# Austin City Limits Festival Lineups by Year: 2002–2026

> Browse every ACL Festival lineup from 2002–2026 — headliners, full rosters & more. The ultimate year-by-year archive, only on OnesToWatch.

**Published:** 2026-06-08 | **Updated:** 2026-10-15 | **Author:** onestowatch
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*Last updated: October 14, 2026*

## Key Takeaways

- The Austin City Limits Music Festival launched in 2002 at Zilker Park as a separate event from the PBS television series.
- Across two decades the festival grew from a roots-and-Americana focus into a genre-spanning destination that now fills two three-day October weekends.
- Headliners have included Paul McCartney, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, and George Strait, reflecting ACL’s expanding booking scope.
- Capacity caps, extreme weather, and format changes have shaped the festival’s layout, safety planning, and fan experience.
- OnesToWatch highlights emerging artists who often go on to headline ACL, giving readers an early look at future festival stars.

[Explore More Rising Artists on OnesToWatch](https://www.onestowatch.com/en?utm_source=ai-growth-agent&utm_term=austin-city-limits-past-performers)

## Austin City Limits TV Show vs. Austin City Limits Music Festival

Two distinct institutions share the Austin City Limits name. The [PBS television series](https://acltv.com/tag/season-52/page/2) premiered on January 3, 1976, with Asleep at the Wheel and a reunion of Bob Wills’s Original Texas Playboys. Austin PBS/KLRU-TV program director Bill Arhos created the show in 1974 with producer Paul Bosner and director Bruce Scafe. The series records before a live audience at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin.

The TV series has aired continuously since 1976 and is widely recognized as the longest-running music show in American television history, a status noted on its 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame plaque. The Austin City Limits Music Festival launched separately in 2002 at Zilker Park, produced by C3 Presents. It borrowed the show’s name and credibility while operating as a fully independent ticketed event. [KLRU took a share of the gross from the first festival, which opened September 28, 2002, at Zilker Park](https://blog.ticketscene.ca/community-and-culture/history-of-austin-city-limits-music-festival-year-by-year-event-analysis).

The PAA query “Who was the first performer on Austin City Limits?” refers to the TV show. [Willie Nelson appeared in the pilot episode](https://texasmonthly.com/sponsored/inside-the-house-that-willie-built), a stripped-back taping that found a national audience. The Arc Angels closed the 2002 festival with an 8:30 p.m. Sunday set on September 29, while The String Cheese Incident headlined the Jam Stage on Saturday, September 28. These milestones belong to the festival, not the TV series.

## Quick-Reference: ACL Festival Headliners by Year

This table gives a fast way to scan who topped the bill each year and how the lineup evolved from roots acts to global pop, hip-hop, and electronic stars.

| Year | Headliners / Notable Acts |
| --- | --- |
| 2002 | [Arc Angels, The String Cheese Incident, Emmylou Harris, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Los Lobos, Gillian Welch, Nickel Creek](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) |
| 2003 | [R.E.M., Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, Steve Winwood, Al Green, Dwight Yoakam](https://blog.ticketscene.ca/community-and-culture/history-of-austin-city-limits-music-festival-year-by-year-event-analysis) |
| 2004 | [The Pixies, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, Solomon Burke](https://blog.ticketscene.ca/community-and-culture/history-of-austin-city-limits-music-festival-year-by-year-event-analysis) |
| 2005 | [Coldplay, Oasis, Widespread Panic, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes](https://blog.ticketscene.ca/community-and-culture/history-of-austin-city-limits-music-festival-year-by-year-event-analysis) |
| 2006 | [Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) |
| 2007 | [Bob Dylan, Björk, Muse (promoted after White Stripes canceled)](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) |
| 2008 | [Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck, the Raconteurs, David Byrne](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-plant-krauss-beck-raconteurs-lead-08-austin-city-limits-lineup-103588/) |
| 2009 | [Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (replaced Beastie Boys)](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) |
| 2010 | Phish, The Flaming Lips, The Eagles, Muse, The Strokes |
| 2011 | [Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, My Morning Jacket](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) |
| 2012 | [Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Avett Brothers](https://jambands.com/news/2012/05/22/acl-2012-red-hot-chili-peppers-neil-young-crazy-horse-the-black-keys-jack-white-the-avett-brothers-umphrey-s-mcgee-patterson-hood-and-more/) |
| 2013 | [Depeche Mode, The Cure, Kendrick Lamar](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/austin-city-limits-music-festival-lineup-unveiled-12088073/) |
| 2014 | [Eminem, OutKast, Pearl Jam, Beck, Skrillex, Calvin Harris](https://jambands.com/news/2014/04/22/acl-2014-eminem-pearl-jam-outkast-beck-skrillex-avett-brothers-and-more/) |
| 2015 | [Drake, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Florence + the Machine (Weekend Two exclusive)](https://austinfoodmagazine.com/acl-sold-out-student-day-details-announced/) |
| 2016 | [Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, Willie Nelson (Weekend 2 only), Lizzo (early slot)](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/acl-fest-2016-lineup-12096166/) |
| 2017 | [Silent Disco debuted as a new six-night attraction at the Tito’s Homemade Vodka Stage](https://www.prweb.com/releases/quiet_events_to_debut_silent_disco_at_austin_city_limits_music_festival/prweb14726273.htm) |
| 2018 | [Paul McCartney, Metallica, Travis Scott, Janelle Monáe, Justice; Childish Gambino remained an announced headliner](https://www.thebeatles.com/paul-headline-austin-city-limits-music-festival) |
| 2019 | [Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, Billie Eilish](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) |
| 2020 | [Canceled (COVID-19); virtual edition streamed October 9–11](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) |
| 2021 | George Strait, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus (20th anniversary edition) |
| 2022 | [Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, The Chicks, SZA, Kacey Musgraves, Flume, Paramore, Lil Nas X](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) |
| 2023 | [Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Shania Twain (Weekend 1 only), The 1975 (Weekend 2 only), Alanis Morissette, Hozier](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/acl-fest-2023-lineup-kendrick-foo-fighters-the-1975-yyys-lil-yachty-death-grips-more/) |
| 2024 | [Dua Lipa, Chappell Roan, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Reneé Rapp](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) |
| 2025 | [Lineup details documented in the official ACL and BMI festival archives](https://bmi.com/festival/austin-city-limits-2025) |
| 2026 | [Charli XCX, Rüfüs Du Sol, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, Skrillex, Kings of Leon, The xx](https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-city-limits-unveils-2026-lineup) |

## The Year-by-Year ACL Festival Lineup Archive (2002–2026)

This archive walks through each festival year so you can see how ACL’s sound, scale, and culture changed over time.

### Austin City Limits 2002 Lineup

**Headliners:** Arc Angels, The String Cheese Incident, Emmylou Harris, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Los Lobos, Gillian Welch

[The inaugural Austin City Limits Music Festival, held September 28–29, 2002 at Zilker Park, is most commonly reported as featuring 67 bands across five stages, though some sources cite 70 bands and six stages.](https://austinnewsstory.com/ACL2002MusicFestvalReview/ACLMusicFestival09282002.html) Local concert promoter Charlie Jones, CEO of Capital Sports & Entertainment, conceived the inaugural 2002 festival in partnership with KLRU, which licensed the ACL name. He modeled it on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Charles Attal booked the lineup in 2002 with roughly three weeks to secure about 70 acts.

[The 2002 festival featured Asleep at the Wheel, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Nickel Creek, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Patty Griffin, and Jimmie Vaughan among its performers.](https://austinnewsstory.com/ACL2002MusicFestvalReview/ACLMusicFestival09282002.html) Organizers expected approximately 25,000 attendees for the debut year. Roughly 42,000 fans arrived on day one. *Why it mattered:* A roots-and-Americana launch that proved Austin could sustain a major destination festival.

### Austin City Limits 2003 Lineup

**Headliners:** R.E.M., Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, Steve Winwood, Al Green, Dwight Yoakam

[The 2003 edition expanded to three days (September 19–21) and more than 130 bands on eight stages, drawing nearly 150,000 attendees.](https://www.bmi.com/news/20031001_austin_city_limits_festival_shares_stage_with_bmi_singer_songwr) The third day arrived partly because so many national touring artists asked to perform. [Miranda Lambert played the BMI Stage this year, an early career milestone.](https://bmi.com/festival/austin-city-limits-2025) *Why it mattered:* The three-day format established ACL as a full-weekend destination event.

### Austin City Limits 2004 Lineup

**Headliners:** The Pixies, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, Solomon Burke

[The 2004 festival (September 17–19) featured eight stages and 130 acts, with Saturday attendance peaking at 75,000, a surge that prompted capacity caps in later years at the request of surrounding neighborhoods.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) [Three-day passes for 2004 were priced at $75 at one point, though other sources report $70, $80, or $89 depending on tier and timing.](https://www.sacurrent.com/music/growing-pains-2271084/) *Why it mattered:* The 75,000-per-day capacity ceiling set during this era has defined ACL’s scale ever since.

### Austin City Limits 2005 Lineup

**Headliners:** Coldplay, Oasis, Widespread Panic, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes

[Day 3 of the 2005 festival (September 23–25) recorded the hottest temperature in ACL history at 107°F](https://kxan.com/weather/austin-weather-history-acl-festival), driven by the heat system surrounding Hurricane Rita. [The Austin American-Statesman’s Joe Gross wrote that Zilker Park looked like “the gritty Australian Outback of Mad Max.”](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) [The festival won Pollstar’s Festival of the Year award despite the chaos.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) *Why it mattered:* The “Dust Bowl” year pushed lasting infrastructure upgrades, including a new Zilker Park irrigation system co-funded by C3 Presents.

### Austin City Limits 2006 Lineup

**Headliners:** Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson

[The Austin Parks Foundation partnership with the festival began in 2006, and in 2025 the two organizations celebrated 20 years together.](https://austinparks.org/blog/acl-music-festival-funds-in-action-2025/) [Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers took a rain break during a storm threat before returning to close Sunday night, their only ACL Fest appearance, with reports citing delays of 20 to 45 minutes.](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/acl-fest-live-shots-11727069/) *Why it mattered:* The Parks Foundation partnership, which the 2025 Impact Report credits with more than $71 million in cumulative park contributions, started here.

### Austin City Limits 2007 Lineup

**Headliners:** Bob Dylan, Björk, Muse

[The 2007 festival (September 14–16) drew 225,000 attendees across three sold-out days and grossed $11.3 million.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) [Amy Winehouse and the White Stripes both canceled their 2007 appearances, with the White Stripes pulling out on September 11, just three days before the festival, and already-booked Muse moved into their Saturday headlining slot.](https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2007/09/austincitylimits200709) Bob Dylan and Björk made rare festival appearances. *Why it mattered:* These cancellations kicked off ACL’s contingency-booking culture, a pattern that resurfaced in 2009, 2015, 2018, and 2025.

### Austin City Limits 2008 Lineup

**Headliners:** Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck

[The 2008 festival (September 26–28) featured more than 125 acts, drew 218,000 attendees, and grossed about $11.8 million.](https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/concert-boxscore-for-the-2008-10-08-issue-idUSN09316581/) [Ryan Bingham played the BMI Stage this year, well before mainstream recognition.](https://bmi.com/festival/austin-city-limits-2025) [Foo Fighters headlined ACL in 2008, then again in 2015 and 2023, making 2008 their first of three festival headlining appearances.](https://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/events/austin-city-limits/acl-2023-foo-fighters/269-6a0cc09a-1917-4abf-b666-4dfab18474c9) *Why it mattered:* The Foo Fighters and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss pairing showed ACL’s growing comfort booking beyond its Americana roots.

### Austin City Limits 2009 Lineup

**Headliners:** Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[The Yeah Yeah Yeahs filled in after the Beastie Boys canceled due to Adam Yauch’s cancer diagnosis.](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) [Torrential rains turned the park into the “Mud Bowl,” drawing 195,000 attendees and grossing $13.5 million.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) [Many attributed the mud smell to Dillo Dirt, the city’s compost of yard trimmings and treated sewage sludge.](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) *Why it mattered:* The mud disaster triggered major park repair costs and sped up drainage infrastructure investment.

[Discover the Top 30 Artists to Watch in 2026](https://onestowatch.com/en/blog/the-top-30-artists-to-watch-in-2026?utm_source=ai-growth-agent&utm_term=austin-city-limits-past-performers)

The first eight years of ACL Fest trace a clear arc. The festival started with a roots-and-Americana identity in 2002 and gradually embraced rock, blues, and alt-rock headliners by the late 2000s. Through the 2010s the lineup shifted sharply toward hip-hop, pop, and electronic headliners. [OnesToWatch](https://www.onestowatch.com/?utm_source=ai-growth-agent&utm_term=austin-city-limits-past-performers) covered that evolution in real time by spotlighting artists like Billie Eilish, SZA, and Post Malone before they reached festival-headliner status.

### Austin City Limits 2010 Lineup

**Headliners:** Phish, The Flaming Lips, The Eagles, Muse

[The 2010 festival (October 8–10) sold out its three-day passes in a record 14 hours and featured 130 bands across eight stages.](https://blog.ticketscene.ca/community-and-culture/history-of-austin-city-limits-music-festival-year-by-year-event-analysis) [Phish’s October 8 headline set marked their first Austin performance in more than 10 years, following a 1999 South Park Meadows show, and Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips rode a plastic bubble across the crowd.](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-10-15/phish/print/) *Why it mattered:* The rapid sell-out confirmed ACL’s status as a must-attend destination festival.

### Austin City Limits 2011 Lineup

**Headliners:** Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, My Morning Jacket

[Stevie Wonder opened with “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” after taking the stage about 20 minutes late, drawing one of the weekend’s largest crowds.](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) [Kanye West broke ACL’s booking mold for rappers, headlining on the strength of his 2010 album *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy*.](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) *Why it mattered:* The 10th anniversary edition and Kanye’s slot opened the door for hip-hop headliners that would define the next decade.

### Austin City Limits 2012 Lineup

**Headliners:** Jack White, Florence + The Machine, The Avett Brothers

[The 2012 festival (October 12–14) was the final single-weekend edition before the two-weekend format, with three-day passes ranging from $50 early-bird to $270 at the gate.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) The Austin City Council voted unanimously in August 2012 to allow a second consecutive weekend starting in 2013. *Why it mattered:* The last single-weekend ACL before the festival doubled in scale.

### Austin City Limits 2013 Lineup

**Headliners:** Depeche Mode, The Cure, Kendrick Lamar

[The first two-weekend edition (October 4–6 and October 11–13) grossed $32.1 million and drew 375,000 fans across five days.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) [On October 13, more than 4.22 inches of rain fell at Camp Mabry, flooding Zilker Park and forcing organizers to cancel the final day of Weekend 2, the first full-day cancellation in ACL history.](https://www.kxan.com/weather/austin-weather-history-the-hottest-coolest-and-wettest-acl-festivals/) Kendrick Lamar drew thousands for his sunset performances on both weekends, riding the momentum of his 2012 album *Good Kid, M.A.A.D City*. *Why it mattered:* The two-weekend format and Kendrick’s breakout set both pointed toward ACL’s future.

### Austin City Limits 2014 Lineup

**Headliners:** Eminem, OutKast, Pearl Jam, Beck, Skrillex, Calvin Harris

[ACL 2014 booked two hip-hop headliners alongside rock and EDM artists, creating a genre-spanning roster that shaped later lineups.](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) Iggy Azalea drew a huge audience to the RetailMeNot stage, and Lorde headlined the same stage during Weekend Two, while Lana Del Rey’s sunset set drew a sea of young women in flower crowns. The festival appeared to pay closer attention to the power of female fandom afterward. *Why it mattered:* The most genre-diverse lineup to that point and a turning point in how ACL approached female-led bookings.

### Austin City Limits 2015 Lineup

**Headliners:** Drake, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Florence + the Machine

[Drake and The Weeknd headlined the 2015 festival, held October 2–4 and 9–11 at Zilker Park, with The Weeknd’s set featuring pyrotechnics.](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2015-austin-city-limits-music-festival-lineup-12094475/) Dave Grohl performed from a guitar throne after breaking his leg on tour, Modest Mouse replaced Alabama Shakes in an early evening Saturday slot on Weekend Two, and Florence + The Machine closed Sunday in place of The Strokes. [Florence Welch closed the second weekend on October 11, 2015, performing “Shake It Out,” which reframes the cliché “It’s always darkest before the dawn.”](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/04/florence-and-the-machine-close-acl-fest-2015-on-a-perfect-note/10151533007/) *Why it mattered:* [Drake’s two ACL headlining weekends preceded his 2016 “Summer Sixteen” tour opener in Austin and his eventual 2023 Moody Center return.](https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/04/24/drake-austin-moody-center-tickets-its-all-a-blur-tour-21-savage/70145617007/)

### Austin City Limits 2016 Lineup

**Headliners:** Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, Willie Nelson

[Radiohead made their ACL Fest debut as headliners in 2016 after appearing on the TV series in 2012, playing sprawling Friday-night sets.](https://cm-pressroom.pbs.org/-/media/pressroom/public-assets/programs/a/austin-city-limits/3801-radiohead/3801_radiohead_final.pdf) [Willie Nelson was introduced by Matthew McConaughey, opened with “Whiskey River,” and closed a gospel medley with “I Saw the Light.”](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/acl-review-willie-nelson-12096743/) Lizzo played an early opening slot years before her 2019 breakthrough. *Why it mattered:* Radiohead’s long-awaited debut and Nelson’s return made 2016 one of ACL’s most celebrated lineups.

### Austin City Limits 2017 Lineup

**Headliners:** Full lineup not fully verified in available research; the Silent Disco debuted this year.

[The 2017 festival (October 6–8 and October 13–15) priced three-day passes for Weekend Two at $255, while Weekend One three-day passes sold out.](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2017/09/27/acl-fest-links-verified-resale-tickets-for-weekend-one-3-day-passes/10074646007/) [Quiet Events Inc. debuted Silent Disco as a six-night attraction at the Tito’s Homemade Vodka Stage, with a fully documented DJ lineup across both weekends.](https://www.prweb.com/releases/quiet_events_to_debut_silent_disco_at_austin_city_limits_music_festival/prweb14726273.htm) [Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017, at age 66 in Los Angeles, one week after the end of his 40th Anniversary Tour.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_petty) That Saturday, a live recording of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers performing “Free Fallin’” at ACL 2006 played over the PA as three skydivers parachuted above Zilker Park, and many artists worked Petty songs into their sets. For verified full lineup details, consult the official ACL Festival archive. *Why it mattered:* The spontaneous tribute to Tom Petty became one of the most emotional moments in ACL history.

### Austin City Limits 2018 Lineup

**Headliners:** Paul McCartney, Metallica, Travis Scott, Childish Gambino (announced), Janelle Monáe, Justice

[Paul McCartney’s appearance marked one of ACL’s most historic bookings, sharing top billing with Metallica and Travis Scott, while Janelle Monáe and Justice anchored key sets.](https://www.thebeatles.com/paul-headline-austin-city-limits-music-festival) Childish Gambino remained listed as a headliner in lineup materials. *Why it mattered:* The year blended rock legends, arena metal, and modern hip-hop, underscoring ACL’s fully global reach.

### Austin City Limits 2019 Lineup

**Headliners:** Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, Billie Eilish

[Lizzo drew one of the biggest crowds in festival history; on the second weekend, organizers broadcast her set on a nearby stage to handle the overflow.](https://yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-years-acl-look-back-100000248.html) Billie Eilish returned after her 2018 debut and drew a massive crowd of her own. [Three-day passes were priced at $260, with Platinum tickets at $3,600.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) *Why it mattered:* The last full pre-pandemic ACL and a preview of the pop-forward headliner era that would define the 2020s.

### Austin City Limits 2020 Lineup

**Status:** Canceled

[The 2020 festival was canceled on July 1 due to COVID-19 and replaced with a virtual edition that streamed October 9–11, blending live performances from Foo Fighters, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, and Jackie Venson with archival sets from past festivals.](https://exploreatx.us/p/acl-festival-history) *Why it mattered:* The virtual pivot kept ACL’s community engaged during a global shutdown and highlighted Austin artists on a worldwide stream.

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