ACL SNAGS BIG NAMES FOR YEAR 15

The Austin City Limits Music Festival will be loaded for bear on the occasion of the fall fest’s 15th anniversary staging, snagging Radiohead in what will be the band’s first ACL appearance, while Willie Nelson will play for the first time in a decade. Also booked are fellow first-timers Mumford & Sons, Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Major Lazer and Kygo. More than 130 bands across eight stages will perform on the weekends of 9/30-10/2 and 10/7-9 at Zilker Park.

The eclectic lineup also features Chris Stapleton (first weekend only), Kacey Musgraves (ditto), The Chainsmokers, Flume, M83, HAIM, LL Cool J, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals (Weekend Two), Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Margo Price, Gallant, Bob Moses, The Strumbellas,

Three-day general admission tickets ($255) for both weekends can be purchased at www.aclfestival.com, as can three-day VIP and platinum tickets and hotel packages. Single-day general admission tickets will be available later in the year as well as one-day VIP tickets, a first for ACL.