Starting in 2002, Austin has held the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park. As of last year, this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday massive event has now evolved into two weekends starting the first weekend in October. I always look forward to this awesome music festival, and I have been going for several years now. The event company I work for allows me to get a behind the scenes view at the VIP lounges as well as free tickets to the festival.
The best part of ACL is its uniquely diverse environment that brings over 75,000 people a day to this festival from all over the world. In addition to the hundreds of artists that the fans come to see, ACL provides local tasty eats and treats, local artists with interesting items for sell, and they even have various kid friendly areas. This festival has so many activities in addition to the great music, which allows anyone to have a great time. During the festival recycling is encouraged and there are many opportunities to donate to various charities. In the previous years, you are given the chance to receive a free ACL t-shirt by filling a trash bag full of recyclable items. Because so many people come to Austin specifically for this event each year, it brings in so much money to our city. The tourists and Austinite's like to shop local which keeps our Mom and Pop stores running.
I'm most excited for this year's lineup that was recently released. In my opinion, this should be one of the best years yet. Artists such as Eminem, Pearl Jam, Outkast, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and Interpol are scheduled to preform. This widely known festival goes beyond the music. It's all about us coming together from all over the world into one city to really feel the good vibes of Austin.
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