Tickets to Austin events selling out in record time

Tickets selling out for Austin FC and ACL is just one example of pandemic fatigue and pent-up demand, says Tom Noonan with Visit Austin.

2021 ACL Music Festival sells out both weekends in record time

Headliners for the 2021 event include country legend George Strait, Billie Eilish, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Rufus Du Sol, DaBaby, and Erykah Badu.

Lineup for ACL Fest 2020 three-night broadcast announced

Organizers say in celebration of the iconic annual two-weekend festival they've put together some memorable past sets captured in Zilker Park and combined it with unique original programming and more.

Austin City Limits Music Festival to host free broadcast in October

The festival announced on Thursday that they will be commemorating the festival weekend with a special free broadcast on October 9-11, one of the originally scheduled weekends of the canceled 2020 festival.

Austin music industry hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

The cancellation of the Austin City Limits Music Festival is the latest blow for an industry that's been facing so much loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

APD alerting public of scam targeting ACL attendees

According to a Facebook post, APD has been getting alerts from ACL attendees who had reportedly gotten their phones stolen during the event.

APD makes 83 DWI arrests during ACL No Refusal initiative

The initiative was run in conjunction with the ACL Music Festival Day No-Refusal Initiative through assistance from the City of Austin Transportation Department. 

ACL makes, stage, security adjustments for Weekend 2

As Austin police have ramped up for weekend two, organizers of the festival have also made some adjustments after weekend one.

ACL Fest makes changes to accommodate anticipated large crowds for Lizzo

Officials say that Lizzo will still be performing on the Miller Lite stage for Weekend Two but that ACL fest will simulcast the performance on the Honda stage screens so that people can spread out and still enjoy the show.

APD: 43 lost, stolen cell phones so far at ACL

According to the Austin Police Department, there have been 43 lost or stolen cell phones so far this year at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

APD: Three men resell ACL wristbands a total of 104 times

As Day 2 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival got underway, so did an undercover sting operation involving the offer of a hot ticket to get in that caught the attention of police.

APD: Three men arrested for organized crime at ACL

Police were alerted to a craigslist ad in which the suspects were "selling wristbands to people, escorting them into the festival, removing the wristbands, and then performing the same action over again." according to the documents. 

More than 75,000 people are expected to attend ACL 2019

Coming out of a September with record-breaking heat, organizers are trying to prevent festival-goers from dangerous side-effects caused by high heat.

Road closures and transportation options for ACL Music Festival

The City of Austin wants to make festival goers aware of closures and transportation options to get to Austin City Limits safely.

First weekend of ACL Festival to bring big crowds, big acts

Organizers are preparing for another big year and big crowds; 75,000 people a day are expected according to spokesperson Brooke Leal.

Austin police releases ACL vehicle safety tips

APD's Auto Theft Interdiction Project is reminding citizens that car thieves will be "scouting parked vehicles, looking for items to steal while individuals are enjoying the music events."