For the previous few years, the Austin Metropolis Limits Music Pageant lineup has been making individuals really feel previous. It would not appear like that feeling goes away in 2024 — in reality, it could be intensifying, with an much more outstanding platforming of recent and younger artists. The competition is returning October 4-6 and 11-13 with greater than 100 acts on 9 phases.
Beginning with headliners, who normally embrace a minimum of one legend from many years previous, issues are wanting pretty youthful. Blink-182, the clear nostalgic choose will certainly be taking attendees again to their Warped Tour days. That is to not say among the different headlines have not had lengthy careers, however most should not catapulting attendees again into their reminiscences the best way George Strait did in 2021, or The Remedy in 2019.
Additionally headlining are Dua Lipa, having reached new heights because of Barbie (get able to see numerous pastel ‘suits); Tyler, the Creator, the eclectic rapper who will seemingly have one thing political to say; Chris Stapleton, the velvet-voiced nation crossover singer; Sturgill Simpson, one other nation singer extra firmly within the outlaw camp; Fairly Lights, the EDM producer recognized for chill grooves and tasteful samples; Khruangbin, the psychedelic funk rock trio from Houston; and at last Leon Bridges, the soulful R&B singer from Fort Value who brings the style again to its roots, (and who seems on Khruangbin’s “Texas Solar” — who will seem on whose stage this yr?).
A lot of this would possibly not be a shock, because of social media speculating courtesy of Austinites who lined up at Zilker Park on Saturday, Might 4, to take heed to spoken messages delivering hints by way of pay cellphone. A number of social media commenters joked that Marcus Mumford, who has performed ACL Fest 4 occasions, was on the opposite line. Attendees have been spared one other Mumford and Sons headlining efficiency in 2024.
Here is the place you would possibly begin feeling your age — whether or not since you’ve fallen out of contact, otherwise you keep in mind when these bands have been new. Outdoors of the headliners, of us on social media have been particularly enthusiastic about:
Foster the Folks, an eternally indie pop group that dominated the 2010s with buoyant hitsChappell Roan, a queer, theatrical performer whose bimbofied and drag seems to be are often sweeping social mediaOrville Peck, a darkish nation crooner who has subverted the style with an always-masked face and overt homosexual intercourse appealStill Woozy, a really funky solo mission with an aptly psychedelic identify and plenty of laid-back groovesCatfish and the Bottlemen, a Welsh indie band from the aughts with barely heavier instrumentation than a lot of 2024’s indie picksJungle, to date a one-hit-wonder for the spectacularly choreographed “Again On 74” music video, which impressed numerous fan attemptsSomething Company, a frivolously emo pop-punk group that includes Andrew McMahon of Jack’s MannequinGrand Funk Railroad, an enviornment rock group shaped in 1969, singlehandedly upholding ACL’s annual dabbling in traditional rock
Followers have been upset to not see Sabrina Carpenter, The Killers, or Deftones on the lineup. They aired basic grievances a couple of lack of rock picks and never recognizing a lot of the lineup — complaints that come up more and more typically as ACL strikes away from long-established classics in favor of what is getting streams these days. Some additionally identified a proliferation of acts solely showing on one weekend.
As all the time, a superb variety of native acts have joined the fray. Amongst them are longtime Austin performer and reformed punk Bob Schneider; Western swing band Asleep on the Wheel, who’re a staple on the annual lineup; eclectic alt-rockers Kalu & The Electrical Joint; Ugandan singer-songwriter Jon Muq; noise pop group Daiistar, and extra.
If there is a case to be made for lineups you do not acknowledge (and this author definitely believes there’s), it is that music discovery thrives on charismatic dwell reveals and unskippable songs. There’s nonetheless 5 months to rise up to hurry, and there are already in depth playlists on the market. We just like the smaller acts a lot, we cowl them completely after the fest; Try our recaps from weekends one and two final yr for reminders of any new obsessions to hold ahead.
The total 2024 lineup is as follows:
If a majority of acts right here, go brag about it on Reddit.Photograph courtesy of Austin Metropolis Limits Music Pageant
Three-day tickets (beginning at $360) go on sale Might 7 at midday by way of aclfestival.com. Amongst ACL Fest’s traditional choices, together with VIP passes and resort reductions, are non-public “bungalows” close to the Honda Stage — apparently, not the primary headliners’ stage, however the secondary one which faces away from the town and shuts down barely earlier.
