Minza Mirza, Associate Life&Arts Editor
• October 5, 2024
Long-time friends Pam Griffin and Shelly Hefferton did not speak for months before this October. As the two went on about their lives, one little detail stayed tucked away in the backs of their minds,...
Inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in 2015, Austin-based band Asleep at the Wheel is no stranger to ACL. The band performed on ACL TV’s first official episode in 1976, following Willie...
At eight years old, Chance Peña bought his first guitar and soon started playing at bars around his hometown of Tyler, Texas. At 15 years old, Peña competed on season 9 of “The Voice,” starting his...
Behr Rinke, General Life&Arts Reporter
• October 3, 2024
Like many young Austinites, then-seventh grader Jackie Meisel knew exactly what to ask her parents for each year when birthdays and Christmas came around — a prized Austin City Limits Music Festival...
Amongst the hustle and bustle of people rushing from stage to stage, watching their favorite artists perform and soaking up the sights and sounds of Austin City Limits Music Festival, a miniature version...
Tyler Pullum, General Life&Arts Reporter
• September 30, 2024
Inspired by the 50-year-old television series of the same name, the Austin City Limits Music Festival has stood as a musical hallmark of the city of Austin for over 20 years. ACL’s stages in Zilker...
One of the most highly-anticipated artists making their Austin City Limits debut this fall, Chappell Roan mesmerizes audiences with her avant-garde persona and undeniable talent. The Daily Texan put together...
Joe Ferrara, General Life&Arts Reporter
• September 30, 2024
Siyona Nayampally - attending ACL since age 3
Most excited for: Tyler, the Creator
“Always bring a water bottle,” said Nayampally, a Plan II and economics sophomore. “It has to be empty, and...
Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• September 30, 2024
Five years ago, then-6-year-old Brynn Toungate sang and danced along to Barton Hills Choir’s performance at Austin City Limits from the audience. This year, she will join them on stage for the third...
Flora Farr, Life&Arts Desk Editor
• September 30, 2024
A Longhorn football game away in Louisiana left many UT students in Austin with little to do the weekend of Sept. 28, 2002. Catching wind of a weekend music festival taking over Zilker Metropolitan...
Every evening, Austinites gather their pets, picnic blankets and spike ball sets and head to Zilker Park for respite after a long day. They chat with family and friends as the sunset’s colors melt into...
