ACL 2010: Wishful Thinking

October 7th, 2010 at 11:38 am by under Uncategorized

Steel Pulse would have made ACL 2010 more Irie

Any acts you wish were playing at ACL this year?  I ask myself that question at every festival I attend; “Who could have made this show even better?!”  While this year’s lineup is insanely good as usual, below is a handful of acts that would have made it even more epic!

  • Steel Pulse (This festival needs a legendary Reggae band, Steel Pulse personifies that moniker)
  • Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip, KRS-One, etc. (Give me one iconic Rapper and this festival would be over the top)
  • Mad Caddies or Voodoo Glow Skulls (At least one Ska band is needed, so get one of the best)
  • Facing New York (Underrated Prog-Indie band from the Bay Area, this band’s live performance is unbelievable)
  • Ben Kweller (Native Texan, one of the best songwriters of this generation.  He has played ACL in previous years)
  • The Vandals and Bad Religion (ACL 2010 needs more punk bands, and these two are stalwarts.  Both of these bands will be playing at Fun Fun Fun Fest in November however)

What does your wish list look like?

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  1. Texanne says:
    October 7, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    I just hope the people who go to the concert are respectful of the neighbors living around Zilker Park. Every year we have had people parking in front of our houses even though they aren’t supposed to do so. I’m sick of finding trash, ashtrays emptied out, beer bottles, etc. in the street and my front yard. The signs they put up at the end of the streets are useless.

  2. Dani says:
    October 9, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    ACL sounds like a great festival but you’re wish list is spot on, especially the part that calls out for one iconic rapper. Jay Z was at Coachella and he brought it. It would be great to get Snoop Dogg or KRS-ONE.

    I just saw KRS-ONE in a documentary, GhettoPhysics and he made some powerful statements about the widening economic split in the US today. That man has something to say.