Lady Gaga, Lena Dunham, Julian Assange & more to give keynote speeches at SXSW

Following in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and the late Lou Reed, Lady Gaga has been announced as the main keynote speaker for this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

SXSW kicks off this week, with the speech itself taking place on Friday (14 March). Other stars to give keynote speeches this time round include Neil Young, Lena Dunham, Julian Assange, Chelsea Clinton and others.

SXSW runs in Austin from 7 March – 16 March.