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Austin City Limits
50 Years of Austin City Limits
October 17, 2024 marks 50 years to the day that Willie Nelson first stepped on the ACL stage to record the pilot episode. Take a whirlwind tour through fifty years of incredible music from innovative artists and legends from every genre.
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Singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis returns to ACL, while pop trio MUNA makes their debut.

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Guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are accompanied by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.

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Austin-bred Spoon performs songs from their Grammy-nominated album Lucifer On the Sofa.

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Country superstar Maren Morris showcases her Grammy-nominated album Humble Quest.

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Legendary alternative rock pioneers Pavement perform a career-spanning set.

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Modern rockers The War On Drugs perform songs from their LP I Don’t Live Here Anymore.

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Producer Adrian Quesada and guest vocalists perform songs from Boleros Psicodelicos.

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Adia Victoria perform soul and blues on ACL.

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Cuban funk sensations Cimafunk and The Tribe wow with standouts from El Alimento.

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Celebrated singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett makes his first appearance in a decade with songs

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Allison Russell and The Weather Station offer an hour of intelligent, impassioned music.

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Texans Parker McCollum and Robert Earl Keen showcase tunes from the Lone Star State.