One of our favourite US Festivals without question is Austin City Limits – a festival put on by C3 Events (the guys behind Lollapalooza in Chicago, and also co-presenters of Big Day Out here in Australia) over two weekends in Austin every October. It’s hard to believe we’re talking about it already, but today marked the announcement for this year’s event, set to be headlined by Eminem, the already leaked Splendour headliners Outkast and recent Big Day Out headliners Pearl Jam.
Beck, Lana Del Rey, Lorde (Weekend Two Only), Foster The People and, surprisingly, The Replacements, are among the other acts to sit amongst the top of the pack. Following last year’s disappointing turnout in the electronic world, a renewed focus for the genre sees Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Major Lazer and Zedd among the electronic artists set to make up for it… and then some.
And then there are the Australians! Four Aussie acts will be waving the flag for us over there, and all will be playing both weekends. So far, this is: Iggy Azalea, Jagwar Ma, The Preatures and Falls (formerly The Falls). And it should also be pointed out that all four acts originally hail from Sydney (or NSW at the very least). Take that Melbourne! But I digress…
Three other acts in particular we’re excited to see grace the bill are Tune-Yards, Belle and Sebastian, and Spoon – all of whom seem to be returning to the live stage after some time away to work on other projects and/or their latest record… though these names barely scratch the surface!
Austin City Limits will take place in Austin, Texas over two weekends, in a similar strategy to Coachella. Essentially the same lineup will play both weekends, with a few exceptions here and there. The dates this year are October 3rd to 5th and 10th to the 12th, 2014. The full line-ups are below, and for tickets and more details, head to: http://www.aclfestival.com/
EMINEM
PEARL JAM
OUTKAST
SKRILLEX
BECK
CALVIN HARRIS
LANA DEL REY
LORDE
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
THE REPLACEMENTS
ZEDD
MAJOR LAZER
THE AVETT BROTHERS
SPOON
THE HEAD AND THE HEART
BELLE & SEBASTIAN
INTERPOL
CHROMEO
BROKEN BELLS
CHILDISH GAMBINO
CHVRCHES
JIMMY CLIFF
ST. VINCENT
PHANTOGRAM
JUANES
THE GLITCH MOB
FITZ & THE TANTRUMS
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM
AFI
IGGY AZALEA
REBELUTION
ICONA POP
TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS
CAPITAL CITIES
PAOLO NUTINI
JENNY LEWIS
BEATS ANTIQUE
SAM SMITH
KONGOS
REAL ESTATE
TUNE-YARDS
KODALINE
JAGWAR MA
BLACKBERRY SMOKE
TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE
MAC DEMARCO
GRAMATIK
LETTUCE
LAKE STREET DIVE
POLIÇA
LUCIUS
TEMPLES
OZOMATLI
BLEACHERS
ANA TIJOUX
HOZIER
MØ
J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS
ROBERT ELLIS
ZOÉ
SAINTS OF VALORY
JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN
PARKER MILLSAP
THE PREATURES
FALLS
REUBEN AND THE DARK
TOR MILLER
BERNHOFT
NIKKI LANE
BAD RABBITS
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
CULTS
THE ROSEBUDS
NIGHT TERRORS OF 1927
THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974
YOUNG & SICK
MINIATURE TIGERS
SPANISH GOLD
EMPIRES
THE DISTRICTS
BENJAMIN BOOKER
BLANK RANGE
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
RAY BENSON & MILKDRIVE
MOATS
MELANIE MARTINEZ
THE LAST INTERNATIONALE
JOHNNYSWIM
FUTURE UNLIMITED
JON PARDI
BEAT CONNECTION
LOS COLOGNES
A THOUSAND HORSES
SNOWMINE
THE LONELY BISCUITS
BULLY
THE WANS
COLONY HOUSE
THE HUNTS
CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN
VON GREY
MARC SCIBILA
MODOC
BLACK PISTOL FIRE
BLUE BEAR
WOOD & WIRE
EMILY WOLFE
THE NIGHTOWLS
DAWN AND HAWKES
MIKE AND THE MOONPIES
SPHYNX
PENNY & SPARROW
RIDERS AGAINST THE STORM
HARD PROOF
ARUM RAE
THE LEGENDARY SOUL STIRRERS
THE JONES FAMILY SINGERS
SHIELDS OF FAITH
THE LEVITES
ASHLEY CLEVELAND
THE STAPLETONES
THE RIVER CITY CHRISTIANETTES
GOSPEL SILVERTONES
WESLEY BRAY AND THE DISCIPLES OF JOY
THE BARTON HILLS CHOIR
STEVE SONGS
RALPH’S WORLD
ELIZABETH MCQUEEN
SUGAR FREE ALLSTARS
SCHOOL OF ROCK
THE Q BROTHERS
PETER DISTEFANO & TOR
Not all artists play both weekends. Head to http://www.aclfestival.com/ for more details.
