With so many music festivals out there (seriously, so many), it’s hard for any to stand out. It’s a good bet every lineup, from Coachella to the Voodoo Experience, is going to book the same bands (hope you like Ellie Goulding!). Austin City Limits has it particularly tough because the festival isn’t until late September, early October, months after all your friends told you about how great LCD Soundsystem was at Bonnaroo. But don’t worry, Texans: James Murphy is probably coming to Austin, too. ACL’s complete lineup won’t be announced until tomorrow, but Austin 360 noticed “people in ACL T-shirts spinning signs around town… bearing the names of music acts.”
So far, Haim and Chris Stapleton have been spotted.
. @aclfestival sign spinner confirming @HAIMtheband at Koenig & Lamar: pic.twitter.com/iM3RX73g8O
— Andy Langer (@Andylanger) May 4, 2016
ACL sign-spinner clue #3: Chris Stapleton. Also, looks like Leo's Auto Tinting is playing.
— michaelcorcoran (@michaelcorcoran) May 4, 2016
As have the Chainsmokers, Mumford & Sons, and, yup, LCD Soundsystem.
https://twitter.com/mlridsdale/status/727855521194086402
Sign Spinners in Austin are displaying Artists for #ACL2016 So far, LCD Soundsystem, Chainsmokers, Mumford, Haim, Chris Stapleton confirmed
— dylan white (@dylanwhitest) May 4, 2016
Spotted: sign-spinner on Lamar promoting @lcdsoundsystem at @aclfestival #ACL2016 #aclfest pic.twitter.com/4IQvrg6nDW
— Adele Laurie Hazan (@AdeleLaurie) May 4, 2016
Could Radiohead be next?
@BracketMarch Radiohead is playing Mexico City in the days between ACL weekends. That's a 90% tip-off right there.
— michaelcorcoran (@michaelcorcoran) May 4, 2016
This is a much better way of announcing a lineup than having to wait for a festival’s Twitter account to upload a poster. The sign spinners (most of whom are on loan from State Liberty Tax, I imagine) should be able to come on stage during Radiohead’s set. They’ll probably end up being burned to death, but it’ll be worth it for that 15 minutes of fame.
(Via Austin 360)
