Though traffic jams snarled attendees' arrival to the stadium, there were only 5,366 no-shows out of 58,212 tickets sold.
Attendees jam out to sets by emerging and A-list artists, and take in the plethora of mesmerizing art instillations.
During its first few days, the festival seemed overwhelmed as attendees jammed locations, including the Scotiabank multiplex, where getting in and out of theaters became tricky and sometimes unnerving.
When the Islamic movement held its much-anticipated convention in mid-November, with thousands of attendees jamming the Chinese-built Friendship Hall here, reformers were eager to push their agenda of fighting corruption and expanding dialogue with the opposition.
Japanese dancers like him became among the most faithful attendees of jam sessions, the most reliable company members, the most patient students of the art.
At the camp -- a musician's version of those baseball camps that let would-be Derek Jeters take the field with old-time stars -- attendees practice, jam and perform with famous musicians that have included Roger Daltrey, Nils Lofgren and George Thorogood.
I did happen upon the after parties on 4th street later and all the clubs were jam packed with SXSW attendees.
The Berkeley Hotel was jammed with lots of attendees at a White Party, a half-evocation of the legendary Black and White Party put on by Truman Capote at the Plaza Hotel in New York in 1966, but this one was by and for women only.
A raft of events and meet-ups will support young visitors for whom the NVA piques an interest in game-making, with weekend game-jams (events during which attendees make a simple game, usually on a specific theme), clubs, a schools programme and coding workshops.
Sources told E! that the two were seen "kissing, touching and dancing with each other" at the private bash, which counted singer Beyonce, rapper Jay Z, model Naomi Campbell and Def Jam mogul Russell Simmons among its attendees.
