What are you doing the weekend of October 2-4? Sure, it’s three months down the road, but now that the schedule for the 9th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival has been announced it’s as good a time as any to grab some friends and book your tickets.

You can view the complete schedule here for the festival taking place at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, but let’s highlight a few of the performers.

Friday features afternoon sets by Lily Allen, Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird and Blitzen Trapper, with Kings of Leon closing day 1 when the sun goes down. The Beastie Boys were scheduled to perform in a prime 8:15-9:30 pm slot, but with news of Adam Yauch’s cancer diagnosis the band had to cancel, along with other high-profile shows on their tour slate.

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