Burnett, Kristofferson celebrate ACL
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 – Austin City Limits announces KLRU Presents: Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years, an all-star benefit concert on June 26, featuring Joe Ely, Kris Kristofferson and T Bone Burnett.
Jeff Bridges will host the evening along with Sheryl Crow. Other performers are Alabama Shakes,Gary Clark Jr., Robert Earl Keen, Lloyd Maines, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmie Vaughan, Grupo Fantasma and Doyle Bramhall II along with musical performances from Bridges and Crow, celebrating Austin City Limits.
The evening will benefit KLRU-TV, the Austin PBS station that created the show in 1974 and continues to produce the show today. The concert will take place at ACL's home, ACL Live at The Moody Theater, and will be taped as part of a two-hour PBS primetime special, Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years, airing Friday, Oct. 3 from 9-11 p.m. eastern during PBS Arts Fall Festival
Tickets for KLRU Presents: Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years are on sale to the public at klru.org/benefit. Tickets start at $75.
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