ACL Fest 2014 weekend 1 day 2 pics (Eminem, Skrillex, Lana Del Rey, Interpol, tUnE-yArDs, Mac DeMarco, Polica, more)

photos by Sarah Frankie Linder & Tim Griffin

Eminem / tUnE-yArDs / fans

…but then crowd density reared its ugly head again with the battle of the headliners: EDM master Skrillex and established rapper Eminem. From the midway point of the festival grounds, dozens of teens were spotted running full tilt in the direction of Skrillex from Major Lazer’s set, while older generations seemed to migrate toward Eminem. Skrillex kicked off his bass-heavy dubstep right on time, dousing the electric crowd with lasers. In the meantime, Slim Shady got a slower start, getting underway nearly 10 minutes late and with a video intro that was lost on tens of thousands who just weren’t close enough to hear. Including this one, who instead threw in the towel and headed for home. [Sound Spike]

The first weekend of 2014’s Austin City Limits Festival is now over, with the city gearing back up for a second round this weekend. Although the festival’s second day was marred by some intermittent showers, killer sets were still plentiful from Eminem, Skrillex, Lana Del Rey, Major Lazer, Interpol, Broken Bells, tUnE-yArDs, Mac DeMarco, Polica, My Brightest Diamond, The Rosebuds and plenty more. Pictures from those sets and more are in this post.

Check out pics from Day 1 and pics from Day 3. More of Day 2 below…

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Benjamin Booker (by Sarah)

Benjamin Booker (by Tim)

Mac DeMarco (by Sarah)

The Rosebuds (by Tim)

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (by Sarah)

Polica (by Sarah)

Polica (by Tim)

tUnE-yArDs (by Sarah)

tUnE-yArDs (by Tim)

Interpol (by Sarah)

Interpol (by Tim)

Lucius (by Sarah)

Iggy Azalea (by Tim)

Lana Del Rey (by Tim)

Beats Antique (by Sarah)

Broken Bells (by Sarah)

Broken Bells (by Tim)

Eminem (by Tim)

Skrillex (off in the distance…) (by Tim)