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Liveshot: MARINA takes ACL on ‘ROLLERCOASTER’ for Weekend 2

Liveshot: MARINA takes ACL on ‘ROLLERCOASTER’ for Weekend 2

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 12, 2025

“Princess of Power,” the screen read as Marina Diamandis took the stage. The name refers to her sixth studio album, released in June, and its subsequent tour. In a black corset top, a bejeweled fringe...

Luke Combs performing "When It Rains It Pours" during his set at ACL Weekend Two on Friday, Oct. 10.

Liveshot: Luke Combs tells life story through music at ACL

Brynn Dominguez, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 12, 2025

Luke Combs’ soft eyes transition into a face hardened with grit, the screen on stage displaying concert highlights. Audience members begin cheering for their favorite country singer just as Combs steps...

Liveshot: Japanese Breakfast brings whimsy during underrated ACL performance

Ana Taveira, Associate Life&Arts Editor October 12, 2025

While eager fans line up for headliner performances at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, tucked in the corner of Zilker Park lies the Beatbox stage, where a unique, underrated listening experience...

Spacey Jane lead singer Caleb Harper during their set at weekend two of Austin City Limits Music Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Liveshot: Spacey Jane electrifies ACL with Aussie indie-rock

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 11, 2025

After an electrifying, intimate performance at Mohawk Austin on Thursday night, and following their Weekend One performance, Australian indie-rock band Spacey Jane came back Saturday ready for their...

Liveshot: Dr. Dog unites audience with eclectic sounds at ACL

Liveshot: Dr. Dog unites audience with eclectic sounds at ACL

Ana Taveira, Associate Life&Arts Editor October 11, 2025

The sun sets and the dust settles on the final Austin City Limits Festival Friday of the year. At the Lady Bird Stage, Philadelphia-based indie rock group Dr. Dog held audiences captive with their mellow...

King Princess poses for a portrait at Austin City Limits Festival Weekend 2 on Friday, Oct. 10.

King Princess talks ‘Girl Violence,’ importance of performing at ACL

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 10, 2025

Following her Weekend One Austin City Limits Festival performance and ahead of her Weekend Two show, Mikaela Straus, known as King Princess, sat down with The Daily Texan to talk about her third studio...

John Summit brings EDM close to ACL Festival Weekend 1

John Summit brings EDM close to ACL Festival Weekend 1

Angelina Liu, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 8, 2025

“Austin, how the fuck we feeling, baby?” Unlike the viral meme of John Summit uttering a tired version of the phrase to a crowd in Miami, the former accountant turned DJ brought a vigorous, bass-whomping...

The Killers close out ACL Weekend One with soul, Willie Nelson covers

The Killers close out ACL Weekend One with soul, Willie Nelson covers

Layla Dajani, Life&Arts Editor October 7, 2025

The Killers took the American Express stage Sunday night of the Austin City Limits Festival. Throughout a charged hour-and-a-half set, the group played 15 songs across six albums and two Willie Nelson...

Magdalena Bay points at the crowd at ACL on Oct. 4, 2025.

Liveshot: DiskInserted, minds blown after Magdalena Bay’s ACL set

Layla Dajani, Life&Arts Editor October 7, 2025

Over the course of an hour, Mica Tenenbaum metamorphosed on stage. First cloaked in blue, then blooming into a sunflower, mutating into a monster, finally, she emerged an angel. Duo Magdalena Bay delivered...

The Dare fans hold a sign that reads "I heart The Dare" at his ACL show on Oct. 5, 2025.

ACL Weekend 1 recap: The Texan’s top 7 moments

Layla Dajani, Angelina Liu, Tyler Pullum, and Elie Brunson October 7, 2025

After a jam-packed and blazing first weekend at the 2025 Austin City Limits Festival, The Daily Texan rounded up a list of the top seven moments. Hilary Duff as Role Model’s “Sally”  Role...

The Dare performs at ACL on Oct. 5, 2025.

The Dare gives ACL taste of revamped indie-sleaze

Angelina Liu, Life&Arts Desk Editor October 6, 2025

Alternating between a sound board and the microphone, Harrison Patrick Smith, known as The Dare, danced loosely on the Miller Lite stage on Sunday and embraced the trashy, edgy style he’s renowned for....

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