The 2018 version of the Austin City Limits Music Festival took place on two weekends: October 5 -7 and October 12 - 14, 2018, in beautiful Zilker Park in downtown Austin, Texas. The festival brought tens of thousands of attendees, 8 stages and over 130 acts to the "Live Music Capital of the World."
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| Fans line up for the famous ACL Fest photo frame |
Limelight Imaging was honored to cover the second weekend of the festival for Austin American Statesman/Austin 360.com. Here's a sampling of the rockin' good time had by all as seen through our lenses.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Saturday brought temperatures near 90 degrees and humidity levels nearly as high. But the toasty weather wasn't a problem for the thousands of fans ready to see their favorite bands.
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| Flags fly in the breeze |
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| Fans gather at the American Express stage to prepare for the evening headliners |
Durand Jones and The Indications
Durand Jones and The Indications are a Soul and R&B band who met at Indiana University/ Bloomington, Jacobs School of Music. The band members include Durand Jones (vocals), Blake Rhein (guitar), Aaron Frazer (drums), Kyle Houpt (bass), and Steve Okonski (keys).
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| Durand Jones and The Indications |
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| Durand Jones |
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| Durand Jones |
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| Durand Jones |
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| Durand Jones |
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| Durand Jones |
The Wombats
The Wombats are an English Indie rock band and frequent visitors to Austin. The band's members are Matthew "Murph" Murphy (vocals, guitar), Tord Overland Knudsen (bass), and Dan Haggis (drums).
The Wombats released their fourth studio album,
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, in February 2018.
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| The Wombats |
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| Matthew Murphy |
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| Tord Knudsen |
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| Matthew Murphy |
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| The Wombats |
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| Matthew Murphy |
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| The Wombats |
Highly Suspect
Highly Suspect is a rock trio from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The band's members are Rich Meyer (bass, backing vocals), Ryan Meter (drums, backing vocals), and Johnny Stevens (guitar, lead vocals). They are currently recording their third studio album.
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| Highly Suspect |
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| Rich Meyer |
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| Johnny Stevens |
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| Rich Meyer |
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| Johnny Stevens |
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| Highly Suspect |
Trampled By Turtles
Trampled By Turtles is a bluegrass, folk-rock band hailing from Duluth, Minnesota. The band released their eighth studio album,
Life Is Good On The Open Road, in May 2018. Trampled By Turtles members are Dave Simonett (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Tim Saxhaug (bass, backing vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, backing vocals), Erik Berry (mandolin, backing vocals), Ryan Young (fiddle), and Eamonn McLain (cello).
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| Trampled By Turtles |
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| Dave Simonett and Tim Saxhaug |
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| Eamonn McLain |
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| Ryan Young |
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| Trampled By Turtles |
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| Ryan Young |
Disturbed
Grammy nominated Disturbed is a heavy metal band formed in 1994 in Chicago. The band is fronted by vocalist David Draiman. Other members of the band include John Moyer (bass), Dan Donegan (guitar, keys) and Mike Wengren (drums). On October 19, 2018, Disturbed released their seventh studio album,
Evolution.
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| Disturbed |
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| David Draiman |
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| Dan Donegan |
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| Disturbed |
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| David Draiman |
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| David Draiman |
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| John Moyer |
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| David Draiman and Dan Donegan |
Setlist:
Are You Ready
Prayer
The Vengeful One
Stupify
Ten Thousand Fists
Inside The Fire
A Reason To Fight
The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel cover)
Indestructible
Stricken
The Game
Down With The Sickness
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| Disturbed |
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| Disturbed |
Chvrches
Chvrches is a Scottish Synth-pop trio. The groups members are Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, drums, percussion), Iain Cook (synthesizers, piano, guitar, bass, backing vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, backing and lead vocals). Chvrches released their third studio album,
Love Is Dead, in May 2018.
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| Lauren Mayberry |
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| Lauren Mayberry |
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| Lauren Mayberry |
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| Lauren Mayberry |
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| Lauren Mayberry |
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| Lauren Mayberry |
Setlist:
Get Out
Bury It
We Sink
Graffiti
Miracle
Forever
Under The Tide
Deliverance
Recover
Leave A Trace
Clearest Blue
The Mother We Share
Never Say Die
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| Lauren Mayberry |
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| Lauren Mayberry |
Metallica
One of the best known heavy metal bands in the world, Metallica, closed out Saturday night on the American Express stage at the ACL Music Fest. Metallica was formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and lead vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield. Other band members include Kirk Hammett (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Robert Trujillo (bass, backing vocals).
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| Fans awaited the start of Metallica's set |
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| James Hetfield |
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| Lars Ulrich |
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| Kirk Hammett |
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| Robert Trujillo |
Metallica has earned multiple awards over the years including 8 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, and 5 Billboard Awards as well as many from specific rock and metal groups. In 2009, Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Metallica released their 10 studio album,
Hardwired...To Self Destruct, in 2016.
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| James Hetfield |
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| Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield |
Setlist:
Hardwired
Creeping Death
Seek and Destroy
Wherever I May Roam
The Unforgiven
Now That We're Dead
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Halo On Fire
The Memory Remains
Kirk and Robert's solos including Whiskey River and (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth
Moth Into Flame
Sad But True
One
Master of Puppets
Encore:
Blackened
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman
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| Metallica |
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| Robert Trujillo |
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| James Hetfield |
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| Kirk Hammett |
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| Robert Trujillo |
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| Lars Ulrich |
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| James Hetfield |
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| Metallica |
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| Metallica |
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