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2005 ACL Fest Band Schedule

Updated: Aug. 3, 2005

The Black Crowes, Lyle Lovett, Oasis, Widespread Panic and Coldplay will headline the 2005 Austin City Limits Music Festival, held Sept. 23 to 25 at Zilker Park.

"The Grid," the full list of the dates and times of each act, was released to ACL newsletter subscribers on July 6. Wisely, start and end times for the big acts will be staggered on Sept. 23 and 24 in an attempt to end the long lines for buses and taxis that plagued earlier ACL Fests. For example, Britpop superstars Oasis' set on Sept. 24 runs from 8:15 to 9:35 p.m., while jam band Widespread Panic's set runs from 8:30 to 10 p.m. (Coldplay closes out the festival on Sept. 25 with a 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. set.)

Recent additions to the schedule includes Austin legend Roky Erickson and the Explosives (7:45 to 8:45 p.m., Sept. 24) and rockers Blues Traveler (7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 23). A limited number of single-day tickets are available for $50 plus delivery and service charges; three-day passes are sold out.
- Joe Gross

2005 ACL Festival Schedule

Schedules updated: Aug. 10, 2005

Friday, Sept. 23, 2005

11:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: Austin Collins Band (BMI Stage)
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: The Ditty Bops (AMD Stage)
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Bobby Bare Jr. (Heineken Stage)

Noon-12:30 p.m.: KJAE (Austin Ventures Stage)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Asleep at the Wheel (Cingular Stage)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon (SBC Stage)
12:40 p.m.-1:20 p.m.: Kate York (BMI Stage)
12:50 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Hairy Apes BMX (Austin Ventures Stage)

1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Kasabian (AMD Stage)
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Mofro (Heineken Stage)
1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Dios Malos (Austin Ventures Stage)

2 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: The Gospel Stars (Capital Metro Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Steve Earl and the Dukes (Cingular Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Gov't Mule (SBC Stage)
2:40 p.m.-3:20 p.m.: Monte Warden (BMI Stage)
2:50 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Wayne "The Train" Hancock (Austin Ventures Stage)

3:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.: deSoL (Capital Metro Stage)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mates of State (AMD Stage)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mindy Smith (Heineken Stage)

4 p.m.-4:20 p.m.: Lucas Miller (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Nic Armstrong and the Thieves (Austin Ventures Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Morgan Heritage (Capital Metro Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Robert Earl Keen (Cingular Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Lucinda Williams (SBC Stage)
4:40 p.m.-5:20 p.m.: Patrick Davis (BMI Stage)

5 p.m.-5:20 p.m.: The Palm Elementary School Choir (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: Soundteam (Austin Ventures Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Spoon (AMD Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Thievery Corporation (Heineken Stage)
5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Grupo Fantasma (Capital Metro Stage)

6 p.m.-6:20 p.m.: Sara Hickman (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Slightly Stoopid (Austin Ventures Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: John Prine (Cingular Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: The Allman Brothers Band (SBC Stage)
6:40 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: The Massacoustics (BMI Stage)

7:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m.: Rev. Dan Willis & the All Nations Choir (Capital Metro Stage)
7:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.: Keane (AMD Stage)
7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: Blues Traveler (Heineken Stage)
7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m.: Blue October (Austin Ventures Stage)

8:15 p.m.-9:15 p.m.: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band (Cingular Stage)
8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.: The Black Crows (SBC Stage)

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005

11:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: Kacy Crowley (BMI Stage)
11:30 a.m.-11:50 p.m.: Star Kids Yoga (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: The Jones Family Singers (Capital Metro Stage)
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Tegan and Sara (AMD Stage)
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Split Lip Rayfield (Heineken Stage)

Noon-12:30 p.m.: Missy Higgins (Austin Ventures Stage)
12:30 p.m.-12:50 p.m.: Anthropos Arts (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Kathleen Edwards(Cingular Stage)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Cory Morrow (SBC Stage)
12:40 p.m.-1:20 p.m.: South Austin Jug Band (BMI Stage)
12:45 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: The Lighthouse Singers (Capital Metro Stage)
12:50 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: The Asylum Street Spankers (Austin Ventures Stage)

1:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m.: The Experiment Experience (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Aqualung (AMD Stage)
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Mike Doughty (Heineken Stage)
1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Kevin Fowler (Austin Ventures Stage)

2 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: The Shields of Faith (Capital Metro Stage)
2:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.: Imagination Movers (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Built to Spill (Cingular Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Buddy Guy (SBC Stage)
2:40 p.m.-3:20 p.m.: Free Sol (BMI Stage)
2:50 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Casey McPherson (Austin Ventures Stage)

3:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.: The Weary Boys (Capital Metro Stage)
3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.: Imagination Movers (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: The Frames (AMD Stage)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Martin Sexton (Heineken Stage)

4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Nine Black Alps (Austin Ventures Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Bettye LaVette (Capital Metro Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Death Cab for Cutie (Cingular Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Robert Randolph & the Family Band (SBC Stage)
4:40 p.m.-5:20 p.m.: The Lost Trailers (BMI Stage)

5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: John Butler Trio (Austin Ventures Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: The Fiery Furnaces (AMD Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: The Walkmen (Heineken Stage)
5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Capital Metro Stage)

6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Bruce Robison (Austin Ventures Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Jet (Cingular Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Widespread Panic (SBC Stage)
6:40 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: The Real Heroes (BMI Stage)

7:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m.: Zap Mama (Capital Metro Stage)
7:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.: Bloc Party (AMD Stage)
7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: Drive-By Truckers (Heineken Stage)
7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m.: Roky Erickson & the Explosives (Austin Ventures Stage)

8:15 p.m.-9:35: Oasis (Cingular Stage)
8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.: Widespread Panic (SBC Stage)

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005

11:20 a.m.-11:50 p.m.: Naturally 7 (BMI Stage)
11:30 a.m.-11:50 p.m.: Star Kids Yoga (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Tristan Prettyman (Capital Metro Stage)

Noon-12:30 p.m.: Oliver Future (Austin Ventures Stage)
Noon-12:45 p.m.: Ambulance LTD. (AMD Stage)
Noon-12:45 p.m.: The New Amsterdams (Heineken Stage)
12:30 p.m.-12:50 p.m.: Joe McDermott (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Eisley (Cingular Stage)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Aterciopelados (SBC Stage)
12:50 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Pong (Austin Ventures Stage)
12:55 p.m.-1:35: Kelley Hunt (BMI Stage)

1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Maneja Beto (Capital Metro Stage)
1:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m.: Joe McDermott (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Rachel Yamagata (AMD Stage)
1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: M83 (Heineken Stage)
1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Zykos (Austin Ventures Stage)

2:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.: The Biscuit Brothers (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Brave Combo (Capital Metro Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Doves (Cingular Stage)
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Rilo Kiley (SBC Stage)
2:40 p.m.-3:20 p.m.: Austin Hartley-Leonard (BMI Stage)
2:50 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Bukka Allen (Austin Ventures Stage)

3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.: The Biscuit Brothers (Austin Kiddie Limits Stage)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: The Bravery (AMD Stage)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Kaiser Chiefs (Heineken Stage)

4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Ruthie Foster (Capital Metro Stage)
4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Grady (Austin Ventures Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: The Arcade Fire (Cingular Stage)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Jason Mraz (SBC Stage)
4:40 p.m.-5:20 p.m.: Donna the Buffalo (BMI Stage)

5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men (Austin Ventures Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (Capital Metro Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: The Decemberists (AMD Stage)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Bob Mould (Heineken Stage)

6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Jack Ingram (Austin Ventures Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.: Wilco (Cingular Stage)
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Franz Ferdinand (SBC Stage)
6:40 p.m.-7:20 p.m.: Inara George (BMI Stage)

7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Kermit Ruffins (Capital Metro Stage)
7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m.: Dierks Bently (Austin Ventures Stage)
7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m.: Tortoise (AMD Stage)
7:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: The Black Keys (Heineken Stage)

8:30 p.m.-10 p.m.: Coldplay (SBC Stage)

The Basics

• When: Sept. 23-25
• Where: Zilker Park
• Times: Gates open at 11 a.m. each day, with music starting at noon and continuing until 10 p.m.
• Tickets: Three-day passes have sold out. A limited number of one-day tickets are available online from FrontGate Tickets. Cost is $50 (plus fees).
• Parking: There will be no on-site parking available. Capital Metro will again provide free shutle service from locations to be announced before the festival.

Plans for the Bands

Must-See Acts

It's never to early to start planning your Austin City Limits Festival days. Music critic Joe Gross says these five performers should hold a spot on your list of acts to catch.

Coldplay
(Sunday, Sept. 25, 8:30 p.m., SBC Stage)
The band's new album, "X&Y," is one of the year's hottest and their set at Live8 was one of the highlights. You'll be standing with 40,000 other fans, but you might as well find out if they're the new U2.
(Review of Coldplay's "X&Y")

Roky Erickson & The Explosives
(Saturday, Sept. 24, 7:45 p.m., Austin Ventures Stage) He's tanned, rested and ready. It's been well over a decade since Roky threw down with these garage rockers, and this has the potential to be the festival's most moving set.
(More about Roky Erickson, 2005 SXSW)

The Arcade Fire
(Sunday, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m., Cingular Stage) With eight members playing as many instruments, this indie pop juggernaut is at once uplifting, messy and melodic.

John Prine
(Friday, Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m., Cingular Stage) This legendary singer-songwriter's eye for small human detail and way with a chord or two has given him a cult that would follow him into the sun.
(More about John Prine)

Room to Breathe

A Less Crowded Festival

Music fans will be able to breath easier at this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park. Festival organizers confirmed in April they will reduce capacity to the popular three-day fest by 10,000, thanks to feedback from sweaty patrons. Last year's peak attendance was 75,000, so the 2005 festival will use 65,000 as the cut-off.

ACL is also hoping to alleviate some of the traffic snarls patrons encountered last year. "The evening lineup will be a little more staggered," said ACL spokeswoman Lindsey Tishgart. "Headliners will end at different times, to ease the transition of people exiting the park."
— Joe Gross

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