The Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas on two consecutive three-day weekends. The 2018 edition goes down October 5th-7th and October 12th-14th.
Inspired by the KLRU/PBS music series of the same name, the festival is produced by Austin-based company C3 Presents, which also produces Lollapalooza. The reputation of the Austin City Limits television show helped contribute to the success of the first festival.
The ACL Music Festival has eight stages where musical groups from genres including rock, indie, country, folk, electronic and hip hop perform for fans. Approximately 450,000 people attend the festival each year. In addition to the music performances, there are food and drinks, an art market, a kids area for families, and other activities for attendees.
Ticket Price: $255 (GA); $1100 (VIP)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- A R I Z O N A
- Alvvays
- Amber Mark
- Amen Dunes
- Arctic Monkeys
- Asleep At The Wheel
- Bahamas
- Bazzi
- Big Thief
- Bishop Briggs
- Blood Orange
- Brandi Carlile
- Brockhampton
- BØRNS
- CHVRCHES
- Camila Cabello
- Cuco
- Curtis Harding
- David Byrne
- Deftones
- Disturbed
- Donna Missal
- Durand Jones & The Indications
- Elle King
- Father John Misty
- Flor
- Gang of Youths
- Ghost of Paul Revere
- Golden Dawn Arkestra
- Greta Van Fleet
- Gryffin
- Hayley Knox
- Highly Suspect
- Houndmouth
- Hozier
- Illenium
- Janelle Monáe
- Japanese Breakfast
- Jungle
- Justice
- Khalid
- Khruangbin
- Lewis Capaldi
- Lil Wayne
- Lily Allen
- Lisa Loeb
- Lo Moon
- Lovelytheband
- Manchester Orchestra
- Marian Hill
- Metallica
- Mikky Ekko
- Moses Sumney
- Mt. Joy
- Natalie Prass
- Nicole Atkins
- Noname
- Odesza
- Parquet Courts
- Paul McCartney
- Phil Cook
- Phoenix
- Ravyn Lenae
- Residente
- Rezz
- Rhye
- San Holo
- Sasha Sloan
- Shakey Graves
- Shame
- Sharon Van Etten
- Shawn Mendes
- Sir Sly
- Smino
- Sofi Tukker
- St. Vincent
- Sweet Spirit
- Sylvan Esso
- The Breeders
- The Coronas
- The National
- The Revolution
- The Weather Station
- The Wombats
- Thunderpussy
- Tinashe
- Trampled By Turtles
- Travis Scott
- Twin Shadow
- Wallows
- X Ambassadors
- Yungblud
Festival News and Rumors

Austin City Limits' 2022 Livestream to Feature Paramore, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks & More
You can also watch sets by Marcus Mumford, The War on Drugs, Billy Strings, Flume, and Goose.
Consequence Staff October 6, 2022

The What Podcast: Mat Kearney Talks Cover Songs, His Career Journey, and More at Moon River Festival
Barry and Lord Taco also touch on how the festival handled its Sunday rainout.
Ben Kaye September 14, 2022

First Pantera Reunion Shows Announced for Slipknot's South American Knotfests and Mexico's Hell & Heaven Fest
Jon Hadusek August 25, 2022

2022 Zona Music Festival: Beach House, Portugal. the Man, and Bleachers Lead Lineup
Carys Anderson August 24, 2022

Police Believe They Stopped Potential Mass Shooting at Bass Canyon EDM Festival
Abby Jones August 21, 2022