April 15, 2008 at 10:57:00 AM | more stories by this author
Massive three-day event in the Texan capital will feature more than 125 acts, including Beck, John Fogerty, David Byrne, and Manu Chao.
The summer music festival season hasn't even started yet, but the battle lines have already been drawn for top dog among the fall's blowout music events.
The seventh annual Austin City Limits Music Festival unveiled its massive lineup today, with the Foo Fighters, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Beck, John Fogerty, David Byrne, Manu Chao, the Raconteurs, and the Mars Volta topping a bill that features more than 125 acts.
The event will be held September 26-28 at Zilker Park in the Texan capital. Three-day passes are available for $170, including fees and a print-at-home option, at ACLfestival.com.
The lineup also includes Gnarls Barkley, Erykah Badu, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, N.E.R.D., Tegan & Sara, Iron & Wine, G. Love & Special Sauce, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, Slightly Stoopid, Neko Case, Band Of Horses, Silversun Pickups, Gogol Bordello, Gillian Welch, the Black Keys, Against Me!, Spiritualized, Duffy, Robert Earl Keen, Patty Griffin, and Roky Erickson.
In 2007, Austin City Limits boasted an attendance of 225,000 throughout three sold-out days.
The full lineup for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival:
Foo Fighters
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Beck
Manu Chao
John Fogerty
David Byrne
The Raconteurs
The Mars Volta
Gnarls Barkley
Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band
N.E.R.D.
Erykah Badu
Robert Earl Keen
Patty Griffin
Tegan & Sara
Iron & Wine
G. Love & Special Sauce
Neko Case
Band Of Horses
The Swell Season
Silversun Pickups
Gogol Bordello
Gillian Welch
Eli Young Band
The Black Keys
Against Me!
Jakob Dylan And The Gold Mountain Rebels
Okkervil River
Galactic
Kevin Fowler
Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings
Hot Chip
Vampire Weekend
Slightly Stoopid
Duffy
Alejandro Escovedo
Roky Erikson
Yonder Mountain String Band
Spiritualized
Flyleaf
Drive-By Truckers
Ingrid Michaelson
Stars
Jose Gonzalez
CSS
Del The Funky Homosapien
Man Man
Jamie Lidell
MGMT
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Jenny Lewis
M. Ward
Asleep At The Wheel
Mason Jennings
Heartless Bastards
Antibalas
The Nachito Herrera All-Stars
Shooter Jennings
Xavier Rudd
Yeasayer
Octopus Project
Joe Bonamassa
The Kills
White Denim
Louis XIV
Delta Spirit
Mates Of State
Nicole Atkins & The Sea
Electric Touch
Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears
Black Door Slam
Tristan Prettyman
The Strange Boys
Ryan Bingham
Scott Biram
Freddy Jones
Colour Revolt
Five Times August
Langhorne Slim
Sybris
Eli "Paper Boy" Reed And The True Loves
Bavu Blakes And The Extra Plairs
AA Bondy
Christopher Denny
Mike Farris
The Lee Boys
South Austin Jug Band
American Bang
Bobby Bare, Jr.
Massacoustics
Belleville Outfit
We Go To 11
Band Of Heathens
City And Colour
Sunny Sweeney
Elizabeth Wills
Autamata
Bonnie Bishop
Ben Solee
Ben Cylus
The Concert Supremes
River City Christionettes
Shields Of Faith
The Jones Family Singers
Nakia And His Southern Cousins
Brotherly Luv
The Hensley Ensemble
School Of Rock
Jambo
Q Brothers
Buck Howdy With BB
Uncle Rock
Big Don
Mr. Ray
The Jimmies





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