Well, there you have it. ACL finally gave official word on their 2009 lineup, supporting the all the rumors that have been circulating the past few weeks. Headliners this year will in fact be Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, and the Beastie Boys, with Kings of Leon, Sonic Youth, John Legend, and Jack White’s new band, The Dead Weather, likely to pull in some of folks as well. We’re excited to see a particularly strong tier of indie band represented, with Grizzly Bear, Deer Tick, the Low Anthem, Cotton Jones, the Henry Clay People, and the Felice Brothers all showing up. We also can’t recommend highly enough catching Rodriguez, who will finally be coming to Austin! Also of note is the local representation with some familiar to the Fest (Ghostland Observeratory, Black Joe Lewis) and some newcomers (most notably Leatherbag). The 2009 ACL Fest goes down in Zilker Park October 2-4, and 3 Day passes are onsale now for $185. Check out the linuep below:
2009 ACL Festival Lineup:
Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Sonic Youth
Ben Harper & the Relentless7
Thievery Corporation
Flogging Molly
The Decemberists
The Dead Weather
The B-52s
Ghostland Observatory
John Legend
Mos Def
Bon Iver
Coheed & Cambria
Phoenix
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Clutch
Bassnectar
the Levon Helm Band
Devotchka
Toadies
Andrew Bird
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Raul Malo
Arctic Monkeys
Rebirth Brass Band
Girl Talk
Sara Watkins
Los Amigos Invisibles
K’Naan
Citizen Cope
The Greencards
Heartless Bastards
Walter Washington
Preservation Hall
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
The Knux
Dan Auerbach
Grizzly Bear
Dr. Dog
Eek-A-Mouse
Blitzen Trapper
Airborne Toxic Event
Lily Allen
The Avett Brothers
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Passion Pit
White Lies
The Walkmen
The Scabs
Reckless Kelly
The Virgins
Here We Go Magic
Asleep at the Wheel
State Radio
The Felice Brothers
Federico Aubele
Daniel Johnston
Poi Dog Pondering
Brett Dennen
Rodriguez
Sam Roberts Band
David Garza
Zach Brown Band
Todd Snider
School of Seven Bells
The Dodos
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3
Alberta Cross
Deer Tick
Bell X1
Alena Diane
The Wood Brothers
The Parlor Mob
Martha Wright
Terri Hendrix
L.A.X.
Lisa Hannigan
The Low Anthem
Suckers
Sarah Jaffe
Cotton Jones
The Henry Clay People
Papa Mali
Jyspe
Vince Mira
Jonathon Tyler & the Northern Lights
Mimicking Birds
Jeffrey Steele
Jonell Mosser
Leatherbag
Keith Gattis
Damien Horne
Sarah Siskind
Dexateens
Nelo
Danny Brooks
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The Soul Stirrers
The Durdens
Palm School Elementary
The Gospel Silvertones
Dianconos
Quinn Sullivan
Ralph’s World
Q Brothers
Milkshake
Telephone Company
Loose Cannons
Lunch Money
