2009 SXSW Wristbands For Austinites Are On Sale Now! ($129)

SXSW Wristbands are now on sale! The initial supply is 4,000 wristbands at $129 a pop for Austin residents only. There are also a few things you should know before buying them.

Update:  The $129 wristbands are sold out! 500 additional wristbands ($165 each) are on sale now. Click on the link below to purchase one.

[Purchase 2009 SXSX Wristbands]

[2009 SXSW Music Official Site]

Purchase Requirements:

1. You must provide a valid credit card with funds available to purchase the number of wristbands you request (up to 2). Wristbands cost $129 each ($258 for two) (includes tax and service charge).

2. The purchaser will provide their name, phone number, e-mail, valid credit card number and expiration date, billing address, drivers license number or valid government-issued ID number. The billing zip code must be listed in the approved greater Austin area list.
3. A second wristband may be purchased by providing a separate name and e-mail address. All wristbands are non-transferable and nonrefundable.
4. Each named person must personally pick up his or her wristband (which will be put on his or her wrist at that time) at the Austin Convention Center from March 17 through March 21.
5. Each person may only buy one wristband for themselves and one friend. Any person who succeeds in purchasing multiple wristbands will be charged, but will not be able to use them for other people other than the one friend named at the time of purchase.

Rules For Wristband Pick-up:

1. Each individual must pick up his or her own wristband and will need to present a drivers license or valid government-issued photo ID to claim his or her SXSW wristband.
2. The wristband will be fastened on an individual's wrist at time of pick up and will be invalid if removed before the festival is over.
3. An individual may not pick up a wristband for someone else.

For more information, consult the FAQ's.

2009 SXSW Wristbands Info, Going On Sale Soon

(Photo via mrmatt)

The initial round of 4000 wristbands will only be available to Austin residents and will be discounted to the price of $129 (includes tax and service charge) which is $10 less than in 2008. When the $129 wristbands sell out, or after Mar 9, 2009, additional wristbands will go on sale at a higher price to be announced. The list price for SXSW '09 wristbands is $180 each.

An individual can buy two wristbands – one must be in the name of the credit cardholder and the second must be assigned to a named individual at the time of purchase.

The $129 discount wristbands will only be sold over the internet, and will require a valid credit card with an Austin area billing address.

• This year all advance wristband sales will be online at http://wristband.sxsw.com.
• In this first-come, first-served sale for area residents only, wristbands are $129 (includes sales tax).
• You will pick up your wristband at the event (March 17-21), and will need to place it on your wrist at the time of pick-up.
• You can only buy one wristband for yourself and one for a friend whose name and email you must provide at time of purchase.
• All purchasers must use a credit card with a local billing address. The name on the credit card must be one of the wristband users.
• Wristbands will be put on sale on short notice, and will be available online at the $129 rate until they sell out or until March 9, 2009, whichever comes first.
• All wristbands are assigned by name and are non-transferable and non-refundable.

There aren't any dates for when these wristbands will go on sale, but you can use the SXSW SMS alert system (text the word “join” to 47979) to receive up-to-the-minute news. Though this year's wristbands are $10 less than last year's, they appear to have eliminated the lottery option -- "All sales will be on a first-come, first-served basis." [Via Austinist]

If you have any other questions about the wristbands, check out SXSW's Wristband FAQs.

[SXSW Music Official Site]

400 SXSW Wristbands To Go Onsale @ Waterloo This Wednesday

If you would still like to buy a wristband for this year's SXSW, they will have at least 400 onsale this Wednesday (3/12) at 9:30am at Waterloo Records for $165 (limit one per person). You don't have to be a local to buy one, but keep in mind they will put the wristband on you at the store.

Photo by Matt Dentler of the Austinist