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As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it’s its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is “What year is this, 1991?” I thoughtLolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Tool, Jane’s Addiction, Beastie Boys, and Depeche Mode, and congrats Lolla the award is still yours. But “What Year Is This, 1996?” edition is all ACL. Call it nostalgia, call it apparently this generation is incapable of turning out a headliner in the eyes of festival promoters, call it what you will: If you slept through the ’90s, you should be going to festivals in 2009. Sniping (and Thievery Corporation, Toadies, The B-52s, etc.) aside, for their part the ACL folks have kept up on contemporary artists, too: the undercard sports the Dead Weather, BTW Suckers, Phoenix, Bon Iver, Passion Pit, Here We Go Magic, the Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, the Walkmen, Blitzen Trapper, and welcome vets Sonic Youth, Mos Def, and so on. The festival goes down October 2-4 in Austin’s Zilker Park with three-day passes available for $185 at aclfestival.com. The full lineup:
Pearl JamÂ
Dave Matthews BandÂ
Beastie BoysÂ
Kings of LeonÂ
Ben Harper and Relentless7Â
Thievery CorporationÂ
John LegendÂ
The Dead WeatherÂ
The Levon Helm BandÂ
Ghostland ObservatoryÂ
Sonic YouthÂ
Mos DefÂ
ToadiesÂ
Flogging MollyÂ
The B-52sÂ
Lily AllenÂ
Citizen CopeÂ
Arctic MonkeysÂ
The DecemberistsÂ
Coheed and CambriaÂ
Andrew BirdÂ
Girl TalkÂ
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)Â
PhoenixÂ
BassnectarÂ
Bon IverÂ
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The Avett BrothersÂ
The Airborne Toxic EventÂ
Medeski, Martin & WoodÂ
ClutchÂ
Michael Franti & SpearheadÂ
Grizzly BearÂ
Heartless BastardsÂ
Passion PitÂ
White LiesÂ
Dan AuerbachÂ
The WalkmenÂ
The ScabsÂ
Reckless KellyÂ
DevotchkaÂ
Blitzen TrapperÂ
The VirginsÂ
Here We Go MagicÂ
Eek-A-MouseÂ
K’ NaanÂ
Asleep at the WheelÂ
Dr. DogÂ
The RaveonettesÂ
The KnuxÂ
Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsÂ
State RadioÂ
Los Amigos InvisiblesÂ
The Felice BrothersÂ
Federico AubeleÂ
Raul MaloÂ
Daniel JohnstonÂ
Poi Dog PonderingÂ
Brett DennenÂ
RodriguezÂ
Henry ButlerÂ
Preservation HallÂ
Sam Roberts BandÂ
The GreencardsÂ
Sara WatkinsÂ
Walter “Wolfman” WashingtonÂ
David GarzaÂ
John VandersliceÂ
Zac Brown BandÂ
Todd SniderÂ
School of Seven BellsÂ
The DodosÂ
Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3Â
Alberta CrossÂ
Deer TickÂ
Bell X1Â
Alela DianeÂ
The Wood BrothersÂ
The Parlor MobÂ
Rebirth Brass BandÂ
Marva WrightÂ
Terri HendrixÂ
L.A.X.Â
Lisa HanniganÂ
The Low AnthemÂ
Sons of BillÂ
SuckersÂ
Sarah JaffeÂ
Cotton JonesÂ
The Henry Clay PeopleÂ
Papa MaliÂ
JypsiÂ
Vince MiraÂ
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights
Mimicking BirdsÂ
Jeffrey SteeleÂ
Jonell MosserÂ
LeatherbagÂ
Keith GattisÂ
Damien HorneÂ
Sarah SiskindÂ
DexateensÂ
NeloÂ
Danny BrooksÂ
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn BandÂ
The Soul StirrersÂ
The DurdensÂ
Palm School ElementaryÂ
The Gospel SilvertonesÂ
DiaconosÂ
Quinn SullivanÂ
Ralph’s WorldÂ
Q BrothersÂ
MilkshakeÂ
Telephone CompanyÂ
Loose CannonsÂ
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