The line up for the Austin City Limits festival came out today. I didn't buy a ticket during the pre-order period and now the 3 day passes are $170. That's a bit much for me. Even though the festival is being held a couple of weeks later this year, at the end of September instead of the middle, it's still going to be hot. And last year I was struck by some kind of martian death virus and let me tell you that it did not mix well with 95 degree heat and porta pottys. On the plus side, I did lose 10 pounds that weekend.
It looks like some of the bands are repeats from past years: Gnarls Barkley, The Raconteurs, Robert Earl Keen, Patty Griffin, What Made Milwaukee Famous. Some new players, and the ones I'd like to see are: N.E.R.D, Silversun Pickups, Duffy (her song "Mercy" was a free download from iTunes and it totally kicks ass) and Flyleaf (they're from Belton, Texas ya'll!).
Who knows, maybe I'll be one of those poor souls trying to buy a ticket from a scalper at the gate on the Saturday of the festival because there are several people that I'd like to hear. Of course, I could remedy that by just listening to my iPod or going to iTunes and downloading their songs. I'm not really one for live music anyway.
If you go to the website and click over to the playlist and then click on the band names you can listen to clips from the bands. Check it out. Buy a ticket! Bring your money to Austin. Boost the economy!
Sounds like an incredible line up! ...something about growing up in Louisiana and experiencing Mardi Gras for 20+ years has pretty much left me running away from large crowd gatherings.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this group of artists is almost enough to make me throw that mindset into the wind!