Bay Area Takeover 2010: Full Lineup Announced!

San Francisco’s premier indie music source The Bay Bridged is proud to announce the details for the 2010 Bay Area Takeover, our third annual free day party during the 2010 South by Southwest Music Festival. The party’s happening on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 from 11:30am to 6pm at Austin’s Beauty Bar.

Following in the tradition of two years of acclaimed events, BATO 2010 features our best lineup yet, with performances by fifteen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest artists, who represent a broad cross-section of the Bay’s fertile indie music scene. Highlights include psych-rockers Sleepy Sun (ATP Recordings), the raw rock and roll of Ty Segall (Goner Records), and, back by popular demand, a set of magnetic electro-R&B from Wallpaper. (Eenie Meenie).

The full list of terrific acts includes:

Wallpaper.
Sleepy Sun
Ty Segall
Or, the Whale
Still Flyin’
Birds & Batteries
The Sandwitches
Young Prisms
Man/Miracle
Tempo No Tempo
Geographer
The Ferocious Few
Sonny and the Sunsets
Leopold and his Fiction
Hottub

With DJ sets from Bagel Ted (Bagel Radio) throughout the day.

More information about the party can be found at TheBayAreaTakeover.com. The party is FREE, but you should RSVP at our web site to receive priority admission. Profiles of all bands and additional details will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Bay Area Takeover is sponsored by Site and Sound, BAGeL Radio, and Tricycle Records. Affordable sponsorship opportunities for the event are still available. Please contact christian@thebaybridged.com for more information. Media inquiries about the event should be directed to thebaybridged@gmail.com.

Sponsor the 2010 Bay Area Takeover at SXSW!

We’re pleased to announce that The Bay Area Takeover will return to Austin on Thursday, March 18, 2010 for another all-day event at Austin’s Beauty Bar, featuring over a dozen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest indie bands. Bay Area Takeover parties are South by Southwest highlights for the thousands in attendance each year, and there are affordable sponsorship opportunities available for savvy businesses seeking to reach our audience of music-loving tastemakers.

Visit our Become a Sponsor page for more information about our sponsorship packages.

Highlights from past Bay Area Takeover events:

“[M]ay end up being my favorite part of the week.” The AV Club

“We started off Thursday at the Bay Area Takeover party at Beauty Bar, which was packed, and the Beauty Bar guys said it was their best SXSW day party yet.” — Funeral Pudding

“Definitely one of the best regional events put on every year.” — DoneWaiting.com

“San Francisco rocks Beauty Bar on Thursday.” — Austinist

“Undoubtedly one of the hottest showcases at SXSW this year…The Bay Bridged and Tricycle Records never cease to amaze us. They eat, sleep, and breathe local love.” — The Owl Magazine

See full press coverage of our 2009 and 2008 events.