Lineup Archive

Austin City Limits 2008 lineup

The Austin City Limits line-up page lists 125 acts for Austin City Limits 2008. The headliner was Foo Fighters. 84 acts appeared at Austin City Limits for the first time in our records.

125acts
67%first time at Austin City Limits
Foo Fighters
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Beck The Mars Volta Manu Chao David Byrne John Fogerty The Raconteurs Gnarls Barkley
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band N.E.R.D. Erykah Badu Robert Earl Keen Patty Griffin Tegan & Sara Iron & Wine G. Love & Special Sauce Neko Case Band of Horses The Swell Season Silversun Pickups Gogol Bordello Gillian Welch Eli Young Band The Black Keys Against Me! Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels Okkervil River Galactic Kevin Fowler Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Hot Chip Vampire Weekend Slightly Stoopid Alejandro Escovedo Blues Traveler Roky Erickson Yonder Mountain String Band Spiritualized +86 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Foo Fighters (top billing)
  2. 2Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (top billing)
  3. 3Beck (top billing)
  4. 4The Mars Volta (top billing)
  5. 5Manu Chao (top billing)
  6. 6David Byrne (top billing)
  7. 7John Fogerty (top billing)
  8. 8The Raconteurs (top billing)
  9. 9Gnarls Barkley (top billing)
  10. 10Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band (top billing)
  11. 11N.E.R.D. (top billing)
  12. 12Erykah Badu (top billing)
  13. 13Robert Earl Keen (top billing)
  14. 14Patty Griffin (top billing)
  15. 15Tegan & Sara (top billing)
  16. 16Iron & Wine (top billing)
  17. 17G. Love & Special Sauce (top billing)
  18. 18Neko Case (top billing)
  19. 19Band of Horses (top billing)
  20. 20The Swell Season
  21. 21Silversun Pickups (top billing)
  22. 22Gogol Bordello (top billing)
  23. 23Gillian Welch (top billing)
  24. 24Eli Young Band
  25. 25The Black Keys (top billing)
  26. 26Against Me! (top billing)
  27. 27Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels
  28. 28Okkervil River
  29. 29Galactic
  30. 30Kevin Fowler
  31. 31Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (top billing)
  32. 32Hot Chip
  33. 33Vampire Weekend (top billing)
  34. 34Slightly Stoopid
  35. 35Alejandro Escovedo
  36. 36Blues Traveler (top billing)
  37. 37Roky Erickson (top billing)
  38. 38Yonder Mountain String Band (top billing)
  39. 39Spiritualized
  40. 40Flyleaf
  41. 41Fleet Foxes (top billing)
  42. 42Drive-By Truckers (top billing)
  43. 43Old 97's (top billing)
  44. 44Stars (top billing)
  45. 45José González
  46. 46CSS (top billing)
  47. 47Del the Funky Homosapien
  48. 48Man Man
  49. 49Jamie Lidell
  50. 50MGMT (top billing)
  51. 51The Fratellis
  52. 52What Made Milwaukee Famous
  53. 53M. Ward
  54. 54Jenny Lewis (top billing)
  55. 55Asleep at the Wheel
  56. 56Mason Jennings
  57. 57Heartless Bastards
  58. 58Antibalas
  59. 59The Nachito Herrera All-Stars
  60. 60Shooter Jennings
  61. 61Xavier Rudd
  62. 62Yeasayer (top billing)
  63. 63Octopus Project
  64. 64Joe Bonamassa
  65. 65The Kills
  66. 66White Denim
  67. 67Louis XIV
  68. 68Delta Spirit
  69. 69Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Béla Fleck
  70. 70Rodney Crowell
  71. 71Mates of State
  72. 72Nicole Atkins & The Sea
  73. 73Electric Touch
  74. 74Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears
  75. 75Dan Dyer
  76. 76Back Door Slam
  77. 77Tristan Prettyman
  78. 78The Strange Boys
  79. 79Ryan Bingham
  80. 80The Black and White Years
  81. 81Scott H. Biram
  82. 82Les Frères Guissé
  83. 83Priscilla Ahn
  84. 84Freddy Jones
  85. 85Colour Revolt
  86. 86Five Times August
  87. 87Langhorne Slim
  88. 88Sybris
  89. 89Mugison
  90. 90Eli "Paper Boy" Reed and the True Loves
  91. 91Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs
  92. 92AA Bondy
  93. 93Christopher Denny
  94. 94Mike Farris
  95. 95The Lee Boys
  96. 96South Austin Jug Band
  97. 97American Bang
  98. 98Bobby Bare, Jr.
  99. 99Massacoustics
  100. 100The Belleville Outfit
  101. 101We Go to 11
  102. 102The M's
  103. 103Band of Heathens
  104. 104City and Colour
  105. 105Sunny Sweeney
  106. 106Elizabeth Wills
  107. 107Bonnie Bishop
  108. 108Ben Sollee
  109. 109Ben Cylus
  110. 110The Concert Supremes
  111. 111River City Christionettes
  112. 112Shields of Faith
  113. 113The Steps
  114. 114The Jones Family Singers
  115. 115Nakia and his Southern Cousins
  116. 116Brotherly Luv
  117. 117The Hensley Ensemble
  118. 118School of Rock
  119. 119Jambo
  120. 120Q Brothers
  121. 121Buck Howdy with BB
  122. 122Uncle Rock
  123. 123Big Don
  124. 124Mr. Ray
  125. 125The Jimmies
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Black Keys 25 appearances · headlined 7× Vampire Weekend 25 appearances · headlined 2× Foo Fighters 24 appearances · headlined 16× Asleep at the Wheel 23 appearances · headlined 1× Beck 22 appearances · headlined 3× Hot Chip 22 appearances Band of Horses 20 appearances The Kills 20 appearances

First time at Austin City Limits in 2008

Foo FightersAA BondyAbigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela FleckAgainst Me!Alejandro EscovedoAmerican BangThe Band of HeathensBand of HorsesBavu Blakes & the Extra PlairsBeckThe Belleville OutfitBen CylusBen Sollee and Daniel Martin MooreBig DonThe Black and White YearsBlack Joe Lewis & the Honey BearsBonnie BishopBrotherly LuvBuck Howdy with BBChristopher DennyCity and ColourColour RevoltThe Concert SupremesConor Oberst and the Mystic Valley BandCSSDan DyerDavid ByrneDel the Funky HomosapienDelta SpiritElectric TouchEli "Paper Boy" Reed and the True LovesElizabeth WillsErykah BaduFive Times AugustFleet FoxesFlyleafThe FratellisFreddy JonesGogol BordelloThe Hensley Ensemble+44 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Gillian Welchlast played Austin City Limits in 20026 years
  2. Joe Bonamassalast played Austin City Limits in 20026 years
  3. Yonder Mountain String Bandlast played Austin City Limits in 20035 years
  4. Antibalaslast played Austin City Limits in 20044 years
  5. Neko Caselast played Austin City Limits in 20044 years

Other festivals in 2008

Coachella 2008 14 sharedGlastonbury 2008 13 sharedReading & Leeds 2008 9 sharedLollapalooza 2008 23 sharedOutside Lands 2008 9 sharedNewport Folk 2008 2 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2008 4 shared
Next yearAustin City Limits 2009Kings of Leon · Dave Matthews Band · Pearl JamSee the lineup →

Questions about Austin City Limits 2008

Who headlined Austin City Limits 2008?

Foo Fighters was the headliner of Austin City Limits 2008. The source marks no headliners, so these are the first acts listed on the main stage each day.

How many acts are on the Austin City Limits 2008 lineup?

The Austin City Limits line-up page lists 125 acts for Austin City Limits 2008. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Austin City Limits for the first time in 2008?

84 acts on the 2008 lineup had not appeared at Austin City Limits before in our records, including Foo Fighters, AA Bondy, Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, Against Me! and Alejandro Escovedo.

Source: Wikipedia, "List of Austin City Limits lineups by year" (revision 1380688280), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This year's source marks no headliners, so the first act listed on the main stage each day is shown as the headliner. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.