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Dua Lipa; Tyler, the Creator; and – yes – Chappell Roan: As the years go by and our growing city sheds its underdog status, Austin City Limits Fest seems more and more like a headliner’s game. Take it from us, though: There are still plenty of reasons to hit Zilker Park before the world’s biggest pop stars hit the stage. From homegrown soul to out-of-town hip-hop, alternative, and country, here are 10 other acts you should add to your ACL itinerary.

Weekend 1 of ACL Fest runs from Oct. 4-6. Weekend 2 runs from Oct. 11-13. Find even more ACL Festival interviews online, as well as the Chronicle’s continuing coverage, at austinchronicle.com/acl.

This article appears in October 4 • 2024.

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Carys Anderson moved from Nowhere, DFW to Austin in 2017 to study journalism at the University of Texas. She began writing for The Austin Chronicle in 2021 and joined its full-time staff in 2023, where she covers music and culture.

San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.