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The Festival's food court, called Austin Eats, was modeled after the Jazz Fest in New Orleans. This all-inclusive approach to music and how it’s made led to collaborations with musical and instrumental talents from every genre and geography. The first iteration of the show gave a voice to musicians struggling to be heard.
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The historic Austin City Limits'’ television series was founded on the principles of musical and cultural diversity and initially focused on Texas singer/songwriters, country and folk performers. The Austin City Limits television series was the inspiration (and later the impetus for the expanded commercial collaboration) that led to the success of the first music festival. In July 2020 the festival was called off due to the COVID-19 crisis. Artists who have played at the festival include Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses, Tame Impala, Robyn, Arcade Fire, Muse, Vampire Weekend, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Austin native Gary Clark Jr., and many more.
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On August 16, 2012, Austin City Council members voted unanimously to allow the Austin City Limits Music Festival to expand to two consecutive weekends beginning in 2013. In addition to the music performances, there are food and drinks, an art market, a kids area for families, and other activities for attendees.įounded in 2002, the festival began as a one-weekend event and remained as such through the 2012 date. Approximately 450,000 people attend the festival each year. The concerts continue from 10 AM to 10 PM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the festival with various stages spread out in the park. The ACL Music Festival has eight stages where musical groups from genres including rock, indie, country, folk, electronic and hip hop perform for fans. Inspired by the KLRU/ PBS music series of the same name, the festival is produced by Austin-based company C3 Presents, which also produces Chicago's Lollapalooza. The Austin City Limits ( ACL) Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas on two consecutive three-day weekends.