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An educated guess at the ACL lineup (some wishing included)
(Updated with some previously overlooked bands.)
Not that anybody asked, but I figured I would take a crack at guessing who the top 50 or so acts will be at the Austin City Limits Festival this year. (I would not be surprised if at least 10 of these bands don’t make the bill.)
I didn’t scour the Internet looking at MySpace pages or burn up the phone lines calling publicists or “people who know things.” I simply checked out the other major fests’ lineups to see who was doing the circuit, culled those who seemed ACL-friendly and made an educated guess, with a few wish-list types (Femi Kuti, Wilco, Q-Tip) thrown in for good measure. Of course, we “know” (or thought we did) Pearl Jam will be there, so at least the top of the bill is easy to figure.
(For ACL coverage on the Austin Music Source, click here.)
Pearl Jam
Beastie Boys
Dave Matthews Band
Sonic Youth
Ghostland Observatory
Kings of Leon
Wilco
B-52s
Levon Helm
Ben Harper
Animal Collective
Femi Kuti
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
TV on the Radio
M.I.A.
Andrew Bird
Neko Case
Band of Horses
Mos Def
Of Montreal
Okkervil River
Fleet Foxes
The Decemberists
Q-Tip
Bon Iver
Cold War Kids
Deerhunter
Dr. Dog
The Raveonettes
Raphael Saadiq
The Greencards
Dengue Fever
Akron/Family
White Denim
Thievery Corporation
Los Campesinos
Passion Pit
Allen Toussaint
Black Joe Lewis
Betty Lavette
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Heartless Bastards
Robert Earl Keen
AA Bondy
Ray Lamontagne
Paolo Nutini
Leatherbag
Bassnectar
What Made Miwaukee Famous
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By Cat Caroom
April 21, 2009 12:09 PM | Link to this
THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME LINE UP!!!!
By flygirl
April 21, 2009 5:05 PM | Link to this
Since we only caught the tail end of Paolo Nutini a couple of years ago we would LOVE to see him again!
This would be a FAB list.
By David Geffen
April 22, 2009 2:03 PM | Link to this
What? No C-Tezz All Stars? I am not going.