Austin City Limits Fest books Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Kanye, more

The 10th annual eclectic Texas fest will feature more than 100 acts Sept. 16-18.

May 17, 2011 at 4:54PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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You think South By Southwest is cool, head to Austin, Texas, for this year's 10th annual Austin City Limits Festival starring Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Coldplay and My Morning Jacket.

If that isn't enough to lure you to Austin Sept. 16-18, how bout Fleet Foxes, Cee Lo Green, Bright Eyes, Nas & Damian Marley, Alison Krauss + Union Station, TV on the Radio, Big Boi, Santigold, Mavis Staples, Ray LaMontagne, Broken Social Scene, Social Distortion, James Blake and Randy Newman.

Four acts that played the inaugural ACL Fest in 2002 — Asleep at the Wheel, Patrice Pike, Jack Ingram and Gary Clark Jr. — will be back. The eclectic lineup includes more than 100 acts spread over three days at Zilker Park.

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