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'''South By South Lawn''' (stylized '''SXSL''') was a technology and music<ref>{{Cite news |last=Overly |first=Steven |date=October 4, 2016 |title=South By South Lawn tech, music festival loosens up the White House |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/04/south-by-south-lawn-tech-music-festival-loosens-up-the-white-house/ |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=The Washington Post}}</ref> festival organized by the [[White House]] that took place in 2016 under the [[Obama administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South by South Lawn |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/357821 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The White House |language=en|url-status=dead|archive-link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524233921/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/357821|archive-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> Modelled after the [[South by Southwest]] music festival,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pilkington |first=Ed |last2=Spencer |first2=Jane |date=2016-10-04 |title=The Obama White House hosts the first – and last? – SXSL technology festival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/04/obama-white-house-sxsl-south-by-south-lawn-technology-festival |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajohr |first=Donny |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Here's What You Missed At the White House's First-Ever South By South Lawn Festival |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/heres-what-you-missed-white-houses-first-ever-south-south-lawn-festival-180960696/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sylla |first=Sophie |date=2016-10-04 |title=The White House Holds the First Ever South by South Lawn Festival |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/the-white-house-holds-the-first-ever-south-by-sout/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Global Citizen |language=en}}</ref> the one-day event<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dickey |first=Megan Rose |date=2016-10-04 |title=Here's what happened at South by South Lawn at the White House |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/04/heres-what-went-down-at-south-by-south-lawn/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> took place on October 3, 2016 on the White House's [[South Lawn]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-09-30 |title=Celebrities, innovators head to D.C. for the first ever South by South Lawn |url=https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/celebrities-innovators-head-to-d-c-for-the-first-ever-south-by-south-lawn |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=SiriusXM |language=en}}</ref> It was announced that September.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Marc |date=2016-09-02 |title=White House Announces ‘South By South Lawn,’ SXSW-Inspired Micro Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/white-house-festival-south-by-south-lawn-sxsw/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The festival was [[Live streaming|live streamed]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2016-10-03 |title=Live Stream the White House and SXSW Festival South by South Lawn |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68544-live-stream-the-white-house-festival-south-by-south-lawn/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> and organized in collaboration with President's Committee on Arts and Humanities<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-01 |title=Inspired by SXSW, Obama announces South by South Lawn Festival |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/inspired-by-sxsw-obama-announces-south-by-south-lawn-festival/269-312743741 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=[[KVUE]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and Futurism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futurism |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/futurism/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
'''South By South Lawn''' (stylized '''SXSL''') was a technology and music<ref>{{Cite news |last=Overly |first=Steven |date=October 4, 2016 |title=South By South Lawn tech, music festival loosens up the White House |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/04/south-by-south-lawn-tech-music-festival-loosens-up-the-white-house/ |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=The Washington Post}}</ref> festival organized by the [[White House]] that took place in 2016 under the [[Obama administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South by South Lawn |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/357821 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The White House |language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524233921/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/357821|archive-date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> Modelled after the [[South by Southwest]] music festival,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pilkington |first=Ed |last2=Spencer |first2=Jane |date=2016-10-04 |title=The Obama White House hosts the first – and last? – SXSL technology festival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/04/obama-white-house-sxsl-south-by-south-lawn-technology-festival |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajohr |first=Donny |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Here's What You Missed At the White House's First-Ever South By South Lawn Festival |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/heres-what-you-missed-white-houses-first-ever-south-south-lawn-festival-180960696/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sylla |first=Sophie |date=2016-10-04 |title=The White House Holds the First Ever South by South Lawn Festival |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/the-white-house-holds-the-first-ever-south-by-sout/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Global Citizen |language=en}}</ref> the one-day event<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dickey |first=Megan Rose |date=2016-10-04 |title=Here's what happened at South by South Lawn at the White House |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/04/heres-what-went-down-at-south-by-south-lawn/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> took place on October 3, 2016 on the White House's [[South Lawn]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-09-30 |title=Celebrities, innovators head to D.C. for the first ever South by South Lawn |url=https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/celebrities-innovators-head-to-d-c-for-the-first-ever-south-by-south-lawn |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=SiriusXM |language=en}}</ref> It was announced that September.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Marc |date=2016-09-02 |title=White House Announces ‘South By South Lawn,’ SXSW-Inspired Micro Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/white-house-festival-south-by-south-lawn-sxsw/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The festival was [[Live streaming|live streamed]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2016-10-03 |title=Live Stream the White House and SXSW Festival South by South Lawn |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68544-live-stream-the-white-house-festival-south-by-south-lawn/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> and organized in collaboration with President's Committee on Arts and Humanities<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-01 |title=Inspired by SXSW, Obama announces South by South Lawn Festival |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/inspired-by-sxsw-obama-announces-south-by-south-lawn-festival/269-312743741 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=[[KVUE]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and Futurism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futurism |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/futurism/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>


During the event, [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'s [[National Geographic]] climate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billboard |first=Gil Kaufman |date=2016-09-26 |title=Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Set for President Obama’s South by South Lawn Fest |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-by-south-lawn-fest-932398/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> documentary ''[[Before the Flood (film)|Before the Flood]]'' was screened.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=2016-10-04 |title=Leonardo DiCaprio Comes Out Hot Against Climate-Change Deniers: ‘You Should Not Be Able to Hold Public Office’ |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/leo-dicaprio-calls-out-climate-change-deniers.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>
During the event, [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'s [[National Geographic]] climate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billboard |first=Gil Kaufman |date=2016-09-26 |title=Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Set for President Obama’s South by South Lawn Fest |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-by-south-lawn-fest-932398/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> documentary ''[[Before the Flood (film)|Before the Flood]]'' was screened.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=2016-10-04 |title=Leonardo DiCaprio Comes Out Hot Against Climate-Change Deniers: ‘You Should Not Be Able to Hold Public Office’ |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/leo-dicaprio-calls-out-climate-change-deniers.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 05:22, 18 May 2024

South By South Lawn (stylized SXSL) was a technology and music[1] festival organized by the White House that took place in 2016 under the Obama administration.[2] Modelled after the South by Southwest music festival,[3][4][5] the one-day event[6] took place on October 3, 2016 on the White House's South Lawn.[7] It was announced that September.[8] The festival was live streamed[9] and organized in collaboration with President's Committee on Arts and Humanities[10] and Futurism.[11]

During the event, Leonardo DiCaprio's National Geographic climate[12] documentary Before the Flood was screened.[13]

Musical guests

In late September 2016, then-President Barack Obama announced the musical line-up for South By South Lawn.[14]

Attendance

Attendees were chosen through a nomination process where attendees must have made positive impacts in their communities.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ Sharon Jones was unable to attend due to illness and was replaced by Gallant.[9]

References

  1. ^ Overly, Steven (October 4, 2016). "South By South Lawn tech, music festival loosens up the White House". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "South by South Lawn". The White House. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ Pilkington, Ed; Spencer, Jane (2016-10-04). "The Obama White House hosts the first – and last? – SXSL technology festival". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  4. ^ Bajohr, Donny (October 5, 2016). "Here's What You Missed At the White House's First-Ever South By South Lawn Festival". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. ^ Sylla, Sophie (2016-10-04). "The White House Holds the First Ever South by South Lawn Festival". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. ^ Dickey, Megan Rose (2016-10-04). "Here's what happened at South by South Lawn at the White House". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  7. ^ "Celebrities, innovators head to D.C. for the first ever South by South Lawn". SiriusXM. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  8. ^ Schneider, Marc (2016-09-02). "White House Announces 'South By South Lawn,' SXSW-Inspired Micro Festival". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  9. ^ a b c Monroe, Jazz (2016-10-03). "Live Stream the White House and SXSW Festival South by South Lawn". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  10. ^ "Inspired by SXSW, Obama announces South by South Lawn Festival". KVUE. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  11. ^ "Futurism". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  12. ^ Billboard, Gil Kaufman (2016-09-26). "Leonardo DiCaprio, 'Stranger Things' Cast Set for President Obama's South by South Lawn Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  13. ^ Kiefer, Halle (2016-10-04). "Leonardo DiCaprio Comes Out Hot Against Climate-Change Deniers: 'You Should Not Be Able to Hold Public Office'". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  14. ^ Edelman, Julia (2016-09-25). "President Obama Plans His Own South by South Lawn Festival, Invites Leonardo DiCaprio and the Kids From Stranger Things". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  15. ^ Coulehan, Erin (2016-09-26). "Commander in cool: Obama's upcoming South by South Lawn festival is one more reason he'll be missed". Salon. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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