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In Pictures: ACL Festival in Austin, Day 1

The 10th annual Austin City Limits Festival kicked off yesterday (9/16) with a sold-out attendance of 70,000 in the Texas state capital and music hub. Photos from day one of the 10th annual Austin City Limits Festival news, tour dates, photos and tickets"> Austin City Limits Festival on Friday (9/16) at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.

Concert Review: ACL Festival in Austin, Day 1

The opening day of the 10th annual Austin City Limits Festival went off without a hitch, pulling in a sold-out crowd of 65,000 as well as a few minutes of much needed rain. The first day of the three-day weekend brought relief via mostly overcast skies, as well as some notable names, including Cold War Kids, Bright Eyes, Santigold, Sara Bareilles, Mavis Staples, Big Boi and Ray LaMontagne, among others. The evening's headliners -- Coldplay and Kanye West -- got the most buzz throughout the day, as many felt torn between Day 1's two closing choices. The opening day of the 10th annual Austin City Limits Festival went off without a hitch, pulling in a sold-out crowd of 65,000 as well as a few minutes of much needed rain.

Sugarland may owe their lives to last-minute stage delay

The chronology of the moments leading up the tragic stage collapse in Indianapolis on Saturday (8/13) will be analyzed for some time, but word emerged Monday that were it not for a decision to hold Sugarland back from the stage for just a moment, they would have been walking on just as the rigging collapsed. The chronology of the moments leading up the tragic stage collapse in Indianapolis on Saturday (8/13) will be analyzed for some time, but word emerged Monday that were it not for a decision to hold Sugarland back from the stage for just a moment, they would have been walking on just as the rigging collapsed.

Indiana fair shutters concert series; Janet Jackson and Lady Antebellum shows canceled

The Indiana State Fair announced on Monday (8/15) that they would not mount the remaining shows of their concert series in the wake of the tragic stage collapse that cut short a planned Sugarland concert on Saturday, killing five people. The Indiana State Fair announced on Monday (8/15) that they would not mount the remaining shows of their concert series in the wake of the tragic stage collapse that cut short a planned Sugarland concert on Saturday, killing five people.

Death toll in Indiana stage collapse grows to five, could rise higher

The death toll has risen to five in the sudden collapse of the stage moments before Sugarland's scheduled show at the Indiana State Fair, as a spotlight operator who was in the scaffolding above the stage succumbed to his injuries overnight. The death toll has risen to five in the sudden collapse of the stage moments before Sugarland's scheduled show at the Indiana State Fair, as a spotlight operator who was in the scaffolding above the stage succumbed to his injuries overnight.

Sugarland, Sara Bareilles cancel Iowa show following Indiana stage collapse

Sugarland has canceled their scheduled Sunday performance (8/14) at the Iowa State Fair following the tragic stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday that killed five people and ostensibly destroyed much of the tour's production. Sugarland has canceled their scheduled Sunday performance (8/14) at the Iowa State Fair following the tragic stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday that killed five people and ostensibly destroyed much of the tour's production.

New video shows Indiana stage collapse gave no visible warning

A new video posted to YouTube early Sunday shows that the buckling of the stage scaffolding in Indianapolis on Saturday night before Sugarland was able to begin their show was virtually instant, leaving no chance for fans and crew below the structure to avoid impact. A new video posted to YouTube late Sunday shows that the buckling of the stage scaffolding in Indianapolis on Saturday night before Sugarland was able to begin their show was virtually instant, leaving no chance for fans and crew below the structure to av

Stage collapse at Sugarland fair concert kills four, injures dozens

<span class='byline'>Update: August 14, 2011 02:02 AM</span> - Four people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday evening when a stage collapsed as a storm moved into the area while Sugarland was preparing to begin their show in Indianapolis. At least three people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday evening as a stage collapsed during a storm as Sugarland was preparing to begin their show in Indianapolis.
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