ACL Festival's 25th Edition Streams on Disney+ and Hulu

Austin City Limits Music Festival marks its 25th anniversary this month with a two-weekend run, October 2–4 and October 9–11, and for viewers who cannot make it to Texas, all three days of the first weekend will stream on Disney+ and Hulu.

The headliners carry weight across pop, indie and electronic music: Charli xcx, the xx, Lorde, Twenty One Pilots and Skrillex. The deeper lineup includes Turnstile, Geese, Underscores, Fakemink, Rochelle Jordan, the War on Drugs, Fcukers, Audrey Hobert, Bleachers, Blood Orange, Lykke Li, Snow Strippers and Rusowsky.

Friday, October 2

Channel 1 opens with Asleep at the Wheel at 4:35 PM Eastern, followed by New Constellations at 5:25 PM and Brandon Flowers at 6:15 PM. Turnstile takes the 7:15 PM slot, Leon Thomas plays 8:15 PM, The Chainsmokers follow at 9:35 PM, and Charli XCX closes the channel at 10:45 PM.

Channel 2 runs LP at 4:35 PM, Jesse Welles at 5:40 PM, Bunt. at 6:45 PM, Labrinth at 7:50 PM, Molly Santana at 8:55 PM and Skrillex at 10:05 PM.

Saturday, October 3

Channel 1 begins with Finn Wolfhard at 4:25 PM, then Suki Waterhouse at 5:15 PM, Palace at 6:30 PM, Lola Young at 7:30 PM, Lykke Li at 8:35 PM and Lorde at 9:40 PM.

Channel 2 offers Arcy Drive at 4:25 PM, Young Miko at 5:30 PM, Balu Brigada at 6:35 PM, Bleachers at 7:45 PM, Levity at 8:55 PM and Snow Strippers at 10:00 PM.

Sunday, October 4

Channel 1 starts with Dexter and the Moonrocks at 4:35 PM, Audrey Hobert at 5:30 PM, Max Mcnown at 6:25 PM, Geese at 7:30 PM, Blood Orange at 8:35 PM, Twenty One Pilots at 9:45 PM and Parcels at 11:20 PM.

Channel 2 closes the weekend with Stella Lefty at 4:35 PM, Claire Rosinkrantz at 5:25 PM, Cannons at 6:30 PM, Sofi Tukker at 7:30 PM, Saint Motel at 8:35 PM, the xx at 9:45 PM and the War on Drugs at 11:05 PM.

All listed times are Eastern Standard Time.

The streaming arrangement gives the festival a national audience without a ticket, and the dual-channel schedule means viewers will face real choices: Charli XCX or Skrillex on Friday night, Lorde or Bleachers on Saturday. How the festival handles the second weekend, October 9–11, which is not part of the announced stream, may determine whether the broadcast becomes a permanent fixture of the anniversary edition.