2011 ACL Festival Line-Up Highlights (scheduled to appear):
For a complete line-up, click here.
| Highlights, Day One (Sep. 16):
Kanye West (8:30-10:00)
Coldplay (8:30-9:45)
Santigold (7:30-8:30)
Foster The People (5:30-6:30)
Ray LaMontagne (4:30-5:30)
Big Boi (4:30-5:30)
Smith Westerns (3:30-4:30)
Ha Ha Tonka (12:45-1:30)
Theodophilus London (12:30-1:30)
Asleep At The Wheel (12:30-1:30) | Highlights, Day Two (Sep. 17):
Stevie Wonder (8:00 - 10:00)
My Morning Jacket (8:00 - 9:30)
TV On The Radio (7:00 - 8:00)
Chromeo (7:00 - 8:00)
Cut Copy (6:00 - 7:00)
Cee Lo (6:00 - 7:00)
Wanda Jackson (5:45 - 6:30)
Iron & Wine (4:00 - 5:00)
Alison Krauss & Union Station (4:00 - 5:00)
Young The Giant (2:00 - 3:00)
Twin Shadow (1:15 - 2:00) | Highlights, Day Three (Sep. 18):
Arcade Fire (8:30 - 10:00)
Empire Of The Sun (7:30 - 8:30)
Social Distortion (7:30 - 8:30)
Manu Chao La Ventura (6:30 - 7:30)
Fleet Foxes (6:30 - 7:30)
Elbow (5:30 - 6:30)
Death From Above 1979 (5:30 - 6:30)
Broken Social Scene (4:30 - 5:30)
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses (4:30 - 5:30)
Chiddy Bang (3:30 - 4:30)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (1:30 - 2:30) |
ACL FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE:
The Austin City Limits Festival is a musical festival that features numerous artists. ACL Festival is it is commonly called was started in Austin, Texas in 2002. The festival is put on by Charles Attal's company, C3 Presents. C3 also produces Lollapalooza in Chicago and the Big State Festival in Texas. ACL is popular because it is a 3-day musical experience, which is shared by thousands of people. People can see dozens of their favorite bands all in one location, on the same weekend.
Austin City Limits Festival occurs each Fall at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Zilker is a large grassy park on Town Lake, that is located near downtown Austin. Zilker Park is in the heart of Austin, so it is easy to get to from all parts of the city. Zilker is located on Barton Spring Road, just one block from Lamar Boulevard. There are numerous restaurants and bars that line the street just outside ACL Festival's main gate. And just across the street from ACL's main gate is Zilker's Barton Spring Pool. Barton Springs is the largest (and coldest) natural springs pool in Texas. So not only is ACL Fest a great show, but it's in a great part of Austin to have a good time.
ACL Fest is a large outdoor concert, that has musicians performing on different stages spread across the park. Once inside you can roam around the park listening to music from the different artists. There is also plenty of delicious food and beverages, that are sold by some of Austin's coolest restaurants. The music at ACL Festival is outstanding. Each year of ACL, there have been numerous major artists who come to play at the show. Just a few of the big names that have played ACL Festival are: Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Foo Fighters, Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Coldplay, Widespread Panic, Oasis, The Black Crowes, The Killers, Beck, Wilco, Ben Harpers, Liz Phair, R.E.M, Dwight Yoakum and String Cheese Incident. And every year the lineup at ACL Festival includes dozens of great bands.
ACL Festival is a three day event, Friday through Sunday. You can either buy passes to go for an individual day (one day ACL pass) or you can buy tickets to go to all days (a 3-day ACL ticket). To buy ACL Festival tickets make sure you check out the official ACL site. There are often single day passes available through their site up until a few weeks before the show.
Austin City Limits Festival Ticket Information:
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