The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X, and P!nk Top ACL Fest Lineup

Announced this morning, the whopping ACL Fest 2022 lineup leads with Red Hot Chili Peppers, P!nk, the Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, SZA, Flume, Paramore, and Lil Nas X as headliners.

Like last year, the majority of largest-text listings go to women-fronted acts. Other marquee artists include Phoenix [weekend 2 only], Diplo, Billy Strings, James Blake [weekend 1 only], and “Call Me Maybe” pop megawatt Carly Rae Jepsen [weekend 1 only]. Also near the top, find Japanese Breakfast, the War on Drugs, Princess Nokia [weekend 2], and Oliver Tree. Indie rock breakouts Wet Leg [weekend 2] – alongside Magdalena Bay, Kevin Morby [weekend 1], Cimafunk [weekend 1], and Cassandra Jenkins [weekend 1] – return following appearances at South by Southwest 2022.

Joining Musgraves and the Chicks, Texas makes a strong standing with hometown heroes Spoon alongside Conan Gray, Robert Glasper, Tobe Nwigwe, Teezo Touchdown [weekend 2], and Joshua Ray Walker [weekend 1]. Austin also accounts for Me Nd Adam [weekend 2], Disko Cowboy, Buffalo Nichols, Mama Duke, Sarah & the Sundays [weekend 1], Darkbird [weekend 1], Primo the Alien [weekend 1], Lesly Reynaga [weekend 2], Good Looks [weekend 2], and Pleasure Venom [weekend 2] – as well as Asleep at the Wheel’s annual stop [weekend 1].

The festival returns to Zilker Park for two weekends, October 7-9 and 14-16. Three-day passes for both weekends, with the price yet to be announced, will be on sale today at 12pm at aclfestival.com. Last year, 3-day passes started at $275.