Austin City Limits Music Festival is back for its 25th anniversary, and this year you can watch it from home. The festival runs across two weekends: October 2 through 4 and October 9 through 11. All three days of the first weekend are streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, so fans who can’t make the trip to Texas still get a seat.
The lineup is heavy on big names. Charli XCX, the xx, Lorde, Twenty One Pilots and Skrillex headline the festival. But the schedule also runs deep with smaller acts, from Turnstile to Underscores to Fakemink to Rochelle Jordan to the War on Drugs to Fcukers to Audrey Hobert to Bleachers to Blood Orange to Lykke Li to Snow Strippers to Rusowsky. That mix is the point.
The Full Schedule
The first weekend streams across three channels. The main channel covers the biggest acts, while Channel 2 adds a separate slate of performances. Here is the full schedule:
| Day | Time | Act |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, Oct 2 | 4:35 PM | Asleep at the Wheel |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 5:25 PM | New Constellations |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 6:15 PM | Brandon Flowers |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 7:15 PM | Turnstile |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 8:15 PM | Leon Thomas |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 9:35 PM | The Chainsmokers |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 10:45 PM | Charli XCX |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 4:35 PM | LP |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 5:40 PM | Jesse Welles |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 6:45 PM | Bunt. |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 7:50 PM | Labrinth |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 8:55 PM | Molly Santana |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 10:05 PM | Skrillex |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 4:25 PM | Finn Wolfhard |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 5:15 PM | Suki Waterhouse |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 6:30 PM | Palace |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 7:30 PM | Lola Young |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 8:35 PM | Lykke Li |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 9:40 PM | Lorde |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 4:25 PM | Arcy Drive |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 5:30 PM | Young Miko |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 6:35 PM | Balu Brigada |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 7:45 PM | Bleachers |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 8:55 PM | Levity |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 10:00 PM | Snow Strippers |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 4:35 PM | Dexter and the Moonrocks |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 5:30 PM | Audrey Hobert |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 6:25 PM | Max Mcnown |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 7:30 PM | Geese |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 8:35 PM | Blood Orange |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 9:45 PM | Twenty One Pilots |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | 11:20 PM | Parcels |
Channel 2 adds its own slate of performances. Here is that lineup:
| Day | Time | Act |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, Oct 2 | 4:35 PM | Stella Lefty |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 5:25 PM | Claire Rosinkrantz |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 6:30 PM | Cannons |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 7:30 PM | Sofi Tukker |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 8:35 PM | Saint Motel |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 9:45 PM | The xx |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:05 PM | The War on Drugs |
Headline Acts
Charli XCX closes Friday night at 10:45 PM, followed by Skrillex at 10:05 PM. Lorde headlines Saturday at 9:40 PM, with Lykke Li appearing earlier at 8:35 PM. Twenty One Pilots close Sunday at 9:45 PM.
The festival also leans on smaller acts that might not headline a major bill elsewhere. Turnstile, Geese, Underscores, Fakemink, Rochelle Jordan, the War on Drugs, Fcukers, Audrey Hobert, Bleachers, Blood Orange, Lykke Li, Snow Strippers and Rusowsky all appear across the weekend.
The Long List
The full lineup is long enough to lose the reader. Here is the complete list of acts performing over the first weekend:
- Asleep at the Wheel
- New Constellations
- Brandon Flowers
- Turnstile
- Leon Thomas
- The Chainsmokers
- Charli XCX
- LP
- Jesse Welles
- Bunt.
- Labrinth
- Molly Santana
- Skrillex
- Finn Wolfhard
- Suki Waterhouse
- Palace
- Lola Young
- Lykke Li
- Lorde
- Arcy Drive
- Young Miko
- Balu Brigada
- Bleachers
- Levity
- Snow Strippers
- Dexter and the Moonrocks
- Audrey Hobert
- Max Mcnown
- Geese
- Blood Orange
- Twenty One Pilots
- Parcels
- Stella Lefty
- Claire Rosinkrantz
- Cannons
- Sofi Tukker
- Saint Motel
- The xx
- The War on Drugs
That is a lot of names. The mix moves across genres, and the festival trusts viewers to find their own path through it.
What to Watch First
The headline slots are the obvious picks. Charli XCX and Skrillex closing Friday give the festival two strong ends to the night. Lorde on Saturday and Twenty One Pilots on Sunday keep the momentum going.
For fans looking for something outside the mainstream, the schedule offers plenty of options. Turnstile plays Friday at 7:15 PM, and Geese appear Sunday at 7:30 PM. Both are acts that have built real followings without becoming household names.
Audrey Hobert appears Sunday at 5:30 PM, and the War on Drugs close Friday on Channel 2 at 11:05 PM. Those shows are on the smaller channel, so viewers need to switch between feeds to catch them.
The Streaming Setup
Disney+ and Hulu are carrying the stream. The schedule is posted online ahead of time, so viewers know exactly what is coming and when. That is a relief for anyone who wants to set a reminder for a favorite band.
The 25th anniversary edition of Austin City Limits Music Festival starts this weekend. The stream is on Disney+ and Hulu, and the full schedule is posted online now.
The festival is trying to reach everyone. Big-name headliners draw the casual viewer, while the deep lineup draws the fan who follows music closely. Streaming means the festival is available to anyone with an internet connection, not just those who can travel to Texas.
The mix of acts is generous rather than strategic. There is no obvious pattern to the programming. The result is a broad net cast across the entire music landscape.
That breadth is the festival’s strength. It is not a niche event for one genre or one audience. It is a celebration of music as a whole, and the stream lets that reach further than ever before.
Source material: “How to Live Stream Austin City Limits Festival 2026,” Pitchfork.
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