Archive for August, 2009
Two stages at this year’s ACL Festival have been donated to local non-profits the LIVESTRONG Foundation and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. While both are well recognized organizations in Austin, Festival organizers hope their presence the 2009 edition of ACL Festival will raise further awareness and generate new champions for both causes. Naming rights for both stages were a gift of the Festival; no donor funds were utilized to acquire the stage name rights. Learn more about LIVESTRONG and explore the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been added to this year’s ACL Fest lineup, and are slated to perform Friday night on the AMD stage. Other additions to the 2009 bill include Raphael Saadiq and Ben Sollee.
See the full ACL Festival schedule here.
Kick off your flip-flops and get your picnic baskets ready! The Austin Parks and Recreation Department officially reopened the Zilker Great Lawn today (Friday, August 21) at noon. A big time thank you to ACL Festival goers who have helped contribute this lush gift to Austin — Zilker Park has never looked so green and gorgeous!
The official ACL Festival Aftershows are on the books and on sale!. Thievery Corporation, Ghostland Observatory, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Bassnectar, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, The Virgins and countless others will take their gigs outside of Zilker Park and rock Austin into the wee hours of the morning. See the schedule and get tickets >>.
The Sound and the Jury contest is back! Bands compete to win the ultimate gig – a spot on the ACL Festival lineup. Other prizes include: $1500, a new Dell Studio 15 Laptop, two hotels for three nights in downtown Austin, and passes for your friends and family at the fest. Think you’ve got what it takes? Go to www.delllounge.com/soundandthejury to sign up or vote for your favorite band.
Check it out now!
