The rumor department did indeed get this one correct: Phish has been confirmed as one of the headliners for the 2010 lineup at Austin City Limits Festival. The band will be playing the festival on Friday, October 8th.
From Phish.com…
We’re excited to announce Phish’s return to Texas for the first time since 2000. The band will headline the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday, October 8, performing one two-hour set at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Other performers include The Eagles, Muse, The Strokes, Flaming Lips, Spoon, Vampire Weekend and Norah Jones.
Single-day tickets go onsale today, Tuesday, May 18th, at 10am Central Time. Three-day tickets are completely sold out. VIP tickets and Travel packages are still available. For complete information, please visit http://www.aclfestival.com.
As mentioned above, the rest of the lineup is definitely a good one for you money’s worth.
2010 Austin City Limits Festival Lineup
* The Eagles
* Muse
* Phish
* The Strokes
* M.I.A
* Flaming Lips
* LCD Soundsystem
* Spoon
* Vampire Weekend
* Norah Jones
* Band of Horses
* Monsters of Folk
* Deadmau5
* Sonic Youth
* Gogol Bordello
* The National
* Robert Earl Keen
* The Black Keys
* Broken Bells
* Slightly Stoopid
* Yeasayer
* Pat Green
* Rebelution
* Beach House
* The Sword
* Matt and Kim
* The xx
* Portugal. The Man
* The Temper Trap
* Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
* Girls
* Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
* Local Natives
* Gaslight Anthem
* Lucero
* Devendra Banhart
* Blues Traveler
* Pete Yorn
* The Soft Pack
* Gayngs
* Amos Lee
* Robert Randolph & The Family Band
* Ozomatli
* Richard Thompson
* Martin Sexton
* Manchester Orchestra
* The Almighty Defenders
* Miike Snow
* Mountain Goats
* Bear in Heaven
* Mayer Hawthorne
* Midlake
* Foals
* Switchfoot
* Cage the Elephant
* JJ Grey & Mofro
* Kinky
* Angus & Julia Stone
* The Morning Benders
* Hockey
* White Rabbits
* David Bazan
* Asleep at the Wheel
* Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
* Nortec Collective
* The Very Best
* Beats Antique
* Henry Clay People
* Blind Pilot
* GIVERS
* Dawes
* Band of Heathens
* Charlie Mars
* Two Door Cinema Club
* Lissie
* Sarah Harmer
* The Constellations
* T. Bird and the Breaks
* Chief
* Frank Turner
* Those Darlins
* Carolyn Wonderland
* Kings Go Forth
* The Relatives
* The Ettes
* Qbeta
* The Dough Rollers
* MyNameIsJohnMichael
* Basia Bulat
* Balmorhea
* Dan Black
* The Jane Shermans
* The Kicks
* Ponderosa
* Two Tons of Steel
* Caitlin Rose
* SPEAK
* Run With Bulls
* Maxim Ludwig
* Gospel Stars
* Heavenly Voices
* Wesley Bray & The Disciples of Joy
* Jones Family Singers
* Ashley Cleveland & Kenny Greenberg
* Buddy & The Straight Way Travelers
* Ruby Jane Smith
* The Verve Pipe
* Frances England
* The Jellydots
* Elizabeth Mitchell
* Okee Dokee Brothers
* Tom Freund
* School of Rock
* Q Brothers
[via brooklynvegan]
Who’s going?