Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, the Strokes, Doechii, and More to Headline ACL Fest 2025
Zilker Park event returns October 3-5 and 10-12
By Carys Anderson, 9:01AM, Tue. May 6, 2025
The ACL Fest 2025 lineup has arrived. Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, the Strokes, Luke Combs, John Summit, and Doechii headline the festival, which returns to Zilker Park October 3-5 and 10-12.
The rest of the C3-presented festival lineup offers a similar mix of pop and rock stars from the past and present. Cage the Elephant, T-Pain, Empire of the Sun, and Passion Pit represent the best of the 2000s and 2010s on both weekends, while Pierce the Veil rep pop punk and the freshly reunited Rilo Kiley play Weekend 2.
Other notable names include Maren Morris (Weekend 1), Mk.gee, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Modest Mouse (Weekend 1), Wet Leg, King Princess, Japanese Breakfast, Car Seat Headrest (Weekend 2), Magdalena Bay, Marina, MJ Lenderman, Phantogram (Weekend 1), The Dare, LP Giobbi, Panda Bear, TOPS (Weekend 2), julie (Weekend 2), and Hotline TNT (Weekend 1).
As always, a considerable number of Austin-launched acts perform at the festival as well. This year, that includes country supergroup Next of Kin (Weekend 1), hip-hop duo Geto Gala (Weekend 1), and Western swing legends Asleep at the Wheel (Weekend 1), plus Briscoe, S.L. Houser (Weekend 1), the Point (Weekend 2), Farmer’s Wife (Weekend 2), and the Huston-Tillotson University Jazz Collective (Weekend 2).
3-Day GA, GA+, VIP and Platinum, Hotel and Festival, and Group Hospitality tickets go on sale today at 12pm CT. 1-Day tickets will be available at a later date. Find tickets at aclfestival.com.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story stated that Pierce the Veil are performing at ACL Fest Weekend 1. They are, in fact, performing at Weekend 2. The Chronicle regrets the error.
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