Another weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival is in the books, and we have the sock tan lines to prove it. Weekend Two often feels sleepy, but crowds were out in full force Friday and Saturday before thinning out on Sunday. Band after band praised the audience for their energy compared to the first weekend's.
There were plenty of new artists this weekend, breaking up a slew of sets that stayed largely the same. Sunday headliners The Killers offered a shining example of how to play two weeks in a row without the show getting old, and some smaller artists like rap duo Joey Valence & Brae seemed to benefit from word getting out that their set was worth seeing.
Enough people already know the headliners; we're here to wrap up 2025's festival with another round of our personal favorit