{"id":645742,"date":"2026-10-05T19:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645742\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:28:34","slug":"our-favorite-photos-from-weekend-1-at-acl-fest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645742\/","title":{"rendered":"Our favorite photos from Weekend 1 at ACL Fest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend 1 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival started off with a muddy bang, but that didn&#8217;t stop tens of thousands of festivalgoers from reaching their favorite performers.<\/p>\n<p>Even with a delayed start on Saturday, crowds donned boots and rain gear to see highly anticipated acts like Charli xcx, Lorde and CMAT.<\/p>\n<p>The KUT and KUTX multimedia team ventured out into Zilker Park to find the best moments from the festival. Here&#8217;s a selection of what they saw.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman performs on stage with her face obscured by a scarf.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228494_966_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    CMAT performs on the opening day of ACL.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man in a mask swings a microphone on a long cord over a crowd at night. Everyone in the image is awash in red light. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228495_701_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Tyler Joseph, lead singer of Twenty One Pilots, swings his microphone over the crowd during the band&#8217;s performance to close out the first weekend of ACL.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People walk by a large mud pile during a music festival. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228497_877_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>People walk by a large mud pile during ACL Fest.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman in a silver outfit screams into a microphone on a stage.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"613\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228498_739_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Amy Taylor, the lead singer for Amyl and the Sniffers, performs with the band.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man dressed as a mermaid jumps into the air in a crowd at a music festival.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228499_696_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Hugo Linton, dressed as a mermaid, moshes while Turnstile performs during the first day of ACL.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man raises his arm in the air as he sings into a microphone.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228500_181_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Cure for Paranoia performs during the Austin City Limits Music Festival.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Three women wearing rain ponchos laugh as they walk on muddy ground. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228502_162_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    From left, Mariah Shankle, Lauryn Davis and Ariel Corripio walk through the rain on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People mosh in front of a band. One man is turned toward the camera with his arm in the air as he smiles. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228503_858_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    A crowd moshes during Geese\u2019s set at ACL.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman looks up with one arm raised slightly while singing into a microphone on stage.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228504_730_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Faouzia performs at the Miller Lite stage during ACL.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man performs on a stage with a screen behind him showing an audience. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228505_816_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Turnstile lead singer Brendan Yates performs on stage with a projection of the crowd behind him during their set.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Two sets of boots, one yellow, are shown close up walking through wet mud. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228506_425_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Festivalgoers walks through mud on the rainy first day of ACL Fest.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman is seen from the side singing into a microphone as her hair is straight out behind her. In the background is a blue screen. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/913272c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3000x2000+0+0\/resize\/880x587!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F5a%2Ffdfff39e4874b076c70d0cc06592%2F20261004-audreyhobert-pl-11.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Audrey Hobert sings into her microphone during her set.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A shirtless man wearing a shirt tied around his face, while covered in mud, raises his arms into the air in a crowd.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228508_431_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Axel Manica raises his arms into the air following Turnstile&#8217;s performance on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A puddle of water shows the reflection of flags and people walking with ponchos on. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228509_61_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    A large puddle of water shows the reflection of the ACL Fest flags while people walk past wearing rain ponchos. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man holds a guitar behind his head as he performs on stage. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228510_388_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Dillion Aitala of Grocery Bag performs on the opening day of ACL Fest.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"In front of a purple background a woman, shown closely, snears into a microphone.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228511_371_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Lola Young performs on the American Express stage.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People walk past an area with astroturf while mud is shown surrounding it. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228512_641_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Festivalgoers walk on synthetic turf near a muddy area in Zilker Park.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman holds an arrow out while she performs on stage. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791228513_550_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Suki Waterhouse performs on the T-Mobile stage.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Four women are shown from behind with ponchos on walking across mud at a music festival. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" 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