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Austin City Limits Music Festival
The Austin City Limits Music Festival launched in 2002 in Austin, Texas's Zilker Park, taking its name from the long-running PBS television concert series "Austin City Limits," which had already been broadcasting live music performances from Austin since 1974. The festival grew large enough that organizers expanded it in 2013 into two consecutive weekends rather than a single weekend, a move mirroring Coachella's earlier two-weekend expansion and reflecting surging ticket demand in a market that couldn't be met by one weekend alone. ACL Fest built a reputation for a particularly broad and eclectic lineup spanning rock, country, hip-hop, and electronic acts, reflecting Austin's own long-standing self-branding as the "Live Music Capital of the World." The Austin City Limits Festival's combination of its direct lineage from the pioneering PBS concert series and its expansion into a two-weekend format has made it one of the most prominent music festivals in the American South.
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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Bonnaroo launched in 2002 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, founded by Ashley Capps and Rick Farman, and it built its identity around a genuinely broad, genre-crossing lineup spanning rock, jam bands, hip-hop, electronic, and country rather than a single dominant musical style. The festival became especially known for its overnight camping culture, with the large majority of attendees staying on-site for the full multi-day event, creating a temporary community atmosphere distinct from single-day or non-camping festivals in major cities. Bonnaroo's name derives from a slang term for a particularly excellent good time, drawn from a 1974 Dr. John album title, reflecting the founders' intent to create an all-encompassing communal festival experience rather than a narrowly branded music showcase. Bonnaroo's combination of its genuinely eclectic, genre-spanning lineup philosophy and its deeply rooted overnight camping culture has made it one of the most distinctive major music festivals in the country.
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