ACL Music FestivalIf you’re a fan of fine, fine music – and of course you are – you need to get yourself to Austin, Texas this fall for the 15th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, which this year celebrates their milestone anniversary with a talent lineup that’s even more impressive than the fest’s usual A-list roster.
Grammy, ACM and CMA winner Chris Stapleton tops the bill, along with Willie Nelson and Kacey Musgraves. Rockers Radiohead and Mumford & Sons, as well as rapper Kendrick Lamar, will also top the diverse bill for the festival, which takes place across two consecutive weekends – September 30-October 2, and October 7-9 – at Austin’s Zilker Park. More than 130 bands will play on a total of eight stages during the the festival .
In anticipatation of the crowds and in response to feedback from past attendees, organizers say they’ve taken numerous steps to make this year’s festival a better experience for all, including more water stations and improved concessions and shopping, a family entrance and shaded “Austin Kiddle Limits”area, and adjusted stage placement for better sound and crowd control.
Tickets for the Austin City Limits Festival are on sale now via ACLFestival.com in a variety of packages, including a three-day general admission pass that’ll cost you $225. If you can’t make it, no worries – the festival will stream live on Red Bull TV as well as on the festival website, where you can also check out the festival lineup so far, as well as sign up for email updates.
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