Many, many gifts in the last tree days, so we’re going to try our best to return the favor tonight. … I personally am not leaving here ‘til I’m covered in dirt.
Pearl Jam closes out ACL show to some 50,000 fans.
Photography by Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN
See more ACL photos at www.kxan.com
Hay is for horses
Organizers decided putting hay down was a good idea to soak up some of the mud. However, I have hay fever. That’s right. So, my allergies have decided to slightly kill me. And I’m sure you’re wondering, did it work? Is it soaking up the mud. One word: NO. It’s just muddy hay now. Hay? FAIL.
Cross your fingers
I’m looking up at the sky and it looks like the clouds are completely gone (*knocks on wood*) It drizzled a bit during the Toadies show, but if you came to ACL yesterday, then you probably didn’t even notice the sprinkle. The grounds are a mudpit. There’s no way around that. The mud by the AMD stage seems to be the worst, at about 4-inches deep. Granted, it’s kind of exacerbated by the uphill climb. -Blair Shiff, web desk editor
Taking advantage of the mud, for costume purposes. - Karen Brooks, Kxan.com
Finally, a dry place to stand at Sons of Bill -great Southern rock. Felt like I was home on the Mississippi mud. - Karen Brooks, www.kxan.com
Pearl Jam was my 20s, when I was a train wreck.
State Radio
Is set to perform on the more intimate Austin Ventures stage. Chad Stokes says, “Our lyrics are inspired by stories of injustice.”
