It's Magic Night At ACL Live

Magician, illusionist, endurance artist David Blaine stopped by Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on July 18, 2017, to entertain fans with his extraordinary abilities.

Blaine is best known for his feats of endurance where he attempts to do the impossible. These stunts have included acts like being frozen alive in a block of ice and buried alive in a tank the water, suspended upside down for multiple days, and catching a .22 caliber bullet fired from a rifle in a small cup in his mouth.


On this night we were fortunate to witness one of his amazing endurance feats, oxygen-assisted static apnea. While he did not break any world records with this feat, after several minutes of inhaling pure oxygen, Blaine did manage to hold his breath for an incredible 10 minutes and 16 seconds.

Here's what this endurance test looked like.

Blaine prepares by breathing pure oxygen while a video explains the act

Blaine prepares by breathing pure oxygen

and more oxygen

and more oxygen

Blaine plunges into the tank of water

Blaine settles in ...

and the time starts ticking away

One minute in

Audience members come by to check out the tank

How does he do this?

Are there any tubes visible?

Time for a little meditation

Over four minutes and still going

Over five minutes and still calm

Over seven minutes and maybe not as easy as earlier in the stunt

Eight and a half minutes and the time goes red to tell us this is getting even more dangerous

Over 10 minutes and his assistants are standing by

And Blaine surfaces at 10 minutes and 16 seconds

Time to catch his breath ...

and prepare for the rest of the show.

Blaine thanks the crowd as they show their appreciation. 

Five For Fighting Entertains At One World Theatre

Grammy nominated John Ondrasik brought the music of Five For Fighting to one of the Austin area's most unique venues on July 14, 2017, as One World Theatre played host to two shows on the same evening by the singer-songwriter.  Joining Andrasik on stage was a string quartet.

Five For Fighting with String Quartet

Five For Fighting

Five For Fighting

String Quartet

John Ondrasik takes his stage name, Five For Fighting, from his love of the game of hockey: a five minute penalty for on-ice fighting.  Ondrasik released his first album, Message For Albert, in 1997. His second album, America Town, produced his first major hit single, "Superman (It's Not Easy)," in 2000. His third album, Battle For Everything, landed him another hit single, "100 Years," in 2004. Ondrasik's fourth album, Two Lights, became his first top 10 album, debuting at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, and produced his third top 40 song,"The Riddle," in 2006. Since then, Ondrasik has released a live album, a compilation album, and two more studio albums, with a third in the works.

Five For Fighting with String Quartet

Five For Fighting

Five For Fighting

Five For Fighting with String Quartet

Setlist for Five For Fighting:

World
The Riddle
The Devil In The Wishing Well
Superman (It's Not Easy)
Two Lights
Ocean
If God Made You
White Picket Fence
Four For Fighting - String Quartet
Chances
I Don't Want Your Love
What If
Symphony Lane
I Just Love You
100 Years

Encore:
Hope

Five For Fighting with String Quartet

Five For Fighting

Five For Fighting

Five For Fighting 

Hall and Oates at AT&T Center, San Antonio

The '80s lived again as two of the decades favorite duos, legendary American rockers Hall and Oates and Britain's Tears For Fears hit the stage at San Antonio's AT&T Center on July 13, 2017.

Hall and Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates' sound has been called "blue-eyed soul."  The duo recorded their first hit in 1974 and since then have had great commercial success with six number one singles and six platinum albums. In addition to several other awards bestowed on them over the years, Hall and Oates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Daryl Hall

Hall and Oates

John Oates

In addition to Daryl Hall and John Oates, band members for Hall and Oates include Charles DeChant - sax, flute, percussion, keys, and backing vocals, Brian Dunne - drums, Eliot Lewis - keys and backing vocals, Klyde Jones - bass and backing vocals, Porter Carroll - percussion and backing vocals, and Shane Theriot - guitar and backing vocals.

Hall and Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates

Hall and Oates

Setlist for Hall and Oates:
Family Man (Mike Oldfield cover)
Maneater
Out Of Town
Say It Isn't So
You've Lost That Loving Feelin' (The Righteous Brothers)
One On One
She's Gone
Sara Smile
Is It A Star
I Can't Go For That (No Cab Do)

Encore:
Rich Girl
Kiss On My List
Private Eyes
You Make My Dreams

Shane Theriot and Daryl Hall

Hall and Oates

John Oates and Charles DeChant

Tears For Fears

Appearing on tour with Hall and Oates was Tears For Fears. The British pop rock duo formed in 1981 and has sold over 30 million albums world-wide with their 6 releases. Album number 7 is set to release later this year.

Tears For Fears

Tear For Fears features Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. They are backed by a three piece band and backup singer Carina Round.

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith

Curt Smith

Roland Orzabal

Setlist for Tears For Fears:
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Secret World
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Advice For The Young At Heart
Everybody Loves A Happy Ending
Change
Mad World
Memories Fade
Creep (Radiohead cover)
Pale Shelter
Break It Down Again
Head Over Heels

Tears For Fears

Carina Round

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith

Allen Stone

Opening the evening was Seattle singer-songwriter Allen Stone.

Allen Stone

Allen Stone

Allen Stone