{"id":628607,"date":"2026-10-12T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/628607\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:00:29","slug":"our-favorite-photos-from-weekend-2-at-acl-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/628607\/","title":{"rendered":"Our favorite photos from Weekend 2 at ACL Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A muddy and wet Weekend 1 of Austin City Limits Music Festival gave way to a dusty second weekend in Zilker Park. Tens of thousands of festivalgoers packed into the park for performances by Charli xcx, Turnstile, Sienna Spiro and many others across the second half of the festival.<\/p>\n<p>After initial concerns that weather conditions during the first weekend were leading to significant damage of the Zilker lawn, city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kut.org\/austin\/2026-10-09\/austin-tx-zilker-park-great-lawn-acl-mud-austin-city-limits-mudfest\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">officials said the park would be fully restored<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>KUT and KUTX&#8217;s multimedia team spread out across the festival to capture some highlights from Weekend 2.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man leans forward wearing a t-shirt with large slits in it as he performs on stage.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835212_241_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Almost Heaven performs on the first day of the second weekend of ACL Fest.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man stands over a crowd with hands reaching toward him as he performs during a music set.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835213_84_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Yates, lead singer of Turnstile, leans into the crowd as the band performs.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman wears a hat and a bandana covering her face at a music festival. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835214_385_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    A festivalgoer wears a hat and face coverings to fend off dusty conditions in Zilker Park.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman sticks her tongue out as she performs on a stage. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835215_141_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Bella Kay performs during the second weekend of ACL Fest.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People push each other in a mosh pit at a concert.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835217_682_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    The crowd moshes during Turnstile\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A group of people pose for a photo under an Austin City Limits Music Fest sign. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835218_181_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Christian Goeke, Joe Dubois, Gregory Van de Putte and Megan Gaitan pose for a photo.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man performing on a stage sticks out his tongue while holding his guitar in the air.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835220_784_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Henry Beasley, frontman for the New Zealand band Balu Brigada, performs at ACL.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man points his fingers in the air as he performs on stage. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835221_206_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Bleachers&#8217; lead singer Jack Antonoff points toward the crowd as the band plays.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Two women sing along to a song while in a crowd at a musical performance. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835222_529_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Moira Wilson and Karsen Spencer sing along during Turnstile\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A crowd is reflected in the sunglasses of a woman performing on a stage as she sings into a microphone. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835223_654_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>The crowd is reflected in Chloe Qisha&#8217;s sunglasses as she performs.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A group of fans all with their phones up listen to a band at a concert. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835224_481_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Fans record as Kings of Leon performs.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman raises her hands in the air as she performs on a stage with a display of a face behind her. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835225_276_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Sienna Spiro performs on the first day of ACL&#8217;s second weekend.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Dust particles fill the air above a large crowd as the sun sets. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835227_972_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Hazy air hangs over the crowd as festivalgoers walk through Zilker Park.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People stand at a barricade singing during a live music show.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835228_94_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>The crowd watches as electronic duo Snow Strippers performs.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The silhouette of a woman is performing on a stage is seen against a blue backdrop. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791835229_795_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Tatiana Schwaninger of Snow Strippers appears in silhouette during their set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A muddy and wet Weekend 1 of Austin City Limits Music Festival gave way to a dusty second&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[308410,65028,305949,156,157,111,139,69,254,112776,308411],"class_list":["post-628607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-acl-fest","tag-austin-texas","tag-austin-city-limits-music-festival","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-photos","tag-turnstile","tag-zilker-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}