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ACL Fest: And the Saturday night aftershow at Stubb’s is…
With the ACL Fest only two weeks away, the lineup is pretty much set in stone (now that Cold War Kids have replaced the boozy Amy Winehouse), including official aftershows. However, there remains one glaring hole in the ACL Night Show schedule. Saturday night at Stubb’s is still sitting there, like the 800-pound gorilla.
Who will it be? Since Sunday at the Fest is still not sold out, C3 is withholding the information on who will play at the venerable club on Red River. It’s obviously not someone playing Saturday night at Zilker, so that most likely leaves someone playing Sunday night at the Fest.
Whoever it is will have to be a band that can sell out a venue in just a few days. My sources tell me Wilco, who is already doing an ACL taping Saturday afternoon, will not be the surprise guest. Local (and Attal) fave Ghostland Observatory is scheduled to be out of town Saturday night. Bob Dylan is probably too big (but that would sell out in a heartbeat), while the Decemberists and Bloc Party (while deserving) might not be big enough. That leaves us with My Morning Jacket. And since a slew of folks will probably miss their Sunday Fest set to see Wilco, this seems like a pretty solid guess. But if it really is Dylan, can you imagine the number of ACL bands asking for comps to that one?
Who knows. Attal has people buzzing, and I imagine that is just fine with him.
Who do you think will play Saturday night at Stubb’s? (How about the Blisters?! OK)
