Prestigious US music festival and sister festival to Australia’s Big Day Out, Austin City Limits, has revealed its diverse set of headlining acts for the 13th instalment of the festival, giving some clues as to who we might expect to grace the stages at the yet-to-be-confirmed 2015 Big Day Out.
This year’s Austin event will take place across two massive weekends, from October 3rd to the 5th and, and then on October 10th to the 12th. Already announced headlining acts include, Eminem, Pearl Jam, Foster the People, Outkast and Major Lazer all of whom have or will have toured Australia too recently to be major contenders for the Big Day Out 2015.
Other notable headliners who might just make their way down south early next year include Beck and Lana Del Rey, who are both due for another festival appearance in Oz. Also featured on the bill is Lorde and Skrillex as well as Calvin Harris,The Replacements, Zedd and Spoon. Check out the full lineup below.
Last year, the festival had to cancel its final day due to dangerous weather conditions, stopping performances by Atoms for Peace, The National and Phoenix among a bunch of others. Thom Yorke, tweeted at the time: “Austin Texas tonight. A storm to end all storms! Lightning and thunder & rain like I have never seen.”
The October festival is produced by C3 Presents, who also co-produce Australia’s own Big Day Out. The 2012 edition of Austin City Limits featured such as acts The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Childish Gambino both of whom appeared on the lineup for the next year’s BDO. Given their connections, the new Austin City Limits lineup could be some serious clues for festival speculators, if the Big Day Out 2015 gets the go-ahead.
Watch: Official ACL Festival 2014 Lineup Video
Austin City Limits Full Lineup
Weekend 1 – October 3rd-5th
Eminem
Pearl Jam
Outkast
Skrillex
Beck
Calvin Harris
Lana Del Rey
Foster The People
The Replacements
Zedd
Major Lazer
The Avett Brothers
Spoon
The Head and the Heart
Belle & Sebastian
Interpol
Chromeo
Broken Bells
Childish Gambino
CHVRCHES
Jimmy Cliff
St. Vincent
Phantogram
Juanes
The Glitch Mob
Fitz & The Tantrums
The Gaslight Anthem
AFI
Iggy Azalea
Rebelution
Icona Pop
Turnpike Troubadours
Capital Cities
Paolo Nutini
Jenny Lewis
Beats Antique
Sam Smith
KONGOS
Real Estate
tUnE-yArDs
Kodaline
Jagwar Ma
Blackberry Smoke
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Mac DeMarco
Gramatik
Lettuce
Lake Street Dive
Poliça
Lucius
Temples
Ozomatli
Bleachers
Ana Tijoux
Hozier
MØ
J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Robert Ellis
Zoé
Jon Batiste and Stay Human
The Preatures
Falls
Reuben and the Dark
Tor Miller
Bernhoft
Nikki Lane
Bad Rabbits
My Brightest Diamond
Cults
The Rosebuds
Night Terrors of 1927
The Chain Gang of 1974
Young & Sick
Miniature Tigers
Spanish Gold
Empires
The Districts
Benjamin Booker
Blank Range
Asleep at the Wheel
Moats
The Last Internationale
JOHNNYSWIM
Jon Pardi
Los Colognes
Snowmine
A Thousand Horses
von Grey
Marc Scibila
MODOC
Blue Bear
Dawn and Hawkes
Mike and the Moonpies
Sphynx
Hard Proof
Arum Rae
The Legendary Soul Stirrers
The Jones Family Singers
Shields of Faith
The Levites
The River City Christianettes
Gospel Silvertones
Wesley Bray and The Disciples of Joy
The Barton Hills Choir
Steve Songs
Ralph’s World
Elizabeth McQueen
Sugar Free Allstars
School of Rock
The Q Brothers
Peter DiStefano & Tor
Weekend 2 – October 10th-12th
Eminem
Pearl Jam
Outkast
Skrillex
Beck
Calvin Harris
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Foster The People
The Replacements
Zedd
Major Lazer
The Avett Brothers
Spoon
The Head and the Heart
Belle & Sebastian
Interpol
Chromeo
Broken Bells
Childish Gambino
CHVRCHES
Jimmy Cliff
St. Vincent
Phantogram
Juanes
The Glitch Mob
Fitz & The Tantrums
The Gaslight Anthem
AFI
Iggy Azalea
Rebelution
Icona Pop
Turnpike Troubadours
Capital Cities
Paolo Nutini
Jenny Lewis
Beats Antique
Sam Smith
KONGOS
Real Estate
tUnE-yArDs
Kodaline
Jagwar Ma
Blackberry Smoke
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Mac DeMarco
Gramatik
Lettuce
Lake Street Dive
Poliça
Lucius
Temples
Ozomatli
Bleachers
Ana Tijoux
Hozier
MØ
J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Robert Ellis
Zoé
Saints Of Valory
Jon Batiste and Stay Human
Parker Millsap
The Preatures
Falls
Reuben and the Dark
Tor Miller
Bernhoft
Nikki Lane
Bad Rabbits
My Brightest Diamond
Cults
The Rosebuds
Night Terrors of 1927
The Chain Gang of 1974
Young & Sick
Miniature Tigers
Spanish Gold
Empires
The Districts
Benjamin Booker
Blank Range
Ray Benson & MilkDrive
Melanie Martinez
Future Unlimited
Beat Connection
The Lonely Biscuits
Bully
The Wans
Colony House
The Hunts
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Black Pistol Fire
Wood & Wire
Emily Wolfe
THE NIGHTOWLS
Penny & Sparrow
Riders Against the Storm
The Legendary Soul Stirrers
The Jones Family Singers
Shields of Faith
The Levites
Ashley Cleveland
The Stapletones
The River City Christianettes
Wesley Bray and The Disciples of Joy
The Barton Hills Choir
Steve Songs
Ralph’s World
Elizabeth McQueen
Sugar Free Allstars
School of Rock
The Q Brothers
Peter DiStefano & Tor