How to Follow ACL Fest 2026: Daily Lineup, Official Set Times and the Hulu and Disney+ Livestream
- 🔑 ACL Fest 2026 is two weekends at Zilker Park in Austin, October 2-4 and October 9-11, marking 25 years since the first festival in 2002. As of the morning of Saturday, October 3, 2026, Friday’s opening day has been played and no set cancellations were reported; every later set remains unplayed.
- Per the official schedule graphics, each night’s two closers start 5 to 20 minutes apart on the T-Mobile and American Express stages: Skrillex and Charli xcx on Weekend 1 Friday, Lorde and Rüfüs Du Sol on both Saturdays, The xx and Twenty One Pilots on both Sundays. All times are subject to change.
- Weekend-only acts matter. The official poster tags Skrillex, Brandon Flowers, CMAT, Rebecca Black, Palace and Cannons as Weekend 1 only, while Kings of Leon and Natasha Bedingfield play only Weekend 2. Charli xcx is at 8:35 p.m. on both Fridays per the current graphics, not the 8:40 some third-party pages show.
- Disney+ and Hulu are the official livestream destinations, included for subscribers at no extra cost, but the festival’s pages cover Weekend 1 only, October 2-4. Nothing has been announced for Weekend 2 as of October 3. Streaming listings run on their own clock, so don’t mix their times with the stage grid.
- Per the official ticket page on October 3, Weekend 1 Saturday is sold out and Friday and Sunday are on sale, while Weekend 2 has Sunday on sale and Friday and Saturday on a waitlist. One-day general admission is listed as starting at $170, with prices subject to change.
- Opening day ran in heavy rain under a National Weather Service flood watch, and local public radio reported the opening was delayed by about 15 minutes. Organizers said the festival was prepared to go ahead as planned, and that texting ACL to 64934 sends weather alerts. Check the festival app for the latest times.
ACL Fest 2026 runs October 2-4 and October 9-11 at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, and Disney+ and Hulu are streaming Weekend 1 only. This guide is pinned as of the morning of Saturday, October 3, 2026 (Central time), before that day’s noon opening: Friday’s opening day has been played, nothing after it has, and we report nothing from sets that haven’t happened yet. Every set time below comes from the festival’s official schedule graphics, which say all times are subject to change.
When and where is ACL Fest 2026?
ACL Fest 2026 takes place at Zilker Park in Austin on two Friday-to-Sunday weekends: Weekend 1 (October 2-4) and Weekend 2 (October 9-11). The festival is billed as “25 Years,” marking 25 years since the first festival in 2002. The official site lists 100-plus performances across nine stages. The eight on the daily grid are T-Mobile, Miller Lite, BMI, Beatbox, Tito’s, Snapchat, Bonus Tracks and American Express (AmEx in the tables below); Austin Kiddie Limits is the ninth. The grids run from noon to 10 p.m., with the first main-stage sets at 12:45 p.m.
Who is playing each day of ACL Fest 2026?
The official by-day poster gives top billing to Charli xcx, Skrillex (Weekend 1 only), Kings of Leon (Weekend 2 only) and Turnstile on Friday; Rüfüs Du Sol, Lorde, Lola Young and Young Miko on Saturday; and Twenty One Pilots, The xx, Geese and Sofi Tukker on Sunday. More names from the poster:
- Friday: Labrinth, The Chainsmokers, Leon Thomas, Amyl and the Sniffers, Steve Aoki, Jesse Welles and BUNT.
- Saturday: Bleachers, Lykke Li, Levity, Suki Waterhouse, Snow Strippers, Finn Wolfhard and Rodrigo y Gabriela.
- Sunday: Parcels, The War on Drugs, Blood Orange, Max McNown, Audrey Hobert and Saint Motel.
Which ACL Fest 2026 acts play only one weekend?
Dozens of acts are tagged W1 or W2 on the official poster, meaning they play only Weekend 1 or only Weekend 2, and the biggest swap is Skrillex on Weekend 1 Friday for Kings of Leon on Weekend 2 Friday. These slots come from the matching schedule graphics:
| Act | Day | Time | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skrillex | W1 Fri | 8:15 | T-Mobile |
| Kings of Leon | W2 Fri | 8:15 | T-Mobile |
| Brandon Flowers | W1 Fri | 5:15-6:15 | Miller Lite |
| Rebecca Black | W1 Fri | 4:30-5:30 | Tito’s |
| CMAT | W1 Fri | 2:45-3:30 | AmEx |
| Natasha Bedingfield | W2 Fri | 4:30-5:30 | Tito’s |
| Palace | W1 Sat | 5:15-6:15 | Miller Lite |
| Cannons | W1 Sun | 5:30-6:30 | Snapchat |
A Weekend 2 Saturday slot on the Bonus Tracks stage at 5:00 p.m. is listed only as a special guest still to be announced.
What time do the ACL Fest 2026 headliners play?
Per the official graphics, each night’s two closing acts start on the T-Mobile and AmEx stages just 5 to 20 minutes apart. The graphics print a start time but no end time for these sets, and local entertainment coverage of the August schedule release noted that the two nightly headliners are scheduled against each other. All times below are p.m.
| Night | T-Mobile | AmEx |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct. 2 | Skrillex 8:15 | Charli xcx 8:35 |
| Sat, Oct. 3 | Lorde 8:15 | Rüfüs Du Sol 8:30 |
| Sun, Oct. 4 | The xx 8:35 | Twenty One Pilots 8:30 |
| Fri, Oct. 9 | Kings of Leon 8:15 | Charli xcx 8:35 |
| Sat, Oct. 10 | Lorde 8:15 | Rüfüs Du Sol 8:30 |
| Sun, Oct. 11 | The xx 8:35 | Twenty One Pilots 8:30 |
Some third-party summaries list Charli xcx at 8:40 p.m. on Friday. The current official graphics for both Fridays say 8:35 p.m., so we use that. A Silent Disco runs 8:00-10:00 p.m. in the Tito’s stage slot each night.
What plays in the evening just before the headliners?
The next tier of acts plays between about 6:15 and 8:35 p.m., and these slots are the same on both weekends.
| Day | Act | Time | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | Turnstile | 6:15-7:15 | T-Mobile |
| Fri | Labrinth | 6:30-7:30 | AmEx |
| Fri | Leon Thomas | 7:15-8:15 | Miller Lite |
| Fri | The Chainsmokers | 7:30-8:30 | Snapchat |
| Sat | Bleachers | 6:15-7:15 | T-Mobile |
| Sat | Lola Young | 6:30-7:30 | AmEx |
| Sat | Levity | 7:15-8:15 | Miller Lite |
| Sat | Lykke Li | 7:30-8:30 | Snapchat |
| Sun | Geese | 6:20-7:20 | T-Mobile |
| Sun | Sofi Tukker | 6:30-7:30 | AmEx |
| Sun | Parcels | 7:20-8:35 | Miller Lite |
| Sun | The War on Drugs | 7:30-8:30 | Snapchat |
| Sun | Blood Orange | 7:30-8:30 | Beatbox |
How can you watch ACL Fest 2026 on Hulu and Disney+?
Disney+ and Hulu are the festival’s official streaming destinations, but only for Weekend 1 (October 2-4), and as of October 3 the festival’s own pages announce nothing for Weekend 2. The festival says the stream is open to Disney+ and Hulu subscribers at no extra cost, for viewers 18 and older, in limited live windows. Pre-festival reports of the streaming schedule describe two channels carrying a selection of acts, not every set, with coverage starting at 3:35 p.m. Central on Friday and Sunday and 3:25 p.m. on Saturday.
Keep the two clocks separate. Hulu and Disney+ listings run on their own broadcast schedule, and reports of the Friday Hulu listing showed Charli xcx at 9:45 p.m. against 8:35 p.m. on the stage grid. Use the stage grid for the park and the streaming listing for the couch.
Could the ACL Fest 2026 schedule change?
Yes: every official graphic says all times are subject to change and points fans to the festival’s website or mobile app for the latest. Friday’s opening day ran in heavy rain under a National Weather Service flood watch through 7 p.m. Local public radio reported the opening was delayed by about 15 minutes, and a local TV report that evening said no set cancellations were reported. Organizers said the festival was prepared to go ahead as planned despite the rain, that umbrellas are prohibited, and that texting ACL to 64934 sends weather alerts.
As of the morning of October 3, we found no announced changes to Saturday or Sunday sets or to the Weekend 2 graphics. We do not forecast weather here.
Is ACL Fest 2026 sold out?
Not entirely: as of October 3, the official ticket page says very limited tickets remain, with Weekend 1 Saturday sold out, Weekend 1 Friday and Sunday on sale, Weekend 2 Sunday on sale, and Weekend 2 Friday and Saturday on a waitlist. The page lists one-day general admission as starting at $170 and says prices are subject to change. Children 8 and under are free with a ticketed adult, limited to two per adult. ACL Fest Nights, presented by American Express, has its own ticket page through Do512 and sits outside the lineup above.
How do you get to ACL Fest 2026 at Zilker Park?
A free shuttle runs from Sand Beach Park to the Barton Springs west entrance starting at 11:30 a.m. each festival day, according to a local transportation guide published October 1. The same guide lists CapMetro routes 3 and 803 stopping about three-quarters of a mile from the entrance, rideshare zones on Veterans Drive, Lee Barton Drive and Wallingwood Drive, and Barton Springs Road closed from 7 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Monday on both festival weekends.
What should you check before you go or tune in?
Check the festival’s schedule page, mobile app and streaming listings on the day you plan to watch, because all three can change. The set times here are the official graphics as they stood on October 3, 2026. Weekend 1 ends Sunday, October 4, and the Weekend 2 graphics may be reissued after it.