2007 Austin City Limits - Full Lineup

Best festival line-up of the year.

...Agreed. This looks fucking amazing. How did they get all these guys?

You literally have around 10 headlining bands here: Dylan, Bjork, Stripes, Killers, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Muse, QOTSA, Bloc Party and Arctic Monkeys.

This lineup is mental, and even trumps any and all of the big British/European festival lineups.

Maybe best line-up I've ever seen?

definetly the best festival lineup of the year.

all of the bands marlow listed are not headlining acts for a major festival.

dylan yes, bjork maybe. the others are excellent bands but not headlining material.

Im from Austin, and now I am seriously thinking about flying home to see my family and take a couple of days of this in. I dont know how they are going to juggle all of these acts-this is huge.

As an added incentive, I dont know if you guys know this, but most of the acts big and small play clubs in Austin before, during and after the festival-Arcade Fire played a club show at Stubbs the last time they played. And the Austin City Limits show tapes a lot of their television sessions during the festival and that theater is small. So you usually get a chance to see their festival show and a chance to see them up close sometimes all in one day.

ACL is a great festival. I enjoy it a lot more than Coachella; the crowd is a bit older, a lot more laid back and less likely to punch you in the face for a good spot.

I've seen Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Spoon, The Decemberists, Kaiser Chiefs, Ben Kweller and Ghostland Observatory there before and all the acts were great. Anyone going will have a wonderful time.

What the hell happened to Lollapalooza this year?! Was Perry concentrating on Satellite Party instead of the lineup? The ACL organizers oversee Lolla and the ACL lineup is 1000x better.

Errr...There's a significant overlap between the ACL and Lollapalooza lineups. I think the main difference is that each festival caters to a different demographic and has a different tone. Lollapalooza is more of a "young person's" festival, so the acts tend to be more poppy. ACL tends to have more "classic" acts like Willie Nelson, Dylan, Tom Petty, etc. (the exception being 2005's ACL, which was bizarrely British)

It just seems too unwieldy. So many people, so many bands scheduled opposite each other. Living in NY I feel like I get to see these bands in intimate settings when they come here. Is it the all-for-one-price aspect that makes this attractive, or the music orgy atmosphere? Somebody please give me reasons to sign on to this, at the moment I am confused.

This is a great lineup. I am just surprised that Old 97's are not playing. and I was hoping Ryan Adams would be on the bill too.

"Living in NY I feel like I get to see these bands in intimate settings when they come here. Is it the all-for-one-price aspect that makes this attractive, or the music orgy atmosphere? Somebody please give me reasons to sign on to this, at the moment I am confused."

I think it is the all for one music orgy aspect.

Also the fact that it's one of the largest festivals in the world and it's one of the rare ones that's in a *city*, where after the end of one day, you can go back to your hotel, go to a bar, see some more shows, etc. instead of going back to your tent or going to your car and waiting in a neverending line to get on the freeway to return to civilization. You can even take a bus back downtown after the show or grab a taxi. It's probably the most convenient of the festivals.

"Living in NY I feel like I get to see these bands in intimate settings when they come here. Is it the all-for-one-price aspect that makes this attractive, or the music orgy atmosphere? Somebody please give me reasons to sign on to this, at the moment I am confused."

I agree with you. Festivals make sense for those that don't live in a major concert market like we do. Every major bands comes to NYC, so why bother paying for airfare/hotel? I rather use my vacation days for something that I can't do in NYC. Plus, at $150, the festival is not even economical.

"Is it the all-for-one-price aspect that makes this attractive, or the music orgy atmosphere?"

Yes and yes.

There's just something fun about traveling with a bunch of friends to go see a load of great music. Knowing you didn't pay for a single "ticket" and that if you don't like an act you can always just walk away and go see someone else you like better is great. If you feel going through the hassle and stress of getting up front for a band you like, taking pictures, etc. that's an option. If you prefer to just sit back, eat a sandwich and watch the performers from the screens that's an option as well. And there's none of the NYC "scene" crap.

"It's probably the most convenient of the festivals."

I think I'd go with Lollapalooza for that one. You're in the middle of Chicago, an equally "civilized" area, but there's more affordable accommodations nearer the festival grounds (i.e.: the HI Hostel). The closest hotels to Zilker Park are fairly expensive and some of them are booked solid before the lineup is even announced (except maybe The Austin Motel, which is competitively priced, quite cute, and doesn't usually book for the festival weekend until June 1).

And I think this is my longest comment ever on BV. Sorry for rambling!

Don't forget, they're advertising 130 bands and only have 123 listed...so we still have 7 bands to find out about. They could all be less known bands, but maybe there will be a Ryan Adams in there...

I'm from NYC too and I go to ACL every year. I see a lot of the bands I see at small venues in the city playing outside on a beautiful day. It's a great time.

I've been to a number of festivals and just went to Coachella again this year. I will have to say, ACL is BY FAR the best festival. I realized at Coachella how much i miss ACL. the crowds are better. it is much more relaxed and folks are just nicer. i grew up in texas and moved away as soon as i could but i still love austin and its that extra southern hospitality to the city that makes it special.

overall, i think the set up of ACL with the stages, etc. is a lot better than other festivals. everyone gets a chance to see the bands because you don't get tents blocking views or making you have to go there hours before a band plays to get a spot to see. and being short this is a plus.

i love intimate settings as much as the next person but there is something nice about seeing a band outside and amongst a crowd of music lovers. i saw arcade fire for the first time at ACL and it was still moving. enough so i vowed that if they ever played a small venue i'd be there.

LOVE ACL.

I'm from Monaco and I travel to ACL every year. Other than NYC- Austin might be the second greatest city in the US. I still think SXSW is better than ACL due to the smaller venues, but is probably not economical for most to get badges. I love it though.

NYC has the "intimate setting" thing going, but we have to pay 30+ bucks for bands even way down this list.

At ACL you get to see all of the bands for much cheaper than you would here, in a different kind of atmosphere.

Definitely worth going to.

CSE needs to stop having their interns post fake comments for concerts that they are producing.

Ugh,

You're clearly wrong. There are a bunch of headliners here. Bjork maybe? Bjork just basically co-headlined Coachella.

Muse, Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes, The Killers, TAF all headline European/British Festivals including Glastonbury, which is the biggest music festival in the world.

So indie snob extraordinaire, kindly remove head from arse.

the Acl fest in Austin is hell on earth with temp goes up to 100 degrees even the locals no better than to go in this hot heat go to San Diego street scene instead Sept 22,23 at the Delmar racetrack in demar california enjoy ocean breezes lol

boycott this corporate acl festival taking hush money from AMD until they stop the new office complex on has Polluted the Barton Springs watershed in Zilker Park with huge amounts of sediment that washed off their sites with modest rains on March 26Th(1.49 inches at Camp Mabry and 1.2 inches at the airport). It was enough to wash untold amounts of construction pollution off two large building sites in the fragile Barton Springs watershed. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) polluted the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer with dirty runoff leaving their construction sites. Fortunately, we were there to take pictures and video of the pollution.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is building an 860,000 square foot office complex in the Barton Springs watershed. Rains on March 26Th washed construction sediment over, around, and literally through AMD's erosion and sedimentation "controls." The result is muddy, silt-laden water leaving the site and flowing into a tributary of the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
Save Our Springs Alliance and many other groups and thousands of citizens urged AMD not to move to the Barton Springs watershed, in part because of concerns that they would pollute the aquifer and springs during construction. AMD insisted that they would their project would be "green.The City of Austin has reportedly given AMD a notice of violation of city rules, but the City did not issue a stop-work order or fine AMD.
please tell all the bands this there will be a protest this year will presidential hopefuls coming to Austin where the fuck you going to coll off if it gets into the 100,s like most years Visit the SOS Alliance Website
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ok so i live in san diego now and street scene BLOWS. i went when it was actually downtown before the ballpark was up and that was fun but not ACL fun. then they moved it to a eh part of downtown to the concrete of a parking lot at qualcomm stadium. i'm sorry but del mar fairgrounds for a music fest? sure, there are already established buildings and places to eat. but its a race track. i've been there for shows during racing season its fine and all but it turns less into a festival being there.

it will be hard to get from stage to stage with the crowds and the structures compared to more open areas. also, anyone who complains about the heat is a wuss. austin is not as humid as other parts of texas. LA in the valley can be much worse in terms of heat. and the crowds at street scene lately have just been a bunch of drunk folks who'd rather be seen and get drunk then appreciate the acts. and the lineups are always ten times better at ACL and even coachella.

street scene cannot compare to ACL or really any other festivals. it was great when it was downtown and actually a street scene.

LA hipsters is why i hate shows in LA sometimes. they talk through the shows and just want to be seen.

I'm an Austin local, and I have no problem with the heat. Friends from Chicago come in and they have no problem with the heat either. You just have to know how to say cool. Take a dip in Barton Springs during the hottest part of the day, it turns you into a human popsicle.

I love the lineup. Charles Attal did a great job this year. The first 10-15 names of the festival are absolutely unbelievable, and the middle tier leaves nothing to be desired. Plus, Bob Dylan, hello!

wow, anon, i think we go to different coachellas. i've been to 4 and it has always been a super laid-back experience (even this year, though i did stay away from the masses during rage).

this year will be my first ACL and i'm totally looking forward to it.

""I agree with you. Festivals make sense for those that don't live in a major concert market like we do. Every major bands comes to NYC, so why bother paying for airfare/hotel? I rather use my vacation days for something that I can't do in NYC. Plus, at $150, the festival is not even economical.""

Wait, you go to see every band in NYC but the ticket price alone, of $150 for 130 bands, is too expensive for you??? I live in Philly, have seen most of the bands performing at ACL, but will still go due to the amazing dynamic in Austin. The way in which you covered all of your points definitely makes you seem like a real self-indulgent prick! Yeah, why would you travel out of your precious city to a festival (where you could have days of fun) when you could just stand like a stiff holier-than-thou a*hole in Webster Hall?

Sit on it! -Fonzi

""I agree with you. Festivals make sense for those that don't live in a major concert market like we do. Every major bands comes to NYC, so why bother paying for airfare/hotel? I rather use my vacation days for something that I can't do in NYC. Plus, at $150, the festival is not even economical.""

Wait, you go to see every band in NYC but the ticket price alone, of $150 for 130 bands, is too expensive for you??? I live in Philly, have seen most of the bands performing at ACL, but will still go due to the amazing dynamic in Austin. The way in which you covered all of your points definitely makes you seem like a real self-indulgent prick! Yeah, why would you travel out of your precious city to a festival (where you could have days of fun) when you could just stand like a stiff holier-than-thou a*hole in Webster Hall?

Sit on it! -Fonzi

Marlow, there's no basically about it, Björk DID headline Coachella.

3 day passes sold out.

I live in NYC and see tons of shows here; and they are great. But it's a totally different animal being out in Austin with the sun shining and getting to see all these bands playing there. The festival is extremely well run, civil, every act goes on and off as scheduled, food and drink inexpensive. Nothing beats ACL.

I live in NYC and see tons of shows here; and they are great. But it's a totally different animal being out in Austin with the sun shining and getting to see all these bands playing there. The festival is extremely well run, civil, every act goes on and off as scheduled, food and drink inexpensive. Nothing beats ACL.

You guys going be sure not to miss Dax Riggs...you WON'T be sorry!