Posted: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 12:02 PM - 10,872 Readers

By: Eiseley Tauginas

 

Today, hippie hoards and indie music fanatics are piling into Zilker Park in Austin, Texas for the 9th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. Headliners this year include The Strokes, Muse, Phish, MIA, The Flaming Lips, and The Eagles, to name a few. Miraculously, Austin's weather forecast for the festivities is in the 80’s, no chance of rain. Last year’s festival turned into a soggy sludge bowl after two days of showers, so let’s just say, we’re feeling fortunate this time around.

The fest spans out over 8 stages, hosting over 130 shows in three days. Attendees travel from far and wide, many from the greater Austin area, but there are also plenty of New Yorkers and L.A.-ites in the mix. Today’s list of must-see acts includes Miike Snow, The Black Keys, Sonic Youth, and Vampire Weekend, with Phish and The Strokes battling for the evening crowds. We’ll be braving the heat, celebrity-searching in the press area, and sampling the local fare, which includes Frito and Cheeto Pies (chili and queso dip poured into an open Frito/Cheeto bag, eaten with a spoon - yes, really), and compiling a photo gallery of gnarly tats on beer bellied bikers and skinny jean-wearing hipsters. Wish you were here…