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Austin City Limits 2012 lineup

The Austin City Limits line-up page lists 91 acts for Austin City Limits 2012 (Oct 12–14, 2012). Headliners were The Black Keys, Neil Young and Crazy Horse and Red Hot Chili Peppers. 68 acts appeared at Austin City Limits for the first time in our records. 1 other billed act cancelled.

Oct 12–14dates
91acts
75%first time at Austin City Limits
Friday
The Black Keys
Avicii Weezer Florence + the Machine M83 The Afghan Whigs Asleep at the Wheel Delta Spirit Lance Herbstrong
Black Lips Esperanza Spalding Tegan and Sara The War on Drugs Patrick Watson Alabama Shakes Los Campesinos! The Wombats First Aid Kit Ben Howard A-Trak Hullabaloo Quiet Corral Ralph's World LP Jovanotti Trampled by Turtles M. Ward Megan McCormick Justin Jones Patterson Hood Soul Rebels Umphrey's McGee
Saturday
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Jack White The Roots The Shins Bassnectar Rufus Wainwright Gotye Metric Dev
The Whigs Caveman Zola Jesus Big K.R.I.T. Big Gigantic Jambo Quiet Company Wild Child Dry the River Father John Misty Michael Kiwanuka Punch Brothers Steve Earle Kishi Bashi Sonambulo La Vida Boheme Antibalas The Deep Dark Woods Bombay Bicycle Club Oberhofer Band of Skulls Civil Twilight
Sunday
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Iggy & The Stooges The Avett Brothers The Boxer Rebellion Crystal Castles Childish Gambino Die Antwoord The Civil Wars Gary Clark Jr.
Kimbra Two Door Cinema Club The Features The Dunwells Willis Earl Beal Freelance Whales Jambo The School of Rock Ralph's World The Devil Makes Three The Eastern Sea Bad Books The Lumineers Old 97's Randy Rogers Band Thundercat Ruthie Foster Barrington Levy Alt-J Needtobreathe Tennis

Friday lineup

Lineup

  1. 1The Black Keys (top billing)
  2. 2Avicii (top billing)
  3. 3Weezer (top billing)
  4. 4Florence + the Machine (top billing)
  5. 5M83 (top billing)
  6. 6The Afghan Whigs
  7. 7Asleep at the Wheel
  8. 8Delta Spirit
  9. 9Lance Herbstrong
  10. 10Black Lips
  11. 11Esperanza Spalding
  12. 12Tegan and Sara (top billing)
  13. 13The War on Drugs
  14. 14Patrick Watson
  15. 15Alabama Shakes (top billing)
  16. 16Los Campesinos!
  17. 17The Wombats
  18. 18First Aid Kit (top billing)
  19. 19Ben Howard
  20. 20A-Trak
  21. 21Hullabaloo
  22. 22Quiet Corral
  23. 23Ralph's World
  24. 24LP
  25. 25Jovanotti
  26. 26Trampled by Turtles
  27. 27M. Ward
  28. 28Megan McCormick
  29. 29Justin Jones
  30. 30Patterson Hood
  31. 31Soul Rebels
  32. 32Umphrey's McGee (top billing)

Saturday lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Neil Young and Crazy Horse (top billing)
  2. 2Jack White (top billing)
  3. 3The Roots (top billing)
  4. 4The Shins (top billing)
  5. 5Bassnectar (top billing)
  6. 6Rufus Wainwright
  7. 7Gotye (top billing)
  8. 8Metric (top billing)
  9. 9Dev
  10. 10The Whigs
  11. 11Caveman
  12. 12Zola Jesus
  13. 13Big K.R.I.T.
  14. 14Big Gigantic
  15. 15Jambo
  16. 16Quiet Company
  17. 17Wild Child
  18. 18Dry the River
  19. 19Father John Misty (top billing)
  20. 20Michael Kiwanuka
  21. 21Punch Brothers
  22. 22Steve Earle (top billing)
  23. 23Kishi Bashi
  24. 24Sonambulo
  25. 25La Vida Boheme
  26. 26Antibalas
  27. 27The Deep Dark Woods
  28. 28Bombay Bicycle Club
  29. 29Oberhofer
  30. 30Band of Skulls
  31. 31Civil Twilight

Sunday lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Red Hot Chili Peppers (top billing)
  2. 2Iggy & The Stooges (top billing)
  3. 3The Avett Brothers (top billing)
  4. 4The Boxer Rebellion
  5. 5Crystal Castles (top billing)
  6. 6Childish Gambino (top billing)
  7. 7Die Antwoord (top billing)
  8. 8The Civil Wars (top billing)
  9. 9Gary Clark Jr. (top billing)
  10. 10Kimbra
  11. 11Two Door Cinema Club (top billing)
  12. 12The Features
  13. 13The Dunwells
  14. 14Willis Earl Beal
  15. 15Freelance Whales
  16. 16Jambo
  17. 17The School of Rock
  18. 18Ralph's World
  19. 19The Devil Makes Three
  20. 20The Eastern Sea
  21. 21Bad Books
  22. 22The Lumineers (top billing)
  23. 23Old 97's (top billing)
  24. 24Randy Rogers Band
  25. 25Thundercat
  26. 26Ruthie Foster
  27. 27Barrington Levy
  28. 28Alt-J (top billing)
  29. 29Needtobreathe
  30. 30Tennis
  31. 31The Weeknd (cancelled)
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Black Keys 25 appearances · headlined 7× Two Door Cinema Club 25 appearances Asleep at the Wheel 23 appearances · headlined 1× Father John Misty 21 appearances Florence and the Machine 21 appearances · headlined 9× Red Hot Chili Peppers 21 appearances · headlined 19× The Wombats 21 appearances Crystal Castles 20 appearances

First time at Austin City Limits in 2012

Neil YoungRed Hot Chili PeppersA-TrakThe Afghan WhigsAlabama ShakesAlt-JAviciiBad BooksBand of SkullsBarrington LevyBen HowardBig GiganticBig K.R.I.T.Bombay Bicycle ClubThe Boxer RebellionCavemanChildish GambinoCivil TwilightThe Civil WarsCrystal CastlesThe Deep Dark WoodsDevThe Devil Makes ThreeDie AntwoordDry the RiverThe DunwellsThe Eastern SeaEsperanza SpaldingFather John MistyThe FeaturesFlorence and the MachineFreelance WhalesGotyeHullabalooIggy & The StoogesJack WhiteJovanottiJustin JonesKimbraKishi Bashi+28 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. The Rootslast played Austin City Limits in 20048 years
  2. M83last played Austin City Limits in 20057 years
  3. Ruthie Fosterlast played Austin City Limits in 20057 years
  4. Randy Rogers Bandlast played Austin City Limits in 20066 years
  5. The Shinslast played Austin City Limits in 20066 years

Other festivals in 2012

Coachella 2012 14 sharedReading & Leeds 2012 12 sharedLollapalooza 2012 27 sharedOutside Lands 2012 12 sharedGovernors Ball 2012 2 sharedNewport Folk 2012 6 sharedHangout 2012 12 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2012 9 shared
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Questions about Austin City Limits 2012

Who headlined Austin City Limits 2012?

The Black Keys, Neil Young and Crazy Horse and Red Hot Chili Peppers were the headliners of Austin City Limits 2012. 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 2012 lineup?

The Austin City Limits line-up page lists 92 acts for Austin City Limits 2012; 1 of them cancelled. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

When was Austin City Limits 2012?

Austin City Limits 2012 took place on Oct 12–14, 2012, in Austin, Texas.

Who played Austin City Limits for the first time in 2012?

68 acts on the 2012 lineup had not appeared at Austin City Limits before in our records, including Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, A-Trak, The Afghan Whigs and Alabama Shakes.

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.