Ra Ra Riot, Primal Scream, Friendly Fires, Ben Harper Amongst Others Confirmed For SXSW 2009

The good folks over at the official South By South West website have released a fresh list of artists that are scheduled to play at the festival. With nine artists and Ashutosh Phatak already confirmed to play at the festival, this new list puts some strength into the lineup with the addition of, among others, New York indie rockers Ra Ra Riot, dance-pop act Friendly Fires and singer-songwriter Ben Harper with his new project Relentless7.

The new list is

Ra Ra Riot (Syracuse, NY)
Gabriella Cilmi (AUSTRALIA)
Ximena Sariñara (Mexico City, MEXICO)
Primal Scream (Glasgow SCOTLAND/UK)
Friendly Fires (St Albans, ENGLAND/UK)
Buraka Som Sistema (Lisbon, PORTUGAL)
Arc Angels (Austin, TX)
Courteeners (Manchester, England/UK)
Raul Malo (Nashville, TN)
8Ball & MJG (Memphis, TN)
Reflection Eternal (New York, NY/Cincinnati, OH)
Wale (Washington, DC)
Pete & the Pirates (Reading, ENGLAND/UK)
Ben Harper and Relentless7 (Los Angeles, CA)

Expect more announcements in the next few weeks. If all goes well, Indiecision will be at SXSW 2009.