Austin City Limits 2009

[faxman75]

Yeah, I know I would get killed with conflicts. I would want to see
Pearl Jam
Dead Weather
Sonic Youth
Dan Auerbach

So, maybe if a schedule comes out and I have money at the time and none of those four conflict i'll see what I can do.

[Gribbz]

Im excited about it though... K'naan....Bboys, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam, Thievery Corp, Avett Brothers, Ghostland, Decemberists, Flogging Molly!, Sam Roberts Band, Dead Weather, B-52s!

I'm looking forward to seeing Ghostland, Flogging Molly, K'Naan, The Dead Weather Sonic Youth, Grizzly Bear, Dan Auerbach, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Phoenix, Devotchka.

Such a great undercard. Where are you staying Paul?

[pancakespancakes]

I'm still on the fence about going. Just a money thing. I think my odds are 50/50.

I was just a bit disappointed when it turns out most everything I want to see is playing Sunday. I just know there's going to be conflicts galore now...

[paulb]

I'm looking forward to seeing Ghostland, Flogging Molly, K'Naan, The Dead Weather Sonic Youth, Grizzly Bear, Dan Auerbach, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Phoenix, Devotchka.

Such a great undercard. Where are you staying Paul?

at a friend of a friends house... not 100% sure where it is.

[Gribbz]

at a friend of a friends house... not 100% sure where it is.

Nice. I'm staying with my cousin. I think he lives somewhat near the venue. You should meet up with feather, miranda and I pauly!

[rskapcat]

We're staying at...

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:p

[paulb]

Nice. I'm staying with my cousin. I think he lives somewhat near the venue. You should meet up with feather, miranda and I pauly!

I didnt realize more Coachella peeps were going? We'll def have to meet up and have some beers....Ill be with my main man, Rusty....very funny kinda guy, should be good times!

[Gribbz]

I didnt realize more Coachella peeps were going? We'll def have to meet up and have some beers....Ill be with my main man, Rusty....very funny kinda guy, should be good times!

I'm 99% sure Miranda and Sophia are attending. I know Rebecca will be there. Not sure about any other board members. Yeah, should be a blast! Are there any after shows you are aware of?

[paulb]

no clue...but if there is a Beastie Boys one....hopefully at Stubbs again.... ill let u know

[rskapcat]

no clue...but if there is a Beastie Boys one....hopefully at Stubbs again.... ill let u know

The husband would pee himself with joy. Stubb's is such a rad venue. We saw The Black Keys there last year...and CSS/Gnarls Barkley.

[paulb]

Bboys played Stubbs in 06 during SXSW.... but Bboys WILL be performing at the Austin City Limits PBS show... and im assuming their taping will be the same weekend....Pearl Jam will be having a taping as well on Oct 3rd.

[Gribbz]

no clue...but if there is a Beastie Boys one....hopefully at Stubbs again.... ill let u know

Nice. I've never seen the B boys before. I credit Mix Master Mike for getting me into scratching/DJing.

Here's Mike mixing my favorite Robert Johnson song. You should check out this documentary...

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[paulb]

is it from the documentary: Scratch?

[Gribbz]

Yes sir.

And going back to after shows; I know lolla has a ton of them. I figure ACL should have a bunch because it's Austin. I'm sure we'll find something..

[paulb]

Ive wanted to buy that dvd for years....but I could never afford the random 20 or 30 bucks on it...

[rskapcat]

I'm on it, kids. I'm on the ACL forum, & I keep tabs on austin360.com. I think the after shows were announced in July last year...I'll post what I find with ticket links. :)

[Gribbz]

It's really good man. My DJ buddy made me watch it before I bought my first pair of tables. It's worth the buy....but you can't probably find it on youtube or something similar.

[Gribbz]

I'm on it, kids. I'm on the ACL forum, & I keep tabs on acl360.com. I think the after shows were announced in July last year...I'll post what I find with ticket links. :)

You're awesome Rebecca.

[paulb]

I'm on it, kids. I'm on the ACL forum, & I keep tabs on acl360.com. I think the after shows were announced in July last year...I'll post what I find with ticket links. :)

Awesome! Ill be keeping my eyes open for your posts!

[rskapcat]

Per ACL forum, schedule should be out mid-July.

There's been some chatter about St. Vincent having ACL (10/2) listed as one of the tour stops, but I can find no evidence to that effect. FWIW, St. Vincent WILL be in New Orleans on 10/3. So I guess it's possible.

[TickleMeElmo]

I'm kinda curious to see how the headliners will work out. I'm guessing on Friday it'll be Beastie Boys vs. Kings of Leon and I THOUGHT it would be Dave Matthews Band vs. John Legend on Saturday but John Legend is now playing Friday. Kinda wonder if that means DMB will be unopposed, against The Levon Helm Band (doubt it) or if they're gonna add someone. I assume they'll play unopposed.

[elliemchale]

Contrary to popular misconception, the Dave Matthews Band does not rock.

Much agreed, my friend. ;)

[WhatLies]

I've never attended acl before but im very interested in going this year. I have a few questions before I make my decision. Is the curfew at 10 or 11 for this event? For anyone thats been there before, does the party migrate over to 6th street? I'd also like to know if they typically pin the headliner with the #3 subheadliner... more specifically i'm asking if they would pin ghostland against dmb (yes i like dave matthews).

[suprefan]

Well 3 days are sold out, so you are going to have to buy single day tickets now. And why dont you look up past schedules to do the math?

[feather]

Whip and I are buying plane tickets without a 3-day pass. Good idea or no? Flights are pretty cheap right now...

[suprefan]

I would get your tickets first, cause what if you never end up with them due the costbeing too high in the aftermarket and you wasted money on a flight that couldve gone to something else.

[feather]

So you think I should wait to see if more 3-day passes go on sale? I am not buying single days. I'm just worried they won't release more 3-day passes until a few weeks before show time and flights will be too expensive :(

[suprefan]

Who knows if they ever will thats the thing, and does ACL have a message board? You never know somebody might be selling a 3 day on there cause they cant go. Thats all I could think of, check craigslist in texas? Well the worst thing woudl be you are stuck in Austin for 4 or 5 days if you didnt get tickets. Thats not the worst thing in the world, well except that you dont eat BBQ.

[Pixiessp]

I have yet to buy my airline tix. gonna do it very very soon though.
Planning on going on Sat and Sun only. I will be exploring Austin on Friday.
You should hang out with me on that day,Feather. :)

[Pixiessp]

And don't forget.....there are going to be a ton of shows happening during and after the festival. Becca said she would keep us informed.

I am on the ACL board but I don't get on it very often. I should though.

[Gribbz]

I briefly looked at the ACL forums...wasn't much help. Most people were just LOOKING for tickets and not selling.

Rebecca was telling me they usually release more as the festival approaches.

[feather]

Good thing is we have a place to stay with Zack (weeklymix) and he is currently helping us with the ticket situation since he lives in TX. I guess we will GIDDE'UP at the rodeo and eat a lot of corn if we go and can't find tickets :)

[suprefan]

You mean the PLURdeo?

[Gribbz]

Good thing is we have a place to stay with Zack (weeklymix) and he is currently helping us with the ticket situation since he lives in TX. I guess we will GIDDE'UP at the rodeo and eat a lot of corn if we go and can't find tickets :)

Yeah I have cousins who live there. And like Supre said Austin is a fun city anyway.

[feather]

You mean the PLURdeo?

RIDE THAT PLUR PONY SUPRECHEEKS!!!!!

[Pixiessp]

My hotel has been booked for a month or so. :)

Austin, here I come!!

[faxman75]

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/faxman75/Sasquatch%202009/118.jpg

[paulb]

I just got a single day ticket for Friday at ACL....gonna be there for the weekend, but will play it by ear with whats going on....

[feather]

Miranda & I have opted out of ACL to save money, and go to ********* Gathering for her birthday instead. It is definitely more toward our scene. Maybe someday...

PIXIE WE WILL UNITE SOON!!! I promise <333

[Pixiessp]

Miranda & I have opted out of ACL to save money, and go to ********* Gathering for her birthday instead. It is definitely more toward our scene. Maybe someday...

PIXIE WE WILL UNITE SOON!!! I promise <333

:( well......okay.

[feather]

I know I feel sad :( At this moment I have to try and save because some things have come up, and ********* is much more feasible with carpooling and a $180 ticket.

I <3 you!

[paulb]

pff

[rskapcat]

Dropping like flies... :nono

No schedule yet, and no new aftershows.

Edited to add: Supposedly schedule tomorrow.

[paulb]

im still going.....i hope the schedule is decent...

[elliemchale]

I will totally be at ACL this year. Since I decided to not go to Lolla and have been getting job interviews like mad the past week, I'll have a plane ticket that needs to be used and hopefully money by the time the fest rolls around.

Looking forward to Monday's apparent schedule posting.

[rskapcat]

Good gravy...they need to post the damn schedule soon. AND start releasing more aftershows.

[elliemchale]

Good gravy...they need to post the damn schedule soon. AND start releasing more aftershows.

Much agreed. I need to start planning and figuring out how much money I need for after shows.

[rskapcat]

http://2009.aclfestival.com/events/daily/2009/10/02/1/hbha

[rskapcat]

And Saturday passes are sold out.

[TonyWonder]

Sunday's schedule is just about perfect.

[scoop49er]

they just released the schedule and now the beasties are out! sux but they still have Kings of leon so i would assum they wont replace and just keep KOL as the main headliner for the night..

[rskapcat]

I already posted in the MCA cancerz thread, but I'll say it again: Balls.

I guess now the husband can come with me to an aftershow on Friday. Still sucks, though.

[scoop49er]

im glad i got to see them at bonnaroo.. they were so good!!

[disgustipated]

should be easier to get tickets now.

[Aurgasm]

ACL sucks so bad this year

[Boourns]

Yeah, they seem to get weaker every year.

[Ardentbiscuit]

Remember the year the White Stripes canceled? This is more of a let down than that.

[Boourns]

Yeah, because MCA actually has a valid reason to cancel.

[disgustipated]

so this (http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=247160) sucks...


Barton Springs Pool to close for months-long repairs
7/21/2009 12:47 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff

One of Austin's crown jewels soon will be closed for up to several months as the city works to repair damages at Barton Springs Pool.

Stuart Strong, with the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, said the pool could be closed for up to six months in order for the city to make vital repairs to cracks and damages in its bypass tunnel.

It’s unclear when the repairs will begin for various reasons. Spring flow must be at a certain level before the federal government approves the pool’s closure as the springs are the only known habitat of the endangered Barton Springs Salamander.


Being able to cool off at Barton Springs during ACL is one of the redeeming qualities about the fest.

[johnnypolite]

Hoping for Prince...

[Ardentbiscuit]

Anyone heard anything?

[oasis4life2002]

I would love to see Soundgarden play ACL. But i think that is a Chella 10 headliner though. Tool would be cool...

[rskapcat]

http://austincitylimits.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=391740&mpage=1&key=&#392211

Re: tickets.

[johnnypolite]

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/index.html

ACL aftershows.

[orbit]

what a letdown.

[kreutz2112]

this one looks good

# The Raveonettes w/Here we go Magic at The Parish. Doors: 10 p.m.

[rideincircles]

I am gonna try and make the bassnectar show. I cant go in Dallas since its the day before ACL. Hopefully the Beastie Boys replacement will be worthwhile.

[rskapcat]

Already purchased our tickets for Grizzly Bear/Beach House. Gonna wait on the B-Boys replacement before we make any decisions about Friday.

[dancingantsy]

Already purchased our tickets for Grizzly Bear/Beach House. Gonna wait on the B-Boys replacement before we make any decisions about Friday.

isn't Tool taking the place of BB?

[rskapcat]

Looks like Lily Allen is out:

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2009/08/21/lily_allen_not_longer_on_the_a.html

[karma_guy]

wtf how did this sell out?
it's a pretty weak lineup

[rskapcat]

YYYs replacing Beastie Boys.
Raphael Saadiq added Friday @ 5:30.
No Lily Allen replacement yet.

[disgustipated]

YYYs replacing Beastie Boys.



worst news ever!

On the bright side, they re-opened Zilker park after 4 months of renovation. New thick grass and water fountains throughout the park. Which means the days of dust are gone.

[rskapcat]

I heard that the park is nice and green...so glad it won't be a dust bowl again! Having to walk around wearing a bandana over my face so I can breathe was balls.

I'm neutral on the YYYs add. I love them, but I've already seen them this year. So I'm not throwing a hissy fit OR jumping for joy...more like, "eh".

[disgustipated]

The new grass is nice and thick. I walked the entire grounds yesterday barefoot, which was impossible before. It's like a golf course.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Is anyone really surprised that the YYY's are replacing the Bboys?

[rskapcat]

Is anyone really surprised that the YYY's are replacing the Bboys?

It had been heavily rumored since C3 booked them for Lolla, so no surprise here. Not sure why they took so long to officially release it. Tommy speculated that maybe they had tried to get someone else, and when that didn't work, they went ahead and booked the YYYs. Who knows. I know they'll put on a good show.

[oasis4life2002]

Damn i was hoping 4 a better replacement than the YYYs. Oh well this will be my 1st trip to ACL so this wont sour my experience.

[rskapcat]

http://austincitylimits.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=398683&mpage=1&key=&#398698

Them Crooked Vultures added to Friday night. Aftershow (preshow?) Thursday night at Stubb's.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

Wow. TCV is a great add. Lucky you.

[TomAz]

Damn i was hoping 4 a better replacement than the YYYs. Oh well this will be my 1st trip to ACL so this wont sour my experience.

yes it will.

[orbit]

i wonder who will cancel next.

my money is on eddie vedder getting swine flu.

[RotationSlimWang]

Trading up YYYs for Beastie Boys is like the best deal ever.

[rskapcat]

Sonic Youth out means Dirty Projectors in. I'm okay with that. And since they moved Franti & Spearhead into the SY time slot, I have less conflicts.

[RotationSlimWang]

Jesus Christ, they lost the Beasties AND Sonic Youth and anyone's complaining?!

[rskapcat]

The husband wasn't thrilled about the Beasties dropping out (selfish MCA and his cancer!). But we've seen them plenty of times...I'm sure we'll see them again. Sonic Youth isn't nearly as important a band to me as it is to others on this board (yeah, yeah...boo hiss), and I've seen SY before.

[RotationSlimWang]

They both suck ungodly shit.

[rskapcat]

Are there any particular artists on the ACL lineup you like, Randy? I really don't know much about your taste. Well, I know you like the YYYs. So there's that.

[Mak Attack]

Just picked up some tickets for the Grizzly Bear ACL aftershow on Saturday and Ghostland aftershow on Sunday. Can't wait!

[Ardentbiscuit]

Don't forget to get your free Itunes sampler!

http://www.aclfestival.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/10/itunessampler/

[disgustipated]

This should be awesome...http://www.liveatseaholm.com/index.html

After part with Broken Social Scene in the abandoned seaholm power plant. And it's free.

[TonyWonder]

Wow, that sounds amazing..thanks for the heads-up. I just RSVP'd so hopefully I can get a couple of wristbands. Can't wait to find out who is playing Saturday night.

[amyzzz]

Oh fuck, I should've told my co-worker to check out Grizzly Bear. He's going to ACL this weekend. I guess he probably wouldn't like them, but man, I'm jealous.

[scoop49er]

anyone watching the webcast??

school of seven bells was ok
the knux was ok
avett bros on now. not bad

they are showing alot of bands this weekend and it a decent lineup they are showing! :)

[scoop49er]

has anyone checked out the webcast this year? curious to know if anyone has or if everyone went into hibernation till 2010?? :)

[TickleMeElmo]

Uhhh, did anybody go to this? Interested to see some feedback about this year's fest since I backed out this year, again.

[paulb]

i should have went and had tix.... :( I wonder how Them Crooked Vultures were.

[orbit]

i'm glad i didn't stay the whole weekend. lots of rain and mud, except for friday that was excellent (~80F, no rain, new lush grass). school of seven bells were a nice first show for the weekend. i enjoyed the walkmen a lot, they played 1-2 songs of their upcoming album. huge crowd for phoenix at 4pm, hearing their cover of air's playground love was a cool surprise. them crooked vultures were ok, nothing great. i left early to get a good spot for yeah yeah yeahs who put an awesome show as usual. no need to remark what an amazing performen karen o is.

it rained the whole day on saturday, mud surfaced above the grass and it was smelling really bad because of the dillo dirt, and by sunday it was a mudfest. people were giving their sunday tickets away.

pics of the mud:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5917/image8657295.jpg

http://www.austin360.com/ap/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=189873

[amyzzz]

huge crowd for phoenix at 4pm, hearing their cover of air's playground love was a cool surprise. Nice!

[faxman75]

I wonder how The Dead Weather did. I need to see that band. I enjoy them more than the Stripes and the Raconteurs at this point.

[PJandBompton]

I wonder how The Dead Weather did. I need to see that band. I enjoy them more than the Stripes and the Raconteurs at this point.

the thing with Dead Weather is that yes, they put on a great show...but, there's no connection with the crowd. it just seems like they're up there going through the motions....

[TickleMeElmo]

Yeah, heard something about the rain this weekend. After getting rained out at APW and Lolla, I would've been so fuckin' pissed to see rain again at ACL if I went.

[lizng]

I went and it made me miss Coachella badly. I did all 3 days and was even fine with the 8+ hours of rain on Saturday, but bailed early on Sunday because the mud smelled like a blend of fish and crap. Phoenix and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were awesome shows... but I did notice the the sound at most of the stages was bad and the sound bleeding from stage to stage was ridiculous. Throw in the f'd up parking/shuttle situation, the generally rotten reception from locals and the a-hole that slammed his car into my rental car... and I'll gladly NOT attend again. I had such hopes, but ACL just didn't deliver.

[TickleMeElmo]

Wait, WTF? There is not one single person in that Austin360 link that has wellies on. They obviously weren't prepared.

[disgustipated]

My weekend started out as a nightmare. I had purchased hard tickets from someone on craigslist the week they printed them. When I went to redeem them for my wristband, I was told that they had already been used, that the original purchaser had came and said that they had lost the tickets and Front Gate replaced them. WTF???

No problem I thought. Seeing as the tickets themselves say no refunds or exchanges, I figured I would talk to a manager and get the whole thing cleared up. Boy was I wrong. He basically called me an idiot for not buying tickets through them and he hopes that I learned my lesson and he "hopes to see me next year". After a few choice words and some loud name calling a cop finally came over escorted me away from the box office.

I wasnt letting this ruin my weekend so we used one wristband for three people. I got in all three days without hassle.


gotta run I will update this later with a few pics and vids.

[sbessiso]

I first became aware of this festival when the white stripes were supposed to play a couple years ago, and I wanted to go last year for BECK. But I've never heard or seen an overwhelming positive reaction towards it. Did you guys have fun?

[rskapcat]

It's really not that great of a festival, Sally. No artwork, really family-oriented, terrible sound bleed.

That being said...Austin is a fun town. I'd recommend going during non-festival times. SXSW is supposed to be great, but the passes are super-expensive.

[disgustipated]

ACL is more like a back yard bar-b-que with music that you invite your friends and their family to. It's not a festival that you walk away from saying it was the best weekend of your life. Good times for sure, but if I didnt live here I probably wouldnt go year after year.


I didn't notice sound bleed at all.

[sbessiso]

Got it. So come to Austin for BBQ, whatever show is in town, bars, and im sure some historical points of interest?

[boarderwoozel3]

i should have went and had tix.... :( I wonder how Them Crooked Vultures were.

If they have a drop of consistency (which I doubt is an issue with that crew), they rocked, hard.

[orbit]

it's a fun festival, but this year's lineup just wasn't for me so i only went friday. also, biking in austin is always great so that way you can avoid the horrible parking/shuttle situation. sound bleed wasn't that bad (at least friday). last year it was worse; i'm still upset band of horses' set was ruined by the foo fighters.

i've been to sxsw a couple of times, seen all the shows i've wanted to see without having any wristband or badge. just get to the shows early and you'll be fine. wristbands/badges help you a lot if you get to the shows late.

[disgustipated]

I havent done a sxsw wristband in four years. Rsvp for any and every day party I can. Last year I spent a total of $45 in covers.

[lizng]

The sound bleed was really bad at the smaller stages - BMI and Austin Ventures.

I don't think it's a horrible festival, but after doing Coachella things about it seem silly. If I lived in Austin I would probably attend regularly because it's so inexpensive, but to me it's not worth the hassle of traveling half way across the country for.

[orbit]

yeah i go because it's within driving distance for me but i would probably not fly across the country for it. the same way i wouldn't fly for lollapalooza.

however you should try sxsw. it's nicer, more bands, less bros and no chairs in your way to the stages.

[lizng]

I agree, the bro factor was WAY too high at ACL.

[disgustipated]

this kid was everywhere. He gets my vote for ACL '09 mascott.

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[disgustipated]

Finally got around to putting this vid on youtube.

Devotchka with an acrobat.

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[rideincircles]

Not sure why there are all these crappy reviews, me and my friends all had a blast. I personally did not give a shit about the mud or rain and went barefoot Sunday. I guess I didnt pay attention to the smell, not much worse than roo can be. I will just answer finish my answer with videos I recorded.

Pearl Jam rocked the hell out.

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Ghostland brang the lasers

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Phoenix was great

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Them Crooked Vultures were good, Grohl on drums is awesome.

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K'Naan played an acoustic set on the kiddie stage

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I saw Harper instead of Dead Weather since I know the drummer, but I saw Dead Weather annihilate the house of Blues Dallas the next day.

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Karen O destroyed the mic

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[disgustipated]

Not sure why there are all these crappy reviews, me and my friends all had a blast. I personally did not give a shit about the mud or rain and went barefoot Sunday. I guess I didnt pay attention to the smell, not much worse than roo can be.

I'm with you here. Me and my group had an amazing time. I could care less about the "bro factor" there were just as many annoying headband wearing hipsters as there were baseball cap wearing bros. Plus DMB was there, what would one expect.
I would go so far as to say that the bros were more respectful and had a much better time.

It seems that if you embraced the mud and just went with it, good times were to be had.

The only thing wrong with this festival is the chair factor. Something really needs to be done about people setting up in the middle of a walkway and policing the people trying to get by.

[Apathetic00]

I concur with the reviews that say this is more a backyard fest. than a festival that will evoke great memories for years to come.

I have been to ACL a couple of times and it still pales in comparison to Coachella in terms of bands, people, and atmosphere.
I actually live here and the line-up hasn't drawn me to attend in a few years. Plus they REALLY need to do something about the "i'll put all the lawn chairs/blankets i have and save this spot" crowd. >_<

Coachella 2010 for me!! =)