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    ACL TV to livestream Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel concert

    By Abigail Jones,

    6 hours ago

    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Limits has established itself as the longest-running music program in television history, and it’s celebrating its 50th birthday this year. The show is holding a birthday bash concert next week, and fans can watch it from the comfort of their homes.

    Willie Nelson & Family, Asleep at the Wheel to play free concert for ACL TV’s 50th birthday

    Willie Nelson was the first person to ever perform on Austin City Limits, and the inaugural taping of the show is coming up on its golden anniversary.

    That inaugural performance was taped on Oct. 17, 1974.

    New tour experience offers backstage look at 50 years of Austin City Limits TV show

    Willie Nelson & Family, along with Austin’s own Asleep at the Wheel, will perform at the Austin City Limits 50th Birthday Bash at the Long Center on Oct. 17 to commemorate the anniversary of the taping of the show’s pilot episode.

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    Willie Nelson & Family, along with Austin’s own Asleep at the Wheel, will perform at Austin City Limits 50th Birthday Bash at the Long Center on Oct. 17 to commemorate the anniversary of the taping of the show’s pilot episode. (Image courtesy Austin City Limits/PBS)

    The concert is free, but those interested in going needed to register for a chance to win tickets and should have been notified already if they were selected to attend.

    Those who weren’t selected to get tickets but still want to watch the concert can livestream the event, ACL TV said in a post on X Tuesday .

    The worldwide stream will be available on aclturns50.com and Austin City Limits TV’s YouTube channel beginning at 7 p.m., according to ACL’s website .

    The performance will be taped, and musical highlights will air as a special hour-long broadcast of Austin City Limits, which will air on PBS early next year as a season highlight of the program’s anniversary Season 50 , according to a release from the TV show.

    The stream will only be available live, and performance highlights will air on PBS and stream on the PBS App in 2025.

    Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

    For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KXAN Austin.

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    LAH
    1h ago
    I was selected but didn’t meet the Sunday 10 am confirmation time that was written at the very end. I was so excited to win something for once I didn’t read the end. I felt so bad. I cut hair and a client I had never cut before said the same thing happened to him. We both had reached out to ACL to see if we could still get tickets (another coincidence) my reply was basically, too bad so sad! lol.
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