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Austin City Limits 2011 Lineup: Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Kanye West
- Posted on May 17th 2011 1:01AM by Benjy Eisen
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As is typical of ACL, the roster represents a diverse cross-section of artists and the festival has continued its trend of stretching out from its adult contemporary and Americana roots. Thus, classic singer-songwriters like Gillian Welsh and Wanda Jackson will be balanced by sets from electronic heat-seekers such as Pretty Lights and Skrillex. The festival also boasts more hip-hop this year than in prior incarnations, including big sets by Big Boi and Chiddy Bang. Dance ravers Chromeo and Empire of the Sun will compete with indie rock upstarts Smith Westerns and J. Roddy Walston & the Business. In between, there's still a little bit o' country (Asleep at the Wheel), soul (Charles Bradley), and jazz and bluegrasss -- together (Preservation Hall Jazz Band with the Del McCoury Band). And, of course, for the adults out there, AAA radio faves such as Randy Newman and Brandi Carlile will be in no short supply, either. It's like SXSW all over again. Only this time, we don't need no stinking badges.
Of course, in a sign of the times, three-day general admission passes actually sold out long before Tuesday's artist announcement. However single day passes will be available beginning Tuesday (May 17) at 10AM ET through the official festival website. Ah...you might want to make that a triple.
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