ACL Fest 2009 lineup announced

Published April 28, 2009 at 6:02 a.m.

What: The lineup for the eighth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival was released today by concert promoters C3 Presents.

Confirmed: The worst-kept secret in the Austin music scene — headliners will be Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, the Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon, Ben Harper and Relentless7 , and Thievery Corporation.

When: Oct. 2 to 4 at Zilker Park

Tickets: Three-day passes are $185 at aclfestival.com.

What you get: More than 130 artists will play the three-day shindig, including Sonic Youth, Mos Def,...Flogging Molly, Lily Allen and the Decemberists.The grids: Now we wait to see who’s playing against whom and who’s headlining when.

Breaking down the lineup a little, we find:

ACL first-timers: Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, the Beastie Boys, John Legend, the Dead Weather (Jack White’s new band), the Levon Helm Band, Sonic Youth

Austin-based highlights: Ghostland Observatory, Asleep at the Wheel (every festival and counting!), the Scabs, Reckless Kelly, Black Joe Lewis, Papa Mali, Heartless Bastards, Terri Hendrix, Leatherbag, Nelo

R&B and hip-hop: John Legend, Mos Def, the Knux, Michael Franti & Spearhead

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