Never been to a festival except taking the kids to WARPED and I dont wanna count that.
Is Austin easy to get around for a newbie like me. My daughter will probably prevent us from going, as she will be in the thick of her freshman volleyball season, but I am entertaining the idea.
Are the motels within walking distance?
Will I get to meet Sandra Bullock?
Are there many vegetarian venders?
How hot is Austin in October?
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Some Austinites can probably answer your questions better than I can but I'll make a stab at it.
Austin is a friendly city but it has grown rapidly and traffic can be a nightmare. So getting around is probably not too difficult but traffic jams can be expected.
Define "walking distance." Actually, the answer would be no. Those rooms will be booked by now. But you will be doing plenty of walking. We always go with a group of friends and one guy lives in Austin. He scopes out a parking deal in advance for the weekend. We usually walk at least a mile (one way) every day to the gate.
Sandra Bullock? Any other hopeless fantasies you'd care to mention?
Plenty of vegetarian options. I have been very impressed with the selection and quality of the food available.
Texas is still hot in early October although we may get lucky. But don't be surprised if we have temps in the 90s.
ACL is a great festival. Looking forward to meeting lots of folks.
i think it's pretty solid, actually. one of my favorite things about ACL is discovering new music. there are a lot of bands that i've never heard of & i'm looking forward to checking them out before the festival. there was no "wow" factor-type bands for us last year, but we had a blast & were turned on to a lot of great new (to us anyway) music.
i think it's pretty solid, actually. one of my favorite things about ACL is discovering new music. there are a lot of bands that i've never heard of & i'm looking forward to checking them out before the festival. there was no "wow" factor-type bands for us last year, but we had a blast & were turned on to a lot of great new (to us anyway) music.
Totall agree. I was disappointed initially about the lineup last year, but I had a great time all three days! ACL is a blast and the fans are pretty cool
i think it's pretty solid, actually. one of my favorite things about ACL is discovering new music. there are a lot of bands that i've never heard of & i'm looking forward to checking them out before the festival. there was no "wow" factor-type bands for us last year, but we had a blast & were turned on to a lot of great new (to us anyway) music.
Totall agree. I was disappointed initially about the lineup last year, but I had a great time all three days! ACL is a blast and the fans are pretty cool
I felt good about the lineup last year although some of the bands I was interested in hearing turned out to be disappointments. I heard some new (to me) acts that I really enjoyed, especially Gogol Bordello, Rodney Crowell, Alejandro Escovedo, Drive-By Truckers, Adele. Robert Earl Keen always puts on a good show. Gillian Welch was amazing. Gnarls Barkley, The Fratellis, Mars Volta, Manu Chao, all very good. Plant and Krauss--better than I expected and at least I can say I've seen them because I don't expect that one to happen again. The friends I was with wanted to hear John Fogerty and David Byrne, otherwise I'm not sure I would have stayed for their whole sets. They were good but I could have done without Byrne's interpretative dancers. :roll: The Foos were great and played longer than closing acts usually do at ACL. Worst act, hands down, was Flyleaf on Sunday afternoon. I only heard 2 songs and could not believe how they sucked. My husband told me I was lucky that I didn't hear more than that. He called them Flypaper. After they finished I could hear people all around me complaining about them.
I noticed a trend last year of chicks playing violins, like every band had to have one.
But as ya'll have pointed out the great thing about ACL is the new music so I expect to be introduced to a lot. As we get closer to the fest I'm sure I'll be getting feedback about some of the bands that are playing too.
i think it's pretty solid, actually. one of my favorite things about ACL is discovering new music. there are a lot of bands that i've never heard of & i'm looking forward to checking them out before the festival. there was no "wow" factor-type bands for us last year, but we had a blast & were turned on to a lot of great new (to us anyway) music.
I agree, just would have liked to see two more headliners that I would like to see.
As this moment, its pretty much PJ.
I have zero interest in seeing Ben harper, KOL, beasties or DMB
the undercards are always interesting at ACL, but I think the headliners for Fri and Sat are a bit weak
i think it's pretty solid, actually. one of my favorite things about ACL is discovering new music. there are a lot of bands that i've never heard of & i'm looking forward to checking them out before the festival. there was no "wow" factor-type bands for us last year, but we had a blast & were turned on to a lot of great new (to us anyway) music.
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Compared to other festivals ACL really mixes it up! Besides some of the big acts, we had as much fun checking out the "local stage"...Texas has allot to offer for bands...blues, folk, metal...what a blast. HIGHLY recommended and leave a day or two open to explore Austin itself...a great city.
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but Im not so psyched about the lineup
Austin is a friendly city but it has grown rapidly and traffic can be a nightmare. So getting around is probably not too difficult but traffic jams can be expected.
Define "walking distance." Actually, the answer would be no. Those rooms will be booked by now. But you will be doing plenty of walking. We always go with a group of friends and one guy lives in Austin. He scopes out a parking deal in advance for the weekend. We usually walk at least a mile (one way) every day to the gate.
Sandra Bullock? Any other hopeless fantasies you'd care to mention?
Plenty of vegetarian options. I have been very impressed with the selection and quality of the food available.
Texas is still hot in early October although we may get lucky. But don't be surprised if we have temps in the 90s.
ACL is a great festival. Looking forward to meeting lots of folks.
i think it's pretty solid, actually. one of my favorite things about ACL is discovering new music. there are a lot of bands that i've never heard of & i'm looking forward to checking them out before the festival. there was no "wow" factor-type bands for us last year, but we had a blast & were turned on to a lot of great new (to us anyway) music.
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Totall agree. I was disappointed initially about the lineup last year, but I had a great time all three days! ACL is a blast and the fans are pretty cool
I noticed a trend last year of chicks playing violins, like every band had to have one.
But as ya'll have pointed out the great thing about ACL is the new music so I expect to be introduced to a lot. As we get closer to the fest I'm sure I'll be getting feedback about some of the bands that are playing too.
I agree, just would have liked to see two more headliners that I would like to see.
As this moment, its pretty much PJ.
I have zero interest in seeing Ben harper, KOL, beasties or DMB
the undercards are always interesting at ACL, but I think the headliners for Fri and Sat are a bit weak
I bet Ed will sing Under Pressure w/ Ben Harper...
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Compared to other festivals ACL really mixes it up! Besides some of the big acts, we had as much fun checking out the "local stage"...Texas has allot to offer for bands...blues, folk, metal...what a blast. HIGHLY recommended and leave a day or two open to explore Austin itself...a great city.
ACL 2009... yeah babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Don't it make you smile?
just tell her that march happened a month ago, so she has to go to Austin now.
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I think you can rule out Cancun now...with the swine flu going around. :?