View from Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025, by Taylor Regulski

The lineup for the 2026 edition of the Austin City Limits Music Festival has officially arrived, bringing another diverse mix of artists to Austin's iconic Zilker Park this fall. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the festival will return across two weekends, Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 9-11, with more than 100 artists performing across nine stages.

Leading this year's lineup are Charli xcx, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, Skrillex (Weekend One), Kings of Leon (Weekend Two) and The xx. The festival's top billing reflects ACL's continued commitment to blending pop, rock, electronic and alternative acts, while also spotlighting some of music's most talked-about artists.

Elsewhere on the lineup are Turnstile, Labrinth, Lola Young, The Chainsmokers, Young Miko, Bleachers, SOFI TUKKER, Parcels, The War on Drugs, Leon Thomas, Blood Orange, Lykke Li, Suki Waterhouse, Amyl and the Sniffers, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Natasha Bedingfield and Rebecca Black, among many others.

The 2026 event marks a milestone year for ACL Fest, which first launched in 2002 and has grown into one of the country's premier music festivals. Organizers once again expect tens of thousands of fans each day as the festival takes over Zilker Park for two weekends of music, food and Austin culture.

View the full lineup below.