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.
This article appears in Abortion Rights.