This year, SXSW will be selling their wristbands online only. To be honest, we’re wary of how well this work, just from usual experiences with servers being overloaded at the moment of sale. But you have to love the fact that there won’t be any middle-of-the-workday lines to waste time in! The sale is only open to Austin residents, as always, and limited to to two per purchase at $129 a pop. So here’s what you need to do to get in on that hot wristband action:
First, send a text message with the word “join” to 47979 and at some mysterious time in the near-future, you’ll receive notice that the sale is open. Then go to http://wristband.sxsw.com and try to crack into the frenzy. You must purchase with a credit card with a local billing address, which means if you’re a college student with an out of town address on your card, you better find a local friend fast. You can pick up the wristbands at the Convention Center once the Fest starts. So that’s it. Go ahead and text to join, and enjoy all the SXSW text spam you probably just signed up for as well!
