Tyler, The Creator and Duran Duran will be replacing Stevie Nicks and DaBaby at the Austin City Limit Festival . Both artists are being replaced because Nicks canceled all her upcoming concerts due to COVID concerns, and DaBaby made homophobic comments onstage at Rolling Loud Miami.
Stevie Nicks canceled her concerts because even if went to get her own vaccination she is still cautious around others. She has posted a statement via twitter about why she made this decision:
— Stevie Nicks (@StevieNicks) August 10, 2021
Each artists will perform on October 1-3 and October 8-10 at Austin’s Zilker Park. Tickets have already been sold on the official website, but can be found on other websites. The Austin City Limit Festival will be following new COVID guidelines for those attending this event. However, people have petitioned against the ACL fest and more than 170 people have already signed due to COVID cases spiking.
The lineup is set to feature George Strait and Miley Cyrus on Friday, Billie Eilish and Rufus Du Sol on Saturday, and finally on Sunday, the new headliners Tyler, The Creator and Duran Duran.
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