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Gunna and Young Thug Kick Off Billboard’s SXSW Concert Series

On Thursday night, Mar. 17, Gunna took the stage at Waterloo Park in Austin, TX to kickoff Billboard’s 3-night SXSW concert series. The performance was high-energy with the packed crowd of fans singing back lyrics to the top of their lungs. Young Thug followed up with a solo performance and then the pair of hip-hop chart-toppers joined forces and blew the crowd away with performances of their joint tracks, “Hot,” “Ski” “pushin P.”

Day two of Billboard’s SXSW showcase will continue Friday night, Mar. 18, with Palm Tree Crew presents Kygo, supported by Frank Walker and Forester. The series will close Saturday, Mar. 19, with performances by Shawn Mendes and Sebastian Yatra.

Gunna performs at the Moody Amphitheater in Waterloo Park on Thursday, March 17, 2022 (Photo by Sara Wiggins / Austin American-Statesman)

Gunna and Young Thug perform at the Moody Amphitheater in Waterloo Park on Thursday, March 17, 2022 (Photo by Sara Wiggins / Austin American-Statesman)