Austin City Limits

[Badger]

Anyone planning on going to this? I lucked out and got my tickets for $35. Not a bad price for 130 bands. The lineup is released May 11th. Here's a list of confirmed bands (Not 100% reliable, but really what is):

* Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
* The Flaming Lips
* Ben Harper
* John Mayer
* Los Lonely Boys
* Massive Attack
* Matisyahu
* The Shins
* Iron and Wine
* The New Pornographers
* Ben Kweller
* Son Volt
* Thievery Corporation
* Jason Boland & the Stragglers
* Matt Nathanson
* K.T.Tunstall
* Asleep at the Wheel
* Jimmy Dale Gilmore
* Peter Dawson
* Jack Ingram
* The Subdudes
* Sleepy Wonder
* The Greencards
* Kasey Chambers
* Robyn Ludwick
* Buckwheat Zydeco
* Melissa Reaves
* Eli Young Band
* Elvis Perkins

I went last year and it was an amazing weekend despite the mercury reaching, I think, 107 degrees. I've heard rumors of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, Dave Matthews Band, Sufjan Stevens and many others, but at this point it's all still rumors. If you're going (even if you're not) which bands are you excited to see?
I'm hoping Thievery Corp. has a show as good as last year. I've never seen Tom Petty so that should be cool. Haven't seen Ben Harper either, that should be awesome. I think Matisyahu will put on a good show as well.

[nyc999]

When is it? That sounds pretty damn awesome. I watch it on TV all the time, they always have great (and sometimes underappreciated) bands.

[CrazyEyez]

I noticed the last few Saturday nights PBS HD has been showing different bands from what I imagine was last year's festival. It looks and sounds awesome. I caught part of Trey Anastasio and his orchestra.

[El Diablo]

Badger,

No, but I am going to Flaming Lips / Ween / Go! Team !!!!!

That ACL lineup looks like a really great show.

[Badger]

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I noticed the last few Saturday nights PBS HD has been showing different bands from what I imagine was last year's festival. It looks and sounds awesome. I caught part of Trey Anastasio and his orchestra.

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PBS has a show titled Austin City Limits. You could have been seeing old festival footage, but it's probably the show. The show inspired the festival. This will be the festival's fifth year I think, whereas the show has been around a lot longer, like 30 years. They've done an exceptional job with both.

[Soul Daddy]

Yeah, I saw The Shins' performance on PBS a few weeks ago. I was just randomly flipping through the channels in my hotel room and saw it.

[Badger]

NYC,

It's Sept. 14-17th.

[CrazyEyez]

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I noticed the last few Saturday nights PBS HD has been showing different bands from what I imagine was last year's festival. It looks and sounds awesome. I caught part of Trey Anastasio and his orchestra.

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PBS has a show titled Austin City Limits. You could have been seeing old festival footage, but it's probably the show. The show inspired the festival. This will be the festival's fifth year I think, whereas the show has been around a lot longer, like 30 years. They've done an exceptional job with both.

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I'm not sure I follow. What is/was the show? Assorted concerts in Austin that they film?

[supercomputer]

It's the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Only related to the show in name. It's every September in Austin, kind of like jazzfest.

[george w]

these things are too goddamn expensive. i lucked out and got an artist pass to acl last year (all the free vodka/beer you can drink) but it still wasn't that great.

otoh, the flaming lips and asleep at the wheel... i can't miss that.