Austin City Limits 2026 Lineup Announced: Charli XCX, Lorde, The xx to Headline 25th Anniversary Festival
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· 2 sourcesThe Austin City Limits music festival has announced its 2026 lineup for its 25th anniversary, taking place over two weekends in October. Stereogum reported that headliners include Charli XCX, Lorde, The xx, Rüfüs Du Sol, Twenty One Pilots, and Skrillex for weekend one, with Kings of Leon headlining weekend two. Rolling Stone noted that the lineup also features Bleachers, the War on Drugs, and Geese among dozens of other acts. Stereogum described the headliners as not the most inspiring but highlighted an appealing undercard including Turnstile, Lola Young, and Labrinth.
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Austin City Limits music festival has announced its 2026 lineup for its 25th anniversary, taking place over two weekends (Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 7-11). Headliners include Charli XCX, Lorde, The xx, Rüfüs Du Sol, Twenty One Pilots, Skrillex (weekend 1), and Kings of Leon (weekend 2). The article notes the headliners are not the most inspiring but suggests the undercard offers appealing acts like Turnstile, Geese, Lola Young, Labrinth, and The War On Drugs.
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· 3 pulledAustin City Limits, one of our biggest annual music festivals, turns 25 this year, and it has just unveiled its lineup.
This year's headliners include Charli XCX, Lorde, the XX, Rüfüs Du Sol, and Twenty One Pilots, along with Skrillex on the first weekend and Kings Of Leon on the second.
That's maybe not the most inspiring set of headliners we've ever seen, but the rest of the lineup should offer at least some stuff that you might like to see.
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