OFFICIAL 2019 ACL FEST LATE NIGHT SHOWS ANNOUNCED

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C3 Presents is excited to announce The Official 2019 ACL Festival Late Night Shows! From October 3 through October 13, concertgoers can extend their fest experience and party on in some of Austin's favorite music venues. This year's Late Night Shows include a variety of ACL Music Festival artists including Gary Clark Jr, James Blake, King Princess, Third Eye Blind, Kali Uchis, Rebelution, GRiZ, Jenny Lewis, Fisher, and many more. Check out the full list of shows at www.c3concerts.com/latenight and below.

An exclusive presale opportunity will be available to C3Concerts.com E-list subscribers on Thursday, August 22 from 10 AM CT to 10 PM CT. In order to be eligible to receive presale passcodes, individuals must confirm subscription to the C3 Concerts E-List at www.c3concerts.com/connect by Tuesday, August 20 at 11:59 PM CT. The public on sale is Friday, August 23 at 10 AM CT online only through www.c3concerts.com/latenight.

The Official 2019 ACL Fest Late Night Shows:

10/3 Gary Clark Jr @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

10/3 Hippie Sabotage w/ Paul Sebastian @ Emo’s Austin (18+)

10/3 FIDLAR w/ XETAS @ Scoot Inn

10/4 Gary Clark Jr @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

10/4 TroyBoi @ Emo’s Austin (18+)

10/4 The Comet is Coming with DJ Mel @ Scoot Inn

10/4 Pink Sweat$ @ Antone’s (18+)

10/4 Blackillac @ Stubb’s Indoors

10/5 Golden Dawn Arkestra @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

10/5 Jai Wolf w/ Hotel Garuda and Memba @ Emo’s Austin (18+)

10/5 IDLES @ Mohawk

10/5 Jenny Lewis w/ Cherry Glazerr @ Scoot Inn

10/5 Eric Rachmany w/ Reed Turner – A Benefit for Proclaim Justice @ Antone’s (18+)

10/5 Shura w/ Faye Webster @ 3TEN

10/6 GRiZ w/ Capyac (DJ Set) @ Emo’s Austin (18+)

10/6 Misterwives with Briston Maroney @ Scoot Inn

^10/6 Gospel Brunch: Bells of Joy @ Stubb's Indoors

10/7 BANKS w/ Kevin Garrett @ Scoot Inn

10/8 Bea Miller w/ Kah-lo @ Scoot Inn

*10/9 Waller Creek Conservancy Benefit feat. King Princess @ Stubbs Waller Creek

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10/10 Kali Uchis w/ Mahalia @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

10/10 Flamingosis w/ BoomBaptist @ The Parish

10/10 Monsieur Periné w/ special guest Vanessa Zamora @ Antone’s (18+)

10/10 Alesia Lani @ Stubb’s Indoors (FREE show!)

10/11 James Blake w/ Armani White @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

10/11 RL Grime w/ Montell2099 and Jawns @ Emo’s Austin (18+)

10/11 Sigrid w/ Alexander 23 and Raffaella @ Scoot Inn

10/12 Third Eye Blind w/ Mallrat @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

10/12 Rebelution w/ Steady Legend @ Emo’s Austin

10/12 Joseph w/ Caroline Rose @ Scoot Inn

10/12 Julia Jacklin w/ Christian Lee Hutson @ The Parish

10/12 Still Woozy w/ Johnny Utah @ Antone’s (18+)

10/12 Chris Shiflett w/ Cordovas and Leon III @ Continental Club (21+)

10/13 Fisher @ Emo’s Austin (18+)

10/13 Orville Peck w/ Louisianna Purchase @ Scoot Inn

^10/13 Gospel Brunch: The Disciples of Joy @ Stubb’s Indoors

*Already on sale

^Reservations available by phone only through 512.480.8341

Austin City Limits Music Festival takes place October 4-6 and October 11-13 at Zilker Park. Tickets are available at www.aclfestival.com. Music fans ages 10 and under will be admitted free of charge accompanied by a ticketed adult. Don’t miss one of this year’s most highly anticipated lineups featuring Guns N’ Roses, Mumford & Sons, Childish Gambino, The Cure, Cardi B (W1 only), Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, Robyn (W2 only), and many more. www.aclfestival.com

Austin City Limits Announce Day Lineups For Both Weekends

Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced their day lineups for both weekends. With a few minor changes between weekend one and two the festival looks all set to bring back another year of amazing music spread out among the beautiful Zilker Park once again. This year heavy hitters such as Guns and Roses, Tame Impala, Childish Gambino, The Cure and Mumford and Sons are set to close out one of the better lineups in recent history. Stay tuned as day scheduled get announced in the near future. Ticket information can be found here.

Ultra5280's Best Of 2018: Top Shows

2018 brought us some amazing shows. From comebacks to the unexpected to the rebirth of a local festival. Denver finally got it’s own big festival after months of rumors with Grandoozy. Red Rocks continued to impress with probably its best lineup in years. It’s hard task when asked to name your Top 5, but we sat down with some of our friends and finalized our lists. The consensus from our panel would be that David Byrne returned in 2018 with the best show of the year, landing number one on many lists. Taylor Swift toured with her amazing production landing a few spots on the list. Other notable shows were Janelle Monae, Childish Gambino and a few new faces such as CupcakKe and Jungle. With 2019 announcements already starting to roll in we expect it to be bigger and better. Thank you to our amazing friends at Live Nation, AEG Presents, Illegal Pete’s, Do303, The UMS, Levitt Pavillion, Open Air, Behind The Scene Podcast, without you we wouldn’t be able to attend so many amazing shows. Until next year…..


Robert Castro / Editor In Chief Ultra5280

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  1. Janelle Monae- Austin City Limits Music Festival

  2. Travis Scott- Pepsi Center

  3. David Byrne- Austin City Limits Music Festival

  4. Taylor Swift- Mile High Stadium

  5. Childish Gambino- Pepsi Center


Amy Osgood / Certified Peace Sign Thrower

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  1. SZA- Coachella

  2. Taylor Swift- Mile High Stadium

  3. Beyonce- Coachella

  4. Janelle Monae- Paramount Theatre

  5. Florence and The Machine- Grandoozy


Bruce Trujillo / Programming Assistant at Open Air

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  1. Los Mocochetes/Pink Hawks/Vic N The Narwhals- Hi Dive

  2. Tammy Shine (of Dressy Bessy)- Sally Centigrade

  3. Ms. Lauryn Hill- Red Rocks

  4. Paul Simon- Fiddler’s Green

  5. Childish Gambino- Pepsi Center


Tobias Krause / Event Director at Underground Music Showcase

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  1. DUCKWRTH- Underground Music Showcase

  2. PPL MVR- Underground Music Showcase

  3. Dragondeer (as Bowie)- Globe Hall

  4. Childish Gambino- Pepsi Center

  5. Madge- Underground Music Showcase


Zoe Lanterman / Marketing Manager at Live Nation Colorado

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  1. Jungle- The Gothic Theater

  2. Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever- Larimer Lounge

  3. Cold Cave- Marquis Theatre

  4. Sylvan Esso- Red Rocks

  5. BROCKHAMPTON- The Ogden Theatre


Peter Wallace / General Manager at Do303

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  1. David Byrne- Red Rocks

  2. Big Gigantic (Rowdytown 3D)- Red Rocks

  3. PHISH- MGM Las Vegas

  4. Travis Scott- Life Is Beautiful Music Festival

  5. Dave Chapelle- Summit


Joel Rekiel / Levitt Pavillion Denver

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  1. David Byrne- Red Rocks

  2. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats- Levitt Pavillion Denver

  3. Godspeed You Black Emperor-The Ogden Theatre

  4. MGMT- The Fillmore

  5. Rainbow Kitten Surprise- Velorama Music Festival


Shon Cobbs / Host of Behind The Podcast

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  1. The National/Sharon Van Etten- Red Rocks

  2. Jesus and Mary Chain/NIN- Red Rocks

  3. Ghostpulse-Syntax Opera House

  4. The Milk Blossoms- Lost Lake

  5. Beach House/Sound of Ceres- The Ogden Theatre


Virgil Dickerson / Fun Pusher at Illegal Pete’s

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  1. David Byrne- Red Rocks

  2. Lizzo with Maggie Rogers and Haim- Red Rocks

  3. Janelle Monae- Paramount Theatre

  4. Cupcakke- Marquis Theater

  5. Shannon and The Clams- Crescent Ballroom


Ryan Garbarino- Marketing Manager at AEG Presents

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  1. David Byrne- Red Rocks

  2. Khraungbin- The Bluebird Theater

  3. The War on Drugs- Grandoozy

  4. John Prine with Nathaniel Rateliff- Buell Theatre

  5. Taylor Swift- Mile High Stadium


Rikki Aston / Talent Buyer at Live Nation Colorado

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  1. David Byrne- Red Rocks

  2. Pearl Jam- Safeco Field

  3. Against Me!- Summit

  4. Janelle Monae- Paramount Theatre

  5. Sofi Tukker- Gothic Theater (can I have 5 more!!!)


Lina Skrzypczak / Lifestyle and Music Writer at Ultra5280

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  1. Black Moth Super Rainbow- The Bluebird

  2. Washed Out- 420 Block Party

  3. Childish Gambino- Pepsi Center

  4. Mac Demarco- Red Rocks

  5. Tycho- Summit


Danny Sax / Talent Buyer at AEG Presents

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  1. Bouncing Souls- The Bluebird Theater

  2. Highly Suspect- The Ogden Theatre

  3. Dropkick Murphy’s/Flogging Molly- Fox Street Compound

  4. Mac Demarco- Red Rocks

  5. Rancid/Bad Religion/Pennywise/The Interrupters/Mad Caddies/Potato Pirates - Fiddlers Green


Geoff Brent / Talent Buyer at Live Nation Colorado

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  1. Itchy-O Hallowmass- Summit

  2. Against Me!- Summit

  3. Turnstile & Culture Abuse- Marquis Theater

  4. BROCKHAMPTON- The Fillmore

  5. The Frights- The Bluebird

Austin Music City Limits Music Festival | Day Two | Weekend Two

Day two of the festival started off with a bang with amazing early day sets from Mondo Cozmo, Carseat Headrest, A$AP Ferg, and supergroup Dreamcar (Davey Havok of AFI and No Doubt). The late afternoon brought on an inspiring performance from Angel Olsen who was battling the effects of the dust and still managed to play an amazing set. One of the funnest sets of the weekend belonged to Glass Animals and their high energy off the wall performance. Dave Bayley and company entertained the packed Honda Stage with hits off their album How To Be A Human Being. It's always great to see when hometown bands play their respected towns, such were the glowing reviews from last weeks Spoon set. Expecting the same,  the band came out swinging and put on another amazing set. Led by frontman Britt Daniel and company the band played an array of hits off their ever spanning catalog with a majority of newer material off Hot Thoughts.

The evenings battling headliners split between Chicago native Chance The Rapper and California rock legends The Red Hot Chili Peppers (photo restrictions applied to both acts). Chance performed the same set he has been performing on his last tour, while RHCP played all of the classics we have come to love. An evening that catered to the older and newer generation.

Spoon frontman Britt Daniel warms up their hometown crowd during day two of the festival. (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)

Austin City Limits Music Festival | Day One | Weekend Two

We made our annual pilgrimage to the great state of Texas this past weekend for the annual Austin Music City Limits Music Festival once again. Three straight days of amazing music (and food) catered to everybody with it's spanning musical genres. Friday night was highlighted by acts such as Andrew McMahon and The Wilderness who played to the early masses. Electro-pop darlings Crystal Castles got our dancing shoes moving with one of the better sets of the weekend, perfect mix of showmanship and dance influenced material had the Honda stage raging. Pop-rock siblings Brian D’Addario and Michael D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs put on a remarkable live set reminiscent and influenced by the likes of Queen and David Bowie. The late afternoon blessed us with the winner of this years Mercury Prize (an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland), Skepta who's London Grime sound has received worldwide acclaim. His set was on point and delivered just as we had expected. Other worthwhile sets included The Revivalist, Bonobo, Eagles of Death Metal and The xx who headlined the Honda Stage. One of the most anticipated sets of the day belonged to Solange (who was running late to her scheduled time). Her set provided a perfect segway to her Brother-in-laws set, Mr. Sean Carter aka Jay-Z. The New York rap legend performed in front of a 40-foot inflatable dog balloon designed by Jeff Koons. He played all of his major hits and even had Damian "JR Gong" Marley join him for "Bam" off his latest album 4:44. His set included well known hits including crowd sing-a-longs such as "Empire State of Mind", "Big Pimpin", "Run This Town", and many more. He ended his set with a touching tribute to the late Checter Bennington of Linkin Park with his rendition of the hit mashup "Numb/Harcore" before closing out the night with "99 Problems". A great first day to kick off the festival.

JAY-Z looking over the large crowd gathered for his performance during weekend two of this year's Austin Music City Limits festival. Photo Credit: Robert Castro

Austin City Limits: Weekend One Highlights

Austin City Limits saw the return of Radiohead on Friday night during weekend one of the two weekend fest. While perfect weather adorned the record crowds it was the awesome array of musical acts that stole the show.

Friday's Best:

Radiohead: They managed to reach into their catalog for one of their best festival sets this year. (expecting a possible better set this weekend, after all it is Them Yorke's birthday)

Flying Lotus: Perfect primer for Radiohead, he managed to get the crowd nice and comfy for the evenings headliner. Lotus continues to push boundaries with his awesome sets, would have preferred a later set to emphasize his amazing visuals.

Die Antwoord: The South American rap duo amazed and probably played one of the best sets Friday mid afternoon. The band was all over the place singing and dancing with a huge crowd participation.

Band of Horses: Sandwiched between Flume and M83, the Seattle rockers held their own with a emphatic set of southern rock. We got a chance to see an ACL Live tapping Sunday night which was amazing.

Saturday's Best:

Saint Motel: This band continues to grow and grow right in front of our eyes. Their Saturday performance is a testament to that. Can't wait to see what they bring on weekend two.

Cage The Elephant: You never know what to expect from these guys, one thing is for certain they leave it all on the line. Singer Matt Schultz is a modern day version of Freddy Mercury mixed in with a hint of Mick Jagger.

SchoolBoy Q: Fresh off a new album Schoolboy gave the crowd a rather energetic set setting it up perfectly for label mate Kendrick Lamar. Playing a majority of new songs it's no wonder his latest album has been met with praise.

The Chainsmokers: They definitely packed the Home Away stage unlike we have ever seen. This years version of Twenty One pilots has made a name for itself with it's live shows incorporating great visuals and musical theatrics. 

Kendrick Lamar: King Kendrick played a flawless set proving why he belongs headliner status. His no holds barred approach to hip hop has put him in the upper echelon of the genre, in fact he may be leading us into the next era of hip hop and rap.

Sunday's Best:

The final day of weekend one heavily featured some of country music's best. 

Nathaniel Ratliff & The Night Sweats: Denver's own held their status as one of the most surprising acts of the year. Their mid-day crowded performance had everybody singing and dancing to the retro soul sounds off the band. Great to see reactions for these guys outside of Denver.

Kacey Musgraves: The country starlett gave us a dose of her country antics reaching into a few of the covers she has been known to rock including "Crazy" from Gnarls Barkley and Nancy Sinatra's “These Boots Are Made For Walkin".

Oh Wonder: Probably the most surprising set for me. I literally fell in love with this duo, who proclaimed it was their first time playing in our great state. One of the better up and coming bands we suggest you take a listen.

HAIM: The threesome are back after a brief break following there amazing debut album. These three sisters always put on for an amazing show. They showcased a bit more maturity and amazing sound since we saw them last in Denver almost two years ago.

LCD Soundsystem: After witnessing a jaw dropping legendary performance at Red Rocks earlier this year, they managed to continue their fever pace as their festival circuit is coming to an end. Same setup and same songs James Murphy and company will be heading to the studio soon to work on their new album. We cannot wait.