Host of The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon announced that, in partnership with Indeed, he would donate $15,000 to Austin's Hideout Theatre during his show. The wait is over—Austin City Limits has released the 2020 artist lineup for this year's virtual festival that will take place this weekend, in line with what would have been the in-person festival's second weekend. Organizers shared the news earlier this week, citing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 has forced the cancelation of the event. ACL Live at The Moody Theater opened in 2011. The show tapes at the ACL Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, on October 1. Created by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and broadcast on PBS for 43 years, Austin City Limits TV has become an institution, as well as the recipient of a rare institutional Peabody Award, an … Lineup. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's festival... AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-based blues, rock, and soul musician Jackie Venson is making her national debut this fall on the Austin City Limits television series. This post has local news on the coronavirus pandemic from Tuesday, Oct. 6. A year without Austin City Limits Music Festival is hard to imagine. This Saturday's Oklahoma University game, taking place in Dallas, could possibly be the biggest game of the season for the Longhorns and one of the most anticipated Red River Rivalry games in recent memory. Music fans can expect to see several artists like Radiohead, Willie Nelson, Queens of the Stone Age and Paul McCartney. Austin City Limits has announced the first half of the lineup for its 46th season, kicking off October 3rd with a tribute to late singer-songwriter John Prine, who appeared eight times on the series. AUSTIN, Texas — Hope for a 2020 Austin City Limits Music Festival just got a little brighter. Ensuring the year sees a festival of sorts, Austin City Limits announced they will hold a 2020 festival headlined by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Radiohead that looks back at past Austin City Limits performances. This year’s schedule of performances will feature Yola, Rufus Wainwright, Jackie Venson, and The Mavericks, in addition to encore presentations of past performances and tributes to John Prine, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Asleep at the Wheel. The 13-episode 2020-2021 season kicks off Oct. 3 with a retrospective of John Prine’s appearances on the show over the years, along with adding new performances from Rufus Wainwright, Yola and the Mavericks. Jason Isbell provides the introduction to the episode. Become a Patron by contributing to Community Impact Newspaper and gain daily insight into what's happening in your own backyard. This year, however, don’t expect any crowds. Austin City Limits is the longest running music series in television history, the name behind exciting and successful music festivals in Austin (US), Sydney (AUS) and Auckland (NZ) and an award-winning concert venue.. A second staff member at the University of Texas at Austin has died after contracting COVID-19, President Jay Hartzell announced in an email on Thursday. Since 2002, we haven’t let rain, heat, cold, dust or mud stop us from … Two of the biggest national festivals, Coachella (which takes place for two weekends in April in Indio, Calif.) and Bonnaroo (set to rock a field in Tennessee on June 11-14) have released their lineups. The Saudi Arabian government now effectively owns a piece of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The relief package, as reported before, will be split into three $5 million categories, one dedicated to live music venues, one to child care businesses, and the third to be shared by what the city deems as “iconic” restaurants, bars, live music venues, and arts organizations. The 13-episode 2020-2021 season kicks off Oct. 3 with a retrospective of John Prine’s appearances on the show over the years, along with adding new … Stay tuned for 2021 Lineup information. Sign up for coronavirus email alerts. The PBS live performance series “Austin City Limits” has announced a lineup for its new season, which, perhaps expectedly due to the pandemic, includes a higher-than-usual amount of retrospective programming, but does sport freshly filmed sets as well. ACL is also live streaming the performance Thursday at 7 p.m. CST. Austonia is growing fast, and we're constantly in need of more journalistic talent to meet the needs of our expanding audience. Jam Out at ACL’s (Virtual!) U.S. Sen. John Cornyn leads Democratic challenger MJ Hegar by 8 percentage points in his reelection bid, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. If you're a strong writer in Austin interested in applying for a part-time position producing content that will appear on our front page, then please email your resume to hr@austonia.com for consideration. Thank you for reading and supporting community journalism. The first half of the lineup for the 46th season of the landmark concert program Austin City Limits has been announced. According to KVUE's... On Tuesday, Austin City Limits released its star-studded lineup for its free virtual festival this weekend, including artists such as Billie Eilish and Twenty One Pilots. Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) has been canceled for 2020. In 2018, the festival contributed $264.6 million to the city's economy and created or sustained at least 1,500 jobs across bars and restaurants, hotels and transportation, according to the Austin-American Statesman. The winner of the Pollstar Award for âBest New Major Concert Venueâ in 2012, ACL Live hosts more than 100 shows each year and serves as the studio home for ACL TVâs episode tapings. Playing artists from the show, festival, and venue, the radio station can be heard online anytime. Organizers shared a lineup and schedule for the music festival Tuesday featuring Willie Nelson, Billie Eilish, LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Phish and other artists. The wait is over—Austin City Limits has released the 2020 artist lineup for this year's virtual festival that will take place this weekend, in line with what would have been the in-person festival's second weekend. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, ACL will be virtual and free this weekend, with performances from years past. Track the spread in Texas. After six months out of the classroom, Austin ISD parents are still seeing their children miss out on vital social interactions even as some returned to schools this week. A few people will be allowed to watch the performance in person in a socially distant theater setup. ✨ Set your reminder on YouTube and watch for free starting Friday a… https://t.co/dFVG3M20ql, 
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, Austin's Andy Roddick is about to get served, charity style, Austonia launches free texting program so you never miss a top local news story, 'Does Pence have a bug on his head?' The event will include the performances of Billie Eilish from 2019, Paul McCartney from 2018, Radiohead from 2016 and Willie Nelson from 2016. Since 2002, the ACL Music Festival hosts over 130 artists and 225,000 patrons every year at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. The Official #ACLFest 2020 Schedule is out now! New performances will include Jackie Venson, Otis the Destroyer, Black Pumas, Mobley and more. During a livestream event on Tuesday morning for HAAM Day (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), a spokesperson for C3 Presents announced that the company is working on a virtual festival. The Austin City Council approved of the $15 million relief fund proposal, aimed to support restaurants, live music venues, and child care businesses in the city that have been impacted by the novel coronavirus virus last week on October 1. Opting for a cancellation rather than a postponement, which some festivals have chosen to do, Austin City Limits went ahead and announced the 2021 dates for their festival, hoping for a safe return from October 1 to 3 and October 8 to 11 next year.
To go or not to go? To be the first to know, join the E-List! Austin City Limits is the longest running music series in television history, the name behind exciting and successful music festivals in Austin (US), Sydney (AUS) and Auckland (NZ) and an award-winning concert venue. The virtual festival will be free on YouTube, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, according to a tweet from ACL. Just like a number of other festivals have done this year, Austin City Limits was forced to cancel the 2020 installment of their festival due to the coronavirus pandemic. Austin City Limits Music Festival 2020 will be a free streaming event on the festival’s YouTube channel that includes replays of ACL sets from past years, alongside a few new performances. SAN ANTONIO – This year, you don’t have to haul it from stage to stage to avoid missing a performer at Austin City Limits. You’ll get breaking news about the Lineup and Schedule, plus official updates on tickets, aftershows, our live broadcast, mobile app and everything you love about ACL. The virtual festival will kickoff at 7 p.m. Oct. 9-11 via YouTube and will feature some curated sets from previous ACL festivals as well as several new performances. Travis County... AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: The video published above is a story about Longhorn fans watching the Red River Showdown at ACL Fest in 2019. Austin high schoolers weigh threat of COVID against more isolation as school year nears
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,, Austin's Andy Roddick is about to get served, charity style, Austonia launches free texting program so you never miss a top local news story, 'Does Pence have a bug on his head?' The event will include the performances of Billie Eilish from 2019, Paul McCartney from 2018, Radiohead from 2016 and Willie Nelson from 2016. Since 2002, the ACL Music Festival hosts over 130 artists and 225,000 patrons every year at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. The Official #ACLFest 2020 Schedule is out now! New performances will include Jackie Venson, Otis the Destroyer, Black Pumas, Mobley and more. During a livestream event on Tuesday morning for HAAM Day (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), a spokesperson for C3 Presents announced that the company is working on a virtual festival. The Austin City Council approved of the $15 million relief fund proposal, aimed to support restaurants, live music venues, and child care businesses in the city that have been impacted by the novel coronavirus virus last week on October 1. Opting for a cancellation rather than a postponement, which some festivals have chosen to do, Austin City Limits went ahead and announced the 2021 dates for their festival, hoping for a safe return from October 1 to 3 and October 8 to 11 next year.