ 3lau performs during the Blockchain Creative Labs at SXSW 2022 at Trinity Hall on March 12 in Austin, Texas. Getty Images

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Comedian Dulcé Sloan at SXSW 2022.
Comedian Dulcé Sloan speaks onstage at ‘The Creek & The Cave Stand Up Showcase’ during SXSW 2022 at Creek and the Cave on March 12 in Austin, Texas. Amanda Stronza/Getty Images for SXSW

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(Left to right) Actors Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Scott Mescudi, and Harrison Kreiss attend the premiere of "X" during SXSW 2022 at the Stateside Theatre on March 13 in Austin, Texas.
(Left to right) Actors Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Scott Mescudi, and Harrison Kreiss attend the premiere of “X” during SXSW 2022 at the Stateside Theatre on March 13 in Austin, Texas. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

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Zimmern was recently named as a culinary advisor for TiNDLE, “ridiculously good” plant-based chicken.
Andrew Zimmern takes a bite of his TiNDLE chicken and waffle dish at the Museum of Ice Cream event on March 13 during SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas. Mat Hayward/Getty Images for TiNDLE

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Comedian Sandy Honig onstage at Adult Swims Three Busy Debras & Friends during SXSW 2022 at Creek and the Cave on March 13 in Austin, Texas.
Comedian Sandy Honig onstage at Adult Swims Three Busy Debras & Friends during SXSW 2022 at Creek and the Cave on March 13 in Austin, Texas. Samantha Burkardt

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