"Legendary British label Fierce Panda Records has just turned 29! Over those 29 years the label has launched the careers of many bands who have gone on to become household names and some of the biggest artists in the World from Coldplay to Keane to Placebo to Death Cab For Cutie to Idlewild to The Maccabees to Art Brut to Supergrass to Milo Greene to Desperate Journalist to Embrace to Surfer Blood to Hundred Reasons to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart to Nadine Shah to The Walkmen and around 600 singles and 140 albums inbetween!

This year at SXSW 2023 the label brings some some of its finiest new talent to the festival including Moon Panda, Wynona Bleach, Enjoyable Listens and Solar Eyes. Catch them all at Seven Grand on Friday 17th March from 8pm to 2am and performing at other showcases throughout the week!

If you'd like to learn more about the label then check out 'Pandamonium! How NOT To Run A Record Label' which is the new book from label founder Simon Williams. You can find it in good bookshops, some bad bookshops as well as online from Rough Trade and Amazon."