FROM THE NEWS NEST: Austin City Limits 2012 Music Festival Line-up Announced

May 24. 2012 | By Collin Welbon

The line-up for the 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival has been announced and it is gigantic! With over 100 acts and the headliners including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, The Black Keys, Florence + The Machine, and Weezer, people are going to be giddy to get these tickets. The magnificence of the lineup doesn’t stop there. With bands like Metric, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Crystal Castles, Tegan and Sara, and Punch Brothers also performing, this is an incredibly flavorful fall festival lineup.

The 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival is held at Zilker Park in Austin, TX over the weekend of October 12th-14th. In case the bands already listed don’t strike a chord, check out the complete list of artists scheduled to play at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Artists Scheduled to Play Austin City Limits Music Festival 2012:
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Punch Brothers
Kopecky Family Band
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Bombay Bicycle Club
River City Extension
The Black Keys
A-Trak
Quiet Corral
Jack White
Trampled By Turtles
Wheeler Brothers
Florence + The Machine
Patterson Hood
The Relatives
The Avett Brothers
Michael Kiwanuka
Space Capone
Iggy & The Stooges
Big K.R.I.T.
The Staves
AVICII
Oberhofer
Native Run
BASSNECTAR
POLICA
Nikki Lane
The Roots
Tennis
Quiet Company
The Shins
Zola Jesus
Infantree
Weezer
Stars
Wild Child
Gotye
Kimbra
La Vida Bohème
The Civil Wars
Black Lips
The Eastern Sea
M83
Los Campesinos!
The Dunwells
Tegan and Sara
Jovanotti
Kenny Vaughan Trio
Childish Gambino
Ben Howard
Justin Jones
Two Door Cinema Club
Ruthie Foster
Sonámbulo
Thievery Corporation
Freelance Whales
Royal Teeth
The Afghan Whigs
Civil Twilight
Noah Gunderson
Crystal Castles
The Whigs
The Aaron Ivey Band
Andrew Bird
Dev
The Mighty Sincere Voices
Gary Clark Jr.
The Lumineers
G.S.T.
Metric
Bad Books
Colorfeels
Band of Skulls
The Devil Makes Three
Lera Lynn
Esperanza Spalding
Asleep At The Wheel
Megan McCormick
Alabama Shakes
First Aid Kit
Shields Of Faith
Delta Spirit
Patrick Watson
Stapletones
M. Ward
LP
The Baylor Choir
Randy Rogers Band
Caveman
Disciples Of Joy
Die Antwoord
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Ralph’s World
Rufus Wainwright
Father John Misty
Orange Sherbet
NEEDTOBREATHE
Dry The River
Big Don
Big Gigantic
The Boxer Rebellion
Rocknoceros
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Hullabaloo
Steve Earle
Willis Earl Beal
Jambo
The War On Drugs
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
Peter DiStefano & Tor
Umphrey’s McGee
Kishi Bashi
The School of Rock
Barrington Levy
Deep Dark Woods
The Q Brothers
Old 97’s
Moon Duo

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