Are y’all ready to get the real party started? Here is our list of free events to kick off the first day of SXSW Music in style. Everything listed below is open to the badgeless/wristbandless, but several of the parties require RSVPs — many of which are now closed, so hopefully you checked out our roundups last week. We recommend showing up early to make sure you get in; we’ll provide updates on wait times via our Twitter feed as we hear about them.

Have fun!

DAY PARTIES

IAMSOUND
11:30am–6pm • Shangri-La   
Friendly Fires, Foster the People, Theophilus London, Mount Kimbie, DOM, Newvillager
DJ Sets by Local Natives
Free Sailor Jerry Rum
RSVP required; now closed

Paste Party
11:30am–8pm • 508 E 6th
Free Qdoba burritos
RSVP still open

BridgeClubMusic Day Party
11:30am–6pm • The Liberty, 1618 1/2 East 6th St.
The Hood Internet, Neiliyo, Penguin Prison, Keepaway, etc.
Free beer
Free; no RSVP required
 
Brooklyn Vegan Day Party
Noon–6pm • Emo’s
Surfer Blood, Mister Heavenly, The Vaccines , Chiddy Bang, Darwin Deez, A Place To Bury Strangers, Turbo Fruits, Anamanaguchi
Free drinks and food
Free, No RSVP required

Glitoris vs BIGSTEREO
Noon-6pm • Barbarella
WhoMadeWho, RAC DJs, Database, T.E.E.D., Wolf Gang, Young Empires, The Good Natured, etc.
RSVP for priority; still open
 
San Diego invades Austin
Noon-6pm • Lustre Pearl
Free tacos and beer
RSVP required; still open

Eat Your Own Ears | Windish Agency / Austinist SXSW Opening Day Party
Noon–6pm • Mohawk, 912 Red River
Cloud Control, Cloud Nothings, Foster the People, Givers, Hanni El Khatib, Noah & the Whale, Royal Bangs, The Holidays, Twin Shadow
Free; no RSVP required

Texas Jumpstart Party
Noon–6pm • Hole in the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Country Mice, Sleeptalkers, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Hollerado, Gay Blades, The Midgetmen
Free with RSVP; still open

IODA’s Opening Day Bash
Noon–6pm • Emos’ Annex, 603 Red River
Gold Panda, Beach Fossils, Typhoon, The Bewitched Hands, True Widow, Aphasia, Weekend, Fredrik, Queen Sea Big Shark, Geographer
No RSVP; all ages; free and open to the public

Flavorpill + The MuseBox + I Rock I Roll + The Bell House NY are AUSTIN BFFs
Noon-6pm • Lipstick 24
RSVP required; now closed

Tiger Mountain and Noise Pop Present: Brooklyn vs. The Bay
Noon-6pm • Red Eyed Fly
Open bar
RSVP required; now closed

Baeblemusic Takes On Texas
Noon-7pm • The Phoenix
The Knux, Opio, Casual and DJ Toure of the Hieroglyphics, Sims, Jim-E-O, Cadence Weapon, K-Flay
RSVP required; still open
 
Terrorbird Media & Force Field PR Party
Noon–6pm • Red 7
Cloud Nothings, Pictureplane, Toro y Moi
Free, no RSVP required
 
Eventbrite Party
1-7pm • Empire Auto
Free Dos Equis and Firefly Vodka
RSVP required; now closed

The Fader Fort by Fiat
1-8pm • Pine Street Station
Free beer & mixed drinks; great bands
RSVP required, now closed (make sure to pick up your wristband outside the venue)

PureVolume House
2–7pm; Midnight–4am • 504 Trinity
Early show: Anthony Green, The New Regime, Twin Atlantic, Grand Tarantula
Late show: Drop The Lime, Moby, Telephoned, Oberhofer
RSVP & PureVolume badge required

Gettin’ Frunk as Duck
2–8pm • Peckerheads
Free tacos & beer
RAC, Adventure, Millionyoung, Toubab Krewe, Houses, STRFKR, T Bird & The Breaks; etc.
Free with RSVP; still open


EVENING

Dance Your Face Off! and Slopnessmonster.com SXSW Showcase
7pm–2am • District 301
Free Lone Star beer (while it lasts)
RSVP required; still open

MTV Woodie Awards
8:30pm–2am • Austin Music Hall
Sleigh Bells, Two Door Cinema Club, Foo Fighters; hosted by Donald Glover
RSVP required, now closed

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Week
10pm–2am • Chupacabra Cantina
Free drinks
Zoobombs, Operator Please, Some Community, Ice Black Birds
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