{"id":3393,"date":"2026-08-20T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:00:34","slug":"austin-city-limits-2026-lineup-charli-xcx-lorde-twenty-one-pilots-skrillex-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/austin-city-limits-2026-lineup-charli-xcx-lorde-twenty-one-pilots-skrillex-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin City Limits 2026 Lineup: Charli XCX, Lorde, Twenty One Pilots, Skrillex and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The top of the lineup includes Charli XCX, R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde and The xx<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is one particularly important difference between the two weekends: Skrillex headlines Weekend One, while Kings of Leon take the equivalent headline position during Weekend Two<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That gives ACL a remarkably varied headline programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electronic music sits alongside alternative pop, indie rock and arena-scale rock, reflecting the increasingly genre-neutral nature of the world’s biggest general music festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who else is playing Austin City Limits 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

More than 100 artists are expected to perform across nine stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the other major artists announced are Turnstile, Lola Young, Young Miko, The Chainsmokers, Labrinth, Leon Thomas, Geese, The War on Drugs, Bleachers, Blood Orange and Lykke Li<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also differences between weekends beyond Skrillex and Kings of Leon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon Flowers<\/strong> is scheduled for Weekend One while Natasha Bedingfield<\/strong> appears during Weekend Two. Rebecca Black is another Weekend One exclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those differences make choosing between ACL weekends slightly more complicated than simply buying whichever dates are convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACL celebrates 25 years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Austin City Limits has developed dramatically since its first edition in 2002, eventually becoming a three-day festival repeated across two consecutive weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its 2026 lineup shows why the format works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charli XCX and Lorde sit comfortably next to Twenty One Pilots, R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL and The xx. Skrillex can headline one weekend while Kings of Leon replace him the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, artists including Turnstile, Geese, Blood Orange and The War on Drugs provide substantial depth underneath the biggest names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When is Austin City Limits 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Weekend One:<\/strong> 2\u20134 October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekend Two:<\/strong> 9\u201311 October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both take place at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a 25th anniversary to celebrate and one of its broadest lineups yet, Austin City Limits 2026 should once again be one of the biggest music events of the US festival season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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