DEPECHE MODE, THE CURE, MUSE, KINGS OF LEON, ATOMS FOR PEACE, LIONEL RICHIE, PHOENIX, WILCO TO HEADLINE 12TH ANNUAL AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL

For the Austin City Limits Music Festival’s inaugural two-weekend run this October 4-6 and 11-13, the lineup is loaded with musical heavyweights Depeche Mode, The Cure, MUSE, Kings of Leon, Atoms For Peace, Lionel Richie, Phoenix, Wilco, Vampire Weekend, The National, and Eric Church.

Depeche Mode, The Cure, Lionel Richie, and supergroup Atoms For Peace, comprised of members of Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and R.E.M, will all make their debut ACL Festival performances this October. Kings of Leon return to the Festival as they put the finishing touches on their highly anticipated new album, due out this fall.

Also joining the Zilker Park party are Passion Pit, Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age, fun., Kendrick Lamar, Franz Ferdinand, D’Angelo, Kaskade, Tame Impala, Local Natives, and The Shouting Matches, the side-project from Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, as well as Toro Y Moi, Grimes, Portugal. The Man, Silversun Pickups, and The Joy Formidable.

In ACL Festival tradition, the diverse lineup inspires a wealth of musical discovery with exciting up-and-comers like Purity Ring, Foxygen, Wild Belle, HAIM, Junip, Phosphorescent, Jake Bugg, Savages, Shovels & Rope, Parquet Courts, The Lone Bellow, and Houndmouth, to name just a few.

ACL Festival is proud to showcase some of the incredible talent that calls Austin home, including The Bright Light Social Hour, The Black Angels, Okkervil River, Court Yard Hounds, True Believers, The Band of Heathens, Shakey Graves, and My Jerusalem, among others.

Regular-priced Three-Day Passes for both weekends of ACL Festival go on-sale today at 10am Central at www.aclfestival.com, along with VIP and Platinum Passes, and travel packages.

For those not familiar with all the ACL Festival bands, and for super fans ready to start prepping for the festival, iHeartRadio will launch ACL Festival Radio – the festival’s official station. Clear Channel’s industry-leading digital radio service iHeartRadio, the exclusive digital radio provider and official partner of Austin City Limits Music Festival, will be filling the internet airwaves with music from ACL performers and more at iheartradio.com/aclfest.

The 2013 edition of the Austin City Limits Music Festival happens October 4-6 & October 11-13 in Zilker Park. More information is available at www.aclfestival.com.

Austin City Limits Music Festival is generously sponsored by AMD, Honda, Austin Ventures, BMI, YouTube, CamelBak, ONEHope Wine, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Handsome Coffee.

Austin Parks Foundation (www.austinparks.org): The Austin Parks Foundation (APF) is a non-profit organization devoted to building public/private partnerships to develop and maintain parks, trails and open space in Austin and Travis County. APF connects people to resources and partnerships to develop and improve parks, and fills the gap between what needs to be done and what our parks department can afford to do. Since 1992, APF has initiated, promoted, and facilitated physical improvements, new programming, and greater community involvement for Austin’s 19,000+ acres of parkland. Each year, APF generates millions of dollars in volunteer time, in-kind donations, and financial support for city parks. Since 2007 APF has benefitted from a generous share of proceeds from the 2006-2011 Austin City Limits Music Festivals, which it has used to fund more than 82 park projects. APF is grateful to the attendees of the Austin City Limits Music Festival for their role in helping the Foundation improve parks throughout Austin.

Austin City Limits ( www.pbs.org/austin): About Austin City Limits – Austin City Limits (ACL) is a television series on PBS that records and broadcasts original musical performances from exciting new talent and legendary artists of all genres.

Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in American television history and remains the only TV series to ever be awarded the National Medal of Arts. In 2012, ACL received a rare institutional Peabody Award for excellence and outstanding achievement. The historic KLRU Studio 6A, home to 36 years of ACL concerts, has been designated an official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Landmark. In 2011, ACL moved to the new venue ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin.

ACL is produced by KLRU-TV and funding is provided in part by AMD, Budweiser, the Austin Convention Center Department and Dell. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of Austin City Limits. Learn more about Austin City Limits, programming and history at acltv.com.

C3 Presents (www.c3presents.com): C3 Presents creates, books, markets and produces live experiences, concerts, and private events. C3 is the force behind Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas and Lollapalooza in Chicago. Other events in the C3 portfolio include the Austin FOOD & WINE Festival, Orion Music + More, Wanderlust Festival, Lollapalooza Brazil, Lollapalooza Chile, and Big Day Out Australia. C3 books and promotes more than 1,000 concerts in arenas, theaters, casinos, and clubs across the US annually, making it the third-largest promoter in the country. In addition to event production and booking, C3 manages the careers of select artists.

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