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You wanna know who’s playing Austin City Limits Festival?
I mean, I know that Band of Horses, Flaming Lips, The Eagles, MIA and Spoon are likely playing due to cryptic ads in the Austin Chronicle. And I know Pat Green, Blues Traveler, The National, Robert Earl Keen and Trombone Shorty are playing (and likely Muse). But that doesn’t seem to satisfy anyone. They want to know the big acts. Like, the really big acts. So, instead of offering you just a few names about which you can complain or sigh, how about my co-worker Chad Swiatecki and I just unleash a whole flurry of speculation? Sounds like a plan. (If you want to know the actual schedule, it comes out on Tuesday, May 18. The fest is October 8-10.)
In no particular order — and with no justification but that which we will keep to ourselves and the realization that a small percentage of these bands will play and the knowledge that there is a zero percent chance a few of them will play — without further adieu, here is our completely speculative, lightly researched, list of possible ACL performers. (If you want well-thought-out speculation, go to Austin Speculation Limits.) And, if you disagree, you can let me know in the comments section or go to the Side Bar on Tuesday night and tell Chad what a fool he is while you play DJ.
Muse
The Eagles
Phish
Flaming Lips
Robert Plant and Band of Joy
MIA
Pavement
Blues Traveler
Arcade Fire
Erykah Badu
Band of Horses
Roky & Okkervil
Willie and The Wheel
Gogol Bordelo
Spoon
Hot Chip
Matt & Kim
The Hold Steady
The Band of Heathens
The National
Norah Jones
Phoenix
Deer Tick
Vampire Weekend
Local Natives
Sonic Youth
Passion Pit
John Butler Trio
Jack White and some band of his
Nas & Damian Marley
Harlem
Miranda Lambert
Patty Griffin
Black Keys
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
Alpha Rev
LCD Soundsystem
Metric
Neon Indian
Sleigh Bells
Yeasayer
Alejandro Escovedo
Amy Cook
Gaslight Anthem
She & Him
Broken Bells
Atoms for Peace
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By Mike
May 12, 2010 5:14 PM | Link to this
‘Atoms for Peace’ would be epic. The day anything close to Radiohead comes to ACL I will kiss the feet of Charles Attal.
By Chris M
May 13, 2010 10:34 AM | Link to this
Dear Austin City Limits Festival… remember when you were affordable and got mostly good local/unknown acts? I do. Now you’re just Coachella/Bonnaroo lite. I hope the Rolling Stones are playing this year! FFFFest is where it’s at!
By Keith Richards
May 13, 2010 11:33 AM | Link to this
Still no C-Tezz All-stars? That is not going to get me to hop over the pond.