a couple days ago I wrote up a tentative "what i will do at ACL" schedule... here it is:
my acl schedule number is: ACL577805 you can see my picks there. what are yours?
here is my write up of what kind of madness i think i will get up to - i tried to be realistic, but i know that i will not be able to do everything. I will be riding my bike down i think on most days and then riding the burnet road bus home (it picks up on lamar just south of barton springs road). how are y'all planning on getting around?
also - who else is going?
friday...
arrive around 1 - head over to the AMD stage to get set for kasabian
since cingular stage is close - then i will wander to see steve earle afterward and if i am feeling it i will stay there, otherwise i will walk a little way to the austin ventures stage to see Wayne the Train, who never disappoints.
back at the AMD stage at 330 are mates of state who i would like to see, and good friends nic armstrong and the thieves will take the austin ventures stage around 4. I will try and see a bit of their set, before busting tail to get in position to see lucinda williams WAY across the park at the SBC stage. I can't pass on a chance to see her.
then i will make my way to see spoon, at the AMD stage, though newly renamed, it is the same spot they played last year and they ROCKed it. I will now be back on the westside of the park, so I can get in place for John Prine at 6:30 on the cingular stage... I wouldn't be surprised if we see appearances by all sorts of other headliners... lyle and lucinda or even folks playing other days.
then - the dinner break - i will be able to stand in line for food while hearing melodies from Keane. also, hopefully i got a good spot for john prine that I can just hold till Lyle at 8:15 on that same stage... that's what friends are for, yes?
if there is an ounce of energy left in me - i could crawl to the black crowes... i doubt this and i will likely make my exodus, hoping to recover and head to factory people for the afterparty.
Saturday... ** this was written before the threat of rain, and before tegan and sara cancelled.
well i hope to be able to get up and out this early, but with the great party of Friday night, i am not sure...
but if i did i would start out first thing with Kasey Crowly, who has the unfortunate timeslot of first of the day. she is at the little BMI stage under the trees at 11:15... next i wander to see tegan and sara over on the AMD stage. I would like to see the south austin jug band back over at the BMI stage - and there is a nice small break between these sets, but i think this is lunch break time - so then I would grab food and sit and listen to the Spankers on the Austin Ventures stage conveniently next to the food lines.
then on the aqualung at the nearby AMD stage (which it seems i will end up catching every Saturday set showing on that stage) followed by built to spill at cingular stage... back to AMD to see the Frames and then a break from the sun - i will go sit in some shade possibly by the austin ventures stage where i will pass out to the sounds of nine black alps...
after a break... fiery furnaces on the AMD stage, jet next door at cingular, a nice alternative to fiery furnaces and jet if either isn't up to snuff - dirty dozen brass band and later bruce robison - both very seasoned acts who shouldn't disappoint.
and then back to AMD for bloc party, then HOME... i know this will probably be my only chance to see oasis and wide-spread panic will be a good show to close the night, but i will be needing to recover in time to head to the Austinist party at Velvet Spade over on Red River
and maybe when i walk back to the car/bus/cab... i can stop by green mesquite for a bite to go.
Sunday...
i will try and make it over to factory people around noon - to catch some of the guest rockstar dj sets... i want to make it to the park by 1:30 I can see M83 at 145 at the Heinie stage.
then Rilo kiley at SBC and then the Bravery at AMD... and Arcade fire next at the neighboring Cingular stage.
back to AMD see The Decemberists. then wilco plays cingular - this combination of back to back sets at cingular and AMD will hopefully save me some energy. then BACK at AMD for a bit to see tortoise, thought the black keys will be tempting - grab dinner then and walk across the park to hunker down for coldplay.
*sigh * i am exhausted now!
xoxoeva
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