The Austin City Limits Music Festival line-up was announced at midnight, and I'm kind of miffed that RHCP are billed above Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Beyond that, you've got the usual ACL formula: the top tier of tried and true go-to festival acts (no surprise seeing the Black Keys or Jack White on this bill).Then there's the acts I barely know (AVICII, who is possibly the "new" Skrillex?) stacked higher on the list than actual talent (Gary Clark Jr.). You've got the one-hit wonder contingent (Gotye, I hope for your sake, you're still relevant in five months) and then the odd assortment of emerging artists towards the end that are far more interesting (Zola Jesus, Father John Misty, Big K.R.I.T.).
The whole line-up is below. Who are you excited about? Who were you hoping for?
Red Hot Chili Peppers Neil Young and Crazy Horse The Black Keys Jack White Florence + The Machine The Avett Brothers Iggy & The Stooges AVICII BASSNECTAR The Roots The Shins Weezer Gotye The Civil Wars M83 Tegan and Sara Childish Gambino Two Door Cinema Club Thievery Corporation The Afghan Whigs Crystal Castles Andrew Bird Gary Clark Jr. Metric Band of Skulls Esperanza Spalding Alabama Shakes Delta Spirit M. Ward Randy Rogers Band Die Antwoord Rufus Wainwright NEEDTOBREATHE Big Gigantic Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Steve Earle The War On Drugs Umphrey's McGee Barrington Levy Old 97's Punch Brothers Bombay Bicycle Club A-Trak Trampled by Turtles Patterson Hood Michael Kiwanuka Big K.R.I.T. Oberhofer POLICA Tennis Zola Jesus Stars Kimbra Black Lips Los Campesinos! Jovanotti Ben Howard Ruthie Foster Freelance Whales Civil Twilight The Whigs Dev The Lumineers Bad Books The Devil Makes Three Asleep at the Wheel First Aid Kit Patrick Watson LP Caveman Lee Fields & The Expressions Father John Misty The Wombats Dry the River The Boxer Rebellion Soul Rebels Brass Band Thundercat Willis Earl Beal He's My Brother, She's My Sister Kishi Bashi Deep Dark Woods Moon Duo Kopecky Family Band River City Extension Quiet Corral Wheeler Brothers The Relatives Space Capone The Staves Native Run Nikki Lane Quiet Company Infantree Wild Child La Vida Bohème The Eastern Sea The Dunwells Kenny Vaughan Trio Justin Jones Sonámbulo Royal Teeth Noah Gunderson The Aaron Ivey Band The Mighty Sincere Voices G.S.T. Colorfeels Lera Lynn Megan McCormick Shields of Faith Stapletones The Baylor Choir Disciples of Joy Ralph's World Orange Sherbet Big Don Rocknoceros Hullabaloo Jambo Peter DiStefano & Tor The School of Rock The Q Brothers
