ACL Delivers Bold Line up for Season 35: including Dave Matthews Band with Dave Matthews Band
Celebrating 35 years on the air, the award-winning PBS series AUSTIN CITY LIMITS announces
an impressive lineup for its upcoming season, which will premiere on
October 3 with the multiple Grammy award-winning Dave Matthews Band and
continues with a non-stop schedule of chart topping artists, genre
defining originators and a fresh batch of exciting new performers.
Along with Dave Matthews Band, the anniversary season welcomes reigning CMA
Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, iconic and influential bands
Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth, renowned singer and songwriter
Elvis Costello, rocker Ben Harper and Relentless7 and a very special
joint performance by Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel. Longtime
fans of the show might recall that Willie Nelson appeared on the
original pilot episode for AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, recorded in October 1974, and Asleep at the Wheel appeared on the first episode of the first official season in 1976.
“We had high hopes for our 35th anniversary, but never expected to pull together a season like this” said ACL producer
Terry Lickona. “We’ve scored major coups with some of the biggest names
in rock and some of the best touring bands in the world. And we’re
excited to continue to showcase the best new and emerging sounds
wherever they come from, including some of the hottest bands making
waves in Austin and beyond. After three and a half decades it seems
like everybody still wants to stand on that stage and be a part of ACL history.”
The full list of confirmed performers for AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Season 35 include Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Kenney Chesney, Elvis
Costello, Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, Beastie Boys, Sonic
Youth, Ben Harper and Relentless7, M Ward, Andrew Bird, Madeleine
Peyroux, St. Vincent, Heartless Bastards, Okkervil River and Band of
Heathens.
Exact broadcast dates, additional confirmed
performers and news of other exciting events planned for this special
35th anniversary season will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
When it comes to presenting live music, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS embodies
its motto of “Great Music. No Limits.” Accomplishing what no other show
has done in the history of American television, the series has, for
more than three decades, presented audiences with the most diverse,
original, cutting-edge talent music has to offer. Staying on the cusp
of technology, ACL is broadcast in dynamic high definition and 5.1 surround sound on PBS HD channels where available and airs nationally on 97% of the country’s PBS stations.
austincitylimits.org
features performance clips, extended interviews and photo galleries
from spotlighted artists and archival footage of historical
performances from the great stage of
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS.
Produced by KLRU-TV, funding for AUSTIN CITY LIMITS is provided in part by AMD, Budweiser and the Austin Convention Center Department. Additional funding is provided by the
Friends of Austin City Limits.
Will the DMB taping be live since they’ll most likely be playing the festival on October 3rd? Or will their appearance be a traditional taping? I hope it’s traditional.
Is this the COMPLETE lineup for the ENTIRE 35th season????
DMB will be taping in our gloriously air-conditioned taping. And no, this is not the complete lineup for season 35. We still have a few more artists to confirm.
Our gloriously air-conditioned studio, that is.
WHEN will we KNOW who the rest of the lineup??
Would Love to see The Raveonettes!
Basically you’ll know it when we know it. Maybe in the next few weeks?
Oh man. I have to get St. Vincent and/or Okkervil River passes.
How would one go about obtaining tickets for the in-studio taping? I’d love to see DMB if possible!
We’ll be announcing ticket giveaways here on the blog. Be sure to check back here for more information.
Pearl Jam at the studio? Are you kidding me, where do I sign up? I would make a deal with the devil to get into that. Provided the devil isn’t as scary as some books make him out to be.
Wow, train wreck, there goes my chances
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Gotta love guys on Craigslist trying to scalp ACL taping tix….
http://austin.craigslist.org/tix/1155811819.html
Tim, thanks for the heads up. We’ll take care of it.
hey i was wondering is PEARRRLLL JAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM playing the sweet a/c for the taping.. or will it be from the ACL fest? anyways have greay day
Hey Shawn, the answer is sweet a/c.
So I had a friend go to the Kenny Chesney concert tonight. She had space available tickets but said there were a TON of people there with guaranteed seats. How does one get a guaranteed seat? Someone in line told her that only high dollar donors ($15,000+) get guaranteed tickets. Is this true?
How about adding Bon Iver? Gomez?
When will DMB be playing – during the festival or sometime this summer?
When will DMB be taping the show?
Leslie -
will beastie boys also be in studio or a taping from the fest?
Has DMB done the in studio taping yet? If not, is there a least an idea of when that taping will be?
Has DMB alreay done their in studio taping? If not, any idea when that will happen