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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
MUSIC FESTIVAL
AUSTIN, OCT. 4-6
During the first of the annual festival’s two weekends, all
three closing acts delivered throwback sets. On Oct. 4,
Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” offered a prime oppor-
tunity for headbanging (especially during Slash’s iconic
solo); on Oct. 5, The Cure welcomed a singalong to its
euphoric classic “Friday I’m in Love”; and on Oct. 6,
Mumford & Sons closed out the weekend with a 10-year
anniversary celebration of their debut album, Sigh No
More. During the latter’s set, frontman Marcus Mumford
said he wished he could be there for Cardi B’s pyro-fueled
performance (left), which was going on at the same time.
He wasn’t the only artist struggling with FOMO. Earlier in
the day, Kacey Musgraves told her crowd that they “better
fuckin’ run” to catch Lizzo’s performance at the other end
of Zilker Park; the day before, she similarly advised fans
on Twitter: “You can make both [sets] if you haul ass.”
—HILARY HUGHES
Tierra Whack chatted
with the crowd during her
Oct. 5 set, even giving
one lucky fan her shoes.
Axl Rose (left) and Slash of Guns N’ Roses
serenaded the day-one crowd with a 2.5-hour
headlining performance.
Kali Uchis’ day-two performance included covers of Don Omar’s
“Pobre Diabla” and Radiohead’s “Creep.”
Oliver Tree donned several typically
wacky costumes during his day-one set,
including an enormous cowboy hat and a
neon yellow ski mask.
Kevin Parker of Tame Impala
performed hits like “Elephant” and
“Let It Happen” on Oct. 4.
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