Bay Area Takeover 2010 at SXSW: Set Times, Free Beer and Final Details!

South by Southwest 2010 is quickly upon us, so it’s time to announce the final details for the third annual Bay Area Takeover party presented by The Bay Bridged. As a reminder, the party’s happening on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 from 11:30am to 6pm at Austin’s Beauty Bar, with performances by fifteen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest artists representing a broad cross-section of the Bay’s fertile indie music scene.

Here’s the full schedule of set times for the Takeover:

Inside Stage 11:30am on the patio: The Ferocious Few 12:00pm: Sonny and the Sunsets 12:50pm: Geographer 1:40pm: Young Prisms 2:30pm: Ty Segall 3:20pm: The Sandwitches 4:10pm: Birds & Batteries 5:10pm: Hottub

Outside Stage 12:20pm: Tempo No Tempo 1:10pm: Leopold and his Fiction 2:00pm: Man/Miracle 2:50pm: Sleepy Sun 3:40pm: Still Flyin’ 4:40pm: Or, the Whale 5:30pm: Wallpaper.

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

Also important: We’re excited to be kicking off the day with a special extended Trumer Pils Happy Hour, meaning delicious free beer while supplies last, courtesy of the Bay Area’s own Trumer Brauerei!

More information about the party and profiles of all of the performing acts can be found at TheBayAreaTakeover.com. The party is FREE, but you should RSVP at the BATO web site to receive priority admission.

The Bay Area Takeover is sponsored by Site and Sound, BAGeL Radio, Tricycle Records, Zazzle, Trumer Brauerei and Noise Pop. Affordable last-minute sponsorships 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.

The Bay Area Takeover is presented by The Bay Bridged, a fiscally sponsored nonprofit arts organization committed to educating the public about the San Francisco Bay Area independent music community and encouraging public support of local independent music by providing Bay Area musicians with unique opportunities to receive public exposure and create original musical works. To donate to support our work, visit TheBayBridged.com/store.

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.