Austin City Limits Music Festival

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008:
September 26-28, 2008 - Austin, Texas
Latest Updates: 9/19 - Added Band of Horses aftershow
Official Lineup:

Foo Fighters, Robert Plant and 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 and Sara, Iron & Wine, G. Love & Special Sauce, Neko Case, Band of Horses, The Swell Season, Silversun Pickups, Gogel 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 & the Dap Kings, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend, Slightly Stoopid, Flyleaf, Roky Erickson, Yonder Mountain String Band, Spiritualized, Drive-By Truckers, Stars, Alejandro Escovedo, Jose Gonzales, CSS, Del the Funky Homosapien, Fleet Foxes, 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, Back Door Slam, Tristan Prettyman, The Strange Boys, Ryan Bingham, Scott Biram, The Freddy Jones Band, Colour Revolt, Five Times August, Langhorne Slim, Sybris, Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves, Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs, AA Bondy, Chrisopher Denny, Mike Farris, The Lee Boys, South Austin Jug Band, American Bang, Bobby Bare Jr., Massaoustics, Belleville Outfit, We Go to 11, Band of Heathens, City and Colour, Sunny Sweeney, Elizabeth Willis, Automata, Bonnie Bishop, Ben Sollee, Ben Cylus, The Concert Supremes, River City Christionettes, Shields of Faith, The Jones Family Singers, Nakia & His Southern Cousins, Brothery Luv, The Henlsey Ensemble, School of Rock, Jambo, Q Brothers, Buck Howdy With BB, Uncle Rock, Big Don, Mr. Ray, The Jimmies
New additions: The Fratellis, Old ’97s, Blues Traveler, Rodney Crowell, Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, Dan Dyer, The Black & White Years, Mugison, The M’s, Les Frères Guissé, Donavon Frankenreiter
Aftershows:
09/25:
09/26:
- Gnarls Barkley, CSS @ Stubb’s [Tixs]
- Drive-By Truckers, Shooter Jennings @ Emo’s [Tixs]
- Heartless Bastards, Dead Confederate, Wax Fang @ Emo’s [Tixs]
- Jamie Lidell, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears @ The Parish [Tixs]
- G. Love & Special Stuff @ La Zona Rosa [Tixs]
- Car Stereo Wars @ Emo’s [Tixs]
09/27:
- Okkervil River, Man Man, Crooked Fingers @ Emo’s [Tixs]
- Jose Gonzalez, Neva Dinova, McCarthy Trenching @ Emo’s [Tixs]
- Jakon Dylan and the Mountain Goats, Back Door Slam @ Antone’s [Tixs]
- The Swell Season, Bill Callahan @ Paramount Theatre [Tixs]
- Mike Farris (guest brunch) @ Stubb’s [Tixs]
- Return of the Butthole Surfers, The Kills @ Stubb’s [Tixs]
- Mugison @ Stubb’s [Tixs]
- Car Stereo Wars @ Emo’s [Tixs]
- Band of Horses, James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards @ The Parish Room [Tixs]
- Band of Heathens @ The Saxon Pub [Tixs]
- Sunset Rubdown @ The Mohawk [Tixs]
- Bob Schneider @ Threadgill’s World Headquarters [Tixs]
09/28:
- Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, M. Ward @ La Zona Rosa [Tixs]
- The Black Keys, The Black Angels, Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Stubb’s [Tixs]
- Stanton Moore & Rob Mercurio, Papa Mali, Ivan & Cyril Neville @ The Parish [Tixs]
Brown = Official Aftershow
Blue = Unofficial Aftershow
Green = Non-ACL bands shows
Important Links:
Tickets:
- via Official Website
- via Front Gate Tickets










Okkervil River
Man Man
Silversun Pickups
CSS
NERD
Gnarls
Raconteurs
MGMT
Jamie Lidell
Eli Reed
Neko Case
Kate Nash
Hot Chip
Octopus Project
Del the Funky Homosapien
Heartless Bastards
Robert Earl Keen
Sharon Jones
Manu Chao is apparently on the mashup as well…
I hear Iron and Wine claps from “Boy with a coin” plus I saw him last night in New Oleans and his staff confirmed tha the was definately playing….
whered you get the coldplay rumor?…
Don’t forget about the fratellis they were added to the lineup as well
Donavon Frankereiter was added to Friday, closing out the BMI stage from 8:30 to 9:15.
David Byrne is not going playing an aftershow, he is playing a beforeshow
oh, and by the way, talking heads are going to reunite…….soon…….. with Bernie………..oh yeah.
All aftershows as per ACL website
» Stubb’s BBQ
Thursday, September 25, 2008 (outdoors)
Manu Chao
Friday, September 26, 2008 (outdoors)
Gnarls Barkley w/ CSS
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (very special gospel brunch)
Gospel Brunch w/ Mike Farris featuring the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (outdoors)
Return of the Butthole Surfers w/ The Kills
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (indoors)
Mugison
Sunday, September 28, 2008 (outdoors)
The Black Keys w/ The Black Angels & Jessica Lea Mayfield
» La Zona Rosa
Friday, September 26, 2008
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band w/ Special Guests Jenny Lewis and M. Ward
» The Parish
Friday, September 26, 2008
Jamie Lidell w/ Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears
» Paramount Theatre
Thursday, September 25, 2008
David Byrne - Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno
Saturday, September 27, 2008
The Swell Season w/ Bill Callahan
» Emo’s
Friday, September 26, 2008 (outdoors)
Drive By Truckers w/ Shooter Jennings
Friday, September 26, 2008 (indoors)
Heartless Bastards w/ Dead Confederate & Wax Fang
Friday, September 26, 2008 (Emos Lounge)
Car Stereo Wars
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (outdoors)
Okkervil River w/ Man Man & Crooked Fingers
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (indoors)
Jose Gonzalez w/ Neva Dinova & McCarthy Trenching
Saturday, September 27, 2008 (Emos Lounge)
Car Stereo Wars
» Antone’s
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels w/ Back Door Slam
Apr 15th, 2008 at 10:38 am
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