Austin City Limits Music Festival Announce Lineup and Daily Lineups

May 16, 2023

Our favorite festival is set to take its annual two week residency at Zilker Park once again this year. This years lineup boasts an array of some of the best acts in music, from Kendrick Lamar to Shania Twain. The festival is one of the premier festivals in the country well known for amazing music and the hospitality the fest and state brings to its visitors.

Tickets for the festival sell pretty quickly and the fest has many tiers to chose from. Another one of the amenities the fest has to offer is in the form of amazing food and drinks. Austin Eats focuses on locally owned restaurants to fulfill any festival appetite. The craft beer hall gives many options under a shaded tent to beat the heat.

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Austin City Limits Music Festival | Day Three | Weekend Two

October 24, 2017

Day three of this years Austin City Limits paved way to probably the best of the three days. The weather was perfect as the high never really reached about 75 degrees or so. One of the best acts we caught all weekend was Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit, riding the wave of their recently released new album, the band took advantage and played a lot of newer material. With perfect harmonies and layered riffs the sisters fed off each other and played a near flawless set. Up next was one of our favorites Run The Jewels (do these guys ever take a day off?). It has gotten to the point were the duo of Killer Mike and EL-P have reached headliner status with their infectious politically charged lyrics and well though out beats. Always encouraging crowd participation which makes way for an amazing live set, the band feeds off the energy and vice versa. They played through many of their hits and left us hungry for another album.

As the sun set and crowds got comfortable we made our way to catch one of the hottest bands of 2017. Portugal. The Man, with heir recently released album Woodstock and fell good hit of the summer "Feel The Still", the band performed under the dark lights and motion projection layered upon the backdrop. A band who we have seen mature over the years and continue to get better and better with each take.

The nights dueling headliners had us choosing between Gorillaz and The Killers (photo restrictions for both). We managed to split our time between both sets as we sang and danced to the early material from Brandon Flowers and company and also managed to catch Damon Albarn and his supergroup lay into some of their newer material. As always The Austin City Limits Music Festival continues to earn top billing for us year in and year out. With a new layout and more ample space, the fest never felt overcrowded and still managed to include a few more stages and variety of music for all to enjoy. See ya next year Austin.

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

October 17, 2017

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

October 16, 2017

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

10 Must See Acts | Austin City Limits Music Festival 2017

October 12, 2017

The time has come to celebrate this years annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, on the eve of the festival we wanted to share some of the "must see" acts for this years fest. Let's begin with Friday's lineup.

FRIDAY

MUNA (Home Away 1:15-2:15)

The Lemon Twigs (Miller Lite Stage 3:15-4:15)

Skepta (Home Away Stage 5:15-6:15)

SATURDAY

Mondo Cozmo (Barton Springs 1:00-2:00)

A$AP FERG (American Express Stage 2:00-3:00)

Dreamcar (Home Away Stage 3:00-4:00)

Angel Olsen (Miller Lite 5:00-6:00)

SUNDAY

Middle Kids (Miller Lite 1:15-2:15)

Rainbow Kitten Surprise (American Express 2:15-3:15)

Portugal. The Man (Home Away 7:!5-8:15)

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2017 Lineup Announcement

May 4, 2017

Our favorite music festival has just announced their lineup for 2017. The Austin City Limits Music Festival has been a staple of our fest coverage for the last 5 years and this year's lineup boasts some of musics finest.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance The Rapper, The Killers, Gorillaz, Martin Garrix, and The xx are set to headline this year's massive Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup. ICE CUBE, Ryan Adams, Solange, The Head and the Heart, Run The Jewels, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, Spoon, Vance Joy, ZHU and more will deliver an incredibly diverse musical landscape throughout ACL Fest's epic two consecutive weekends. The world-class festival will deliver more than 140 bands across eight stages at Zilker Park, October 6-8 and October 13-15.

This year's eclectic collection of talent includes something for everyone with performances from Portugal. The Man, Bonobo (LIVE), A$AP Ferg, First Aid Kit, Louis the Child, Royal Blood (Weekend One), The Revivalists, Cody Jinks, LĪVE, Eagles of Death Metal (Weekend Two), Car Seat Headrest, DREAMCAR, Grace VanderWaal, Skip Marley and Parker Millsap. The deep list of artists also includes Milky Chance, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Alison Wonderland (Weekend One), O.A.R. (Weekend Two), Danny Brown, Whitney, Mondo Cozmo, and many more.

It is a longstanding tradition at ACL Fest to honor homegrown talent and this year's lineup of Texas-based artists is strong. Fans can look forward to incredible performances from Spoon, Cody Jinks, The Black Angels, MISSIO, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Band of Heathens, Asleep at the Wheel, Dale and Ray, Paul Cauthen, CAPYAC, The Wild Now, Carson McHone, Mobley, Annabelle Chairlegs, Tomar and the FC's and Mélat.

3-Day General Admission Tickets for both weekends go on sale today at 10am CT at www.aclfestival.com. 3-Day VIP and Platinum Tickets and Hotel Packages will also be available starting at 10am CT. Music fans ages 10 and under will be admitted free of charge accompanied by a ticketed adult. 1-Day General Admission Tickets, 1-Day VIP Tickets and 1-Day Platinum Tickets will be available later in the year.

Austin City Limits Music Festival has called Zilker Park home for 16 years, and in 2017, the Austin Parks Foundation is celebrating Zilker 100, the centennial anniversary of this legendary green space. For more than a decade, proceeds from ACL Festival have gone directly towards improving Austin's parks. Just this week, ACL Fest announced $6.3 million in funding to Austin Parks, making the total contribution to improvements to Zilker Park and parks across the city more than $26 million since 2006.

Fans worldwide who can't make it to Zilker Park will be able to watch the Austin City Limits Music Festival Live Broadcast on Red Bull TV, which is distributed digitally for free on any connected device and accessible online at redbull.tv/aclfest. The Live Broadcast can also be viewed on www.aclfestival.com. Full broadcast schedule of performances will be announced in October.

Fans can sign up for the E-List to be the first to get new information at www.aclfestival.com, download the ACL Fest Mobile App, and follow social media to stay in the loop for all festival announcements. Facebook || Instagram || Twitter.

Austin City Limits Music Festival is generously sponsored by American Express, Honda, Miller Lite, HomeAway, BMI and Tito's Handmade Vodka.