The concert starts at 10am and ends 10pm on each day during the festival at various stages spread out in the park.

[4] In addition to the music performances, there are food and drinks, an art market, a kids area for families and other activities for attendees.

On August 16, 2012, Austin City Council members voted unanimously to allow the Austin City Limits Music Festival to expand to two consecutive weekends beginning in 2013.

[5] Artists who have played at the festival include Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses, Tame Impala, Robyn, Arcade Fire, Muse, Vampire Weekend, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, Austin native Gary Clark Jr., and more.

[7] The Festival's food court, called Austin Eats, is modeled after the Jazz Fest in New Orleans.