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Tour de Lance with fellow hessian Dave Grohl close out the best little music festival in Texas…
Just got back from a very long, lost weekend in Austin at LANCE ARMSTRONG’s epic (and ridiculously underrated) AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL, where 40,000+ revelers gathered for three days of incredible music, beer, and BBQ. With a lineup featuring over 140 bands including ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS, BECK, FOO FIGHTERS, THE BLACK KEYS, NERD, THE MARS VOLTA, SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS, NEKO CASE, MGMT, HOT CHIP, and CSS, performing on multiple stages, the sun-drenched sonic rendezvous was only enhanced by the unparalleled coolness of the mostly Austinite crowd that still appreciates rock ‘n’ roll on a level rarely seen outside of Europe. Highlights of the run included The Mars Volta’s earth-shattering set that nearly broke the sound barrier, Beck’s front-of-stage mid set electronic beatbox breakdown, Jack White shredding eardrums on his copper guitar, and a ragged late-nite session with DAVE GROHL following his epic FOO FIGHTERS festival finale. HAVE A LOOK:
Earplugs, anyone?
Mellow Johnny’s massive bike parking lot quickly filled to overflowing…
Luckily, Austinites are resourceful…
Pharrell sees red..
Loves the ladies…
And struts NERD chic with glasses he doesn’t even need…
Beck slaughtered with an album-spanning set…
The beatbox breakdown…
In full effect…
Girls rip…
Beck gets big sound on cheap guitars…
This guy held the sign for two hours straight…
This English guy never stopped texting, ever…
A LONG way from LA…
It’s all about the kids…
MGMT stole Jimmy Page’s guitar…
Aaaaahhhh, Texas…
Zeppie Plant retools “Black Dog” with Alison Krauss…
And barred everyone from watching backstage, even mate Dave Grohl AND his mom…
The young Alison Krauss (left), and her elder visage…
Warm Fall nites…
Neko Case lives out her Ace Frehley fantasy…
Citified…
CSS Suxxx…
Fashion doesn’t…
The camera generation…
John Holmes and Sweeny Todd are The Raconteurs…
The masses approve…
Jack’s copper top Gretch delivers the ill tone…
Well put…
The ladies, the ladies…
Akron’s finest, the Black Keys, open up the rubber factory…
No bass needed…
Heavy liquid…
The Mars Volta electrify…
Omar drives the drummer…
And delivers epic prog madness to the masses…
Kind of blue…
Sharon Jones delivers real soul…
And demonstrates why…
Amy Winehouse stole her band, the Dap Kings, to get over…
Foo Fighters kill in the festival finale…
Lance Livestrong in the Foo’s glow…
Mr Green Jeans delivers…
The kids approve…
One of these things is not like the other…
The boys discuss their following 8am workout at Lance’s house (Dave’s verdict: “I rock, you ride”)…
Ghrolie takes Nike’s Mark Parker to the gun show…
Dawn of the dead…
October 17th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
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