ACL Fest Updates: Hefty Aftershow Schedule Announced, And So Much More

Let's get to it: ACL Fest organizers dropped the aftershow schedule yesterday, and it's fairly extensive. Stubb's, La Zona Rosa, The Parish, and Antone's will all host aftershows over the Thursday to Sunday that everyone is in town for the big event. Highlights include an intimate show from The White Stripes and Cold War Kids at Stubb's, an extra gig from Argentina's loungerific Gotan Project (also at Stubb's), appearances by Spoon, Common, and Queens Of The Stone Age at La Zona Rosa, and a Rodrigo y Gabriela show at Antone's. Other notable gigs include a Blonde Redhead/The National double bill and a Stephen Marley/Zap Mama night at Emo's. It's also worth noting that much of the Antone's schedule and Saturday night at Stubb's have not yet been announced. Rumor has it that Wilco will eventually fill the Stubb's spot, while we're unsure if Antone's will host additional shows. The schedule as we know it is listed below:

Antone's: Rodrigo y Gabriela (9/15, 10:30pm)

Emo's: Stephen Marley/Zap Mama (9/14, 11pm), Blonde Redhead/The National (9/15, 9:30pm), STS9 DJ Set (9/15, Emo's Lounge, TBD)

La Zona Rosa: Spoon/Sound Team (9/13, 9pm), STS9 (9/14, 10pm), Queens Of The Stone Age/Dax Riggs (9/15, 10pm), Common (9/16, 9pm)

Stubb's: Gotan Project (9/13, 8pm), Paolo Nutini/Peter, Bjorn, and John (9/14, 9:15pm), The White Stripes/Cold War Kids (9/16, 8pm)

The Parish: JJ Grey & MOFRO (9/13, 10pm), Robert Earl Keen (9/14, 11pm), Heartless Bastards/White Denim (9/15, 11pm), Yo La Tengo (Monday 9/17, 8pm)

All ACL aftershow tickets go on sale via Frontgate Tickets on Saturday, July 28th.

When browsing the Frontgate site, Austinist noticed that Saturday one-day passes have now sold out, presumably to 55,000 people who are excited to complain to their friends about missing either The White Stripes or The Arcade Fire. We actually find Sunday's roster to be the strongest, as one could throw together an incredible parlay of Yo La Tengo to The National to Ben Kweller to DeVotchKa to Bloc Party to Midlake to Regina Spektor to Wilco to Ghostland Observatory, and that's assuming you're tired and actually skip Bob Dylan. Yikes.

Also buried in today's announcement was a truly interesting tidbit: the list of performers who will tape an ACL appearance just before or after the festival. ACL's TV tapings will feature all of the following artists: Regina Spektor, Crowded House, Bloc Party, The Arcade Fire, Wilco, and Lucinda Williams. So perhaps one should head on over to KLRU and get in line, as these shows will all be in high demand. Look for more details on ticket drops for these tapings both on Austinist and on local radio a few days prior to ACL Fest.

What do you think of the 2007 ACL aftershow lineup? Are you surprised that one-day passes are selling out at $80 each? Let us know in the comments.

Image via The White Stripes MySpace page; photo by Autumn De Wilde. YouTube clip: Gotan Project's "Santa Maria."