ACL Lineup

 Recently the 2016 ACL Lineup came out including Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, Kendrick Lamar and many more bands and artists. There are lots of opinions of this lineup and some are positive and some are negative.
Mamie Seiler, a freshman at McCallum, has a family owned root beer business which has a stand at ACL. She had many opinions on the subject. Seiler is pretty disappointed with the lineup. She believes that the lineup should be targeted more towards the millennial generation. Mamie only recognized a few of the bands when the lineup came out but said she is excited to get to know some new music. 
Many students think that ACL should broaden their lineup and have a more diversified group. It has been noticed that the artists this year are mainly directed to white people. Liz Epperson, a freshman at McCallum says that "ACL should stop trying to be Coachella and stick with local bands". There is a lot of talk that majority of the groups performing are targeted towards a white audience. This year is the 15th anniversary of Austin City Limits and many people are disappointed by the lineup. Some people say there is "not enough hype bands". It is also noticed that prices in tickets have gotten very high are not very affordable. When the festival first started one day passes were $25 and now they are $90.
On the other hand some people think that ACL is broadening their horizon with new artists. There are also students that are excited for the lineup. People are happy to see more indie bands coming instead of rap groups. 
The ACL lineup is very important among native Austonites because it is one of the biggest festivals beside SXSW in Austin.