Headline of this podcast title is very dramatic. The music conference is not going away. In 2026, all of the separate conferences will run _concurrently_ for 1 week.<p><a href="https://www.sxsw.com/news/2025/see-you-next-year-sxsw-2026-dates-announced/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sxsw.com/news/2025/see-you-next-year-sxsw-2026-d...</a><p>I haven't listened to the _37 minute_ podcast yet to hear why these folks think it's getting sunsetted. I'll queue it up later and possibly edit this once I get more context.