Weekend Two of Austin City Limits Music Festival kicked off on Friday, Oct. 10, with performances from Jensen McRae, King Princess, The Favors, Role Model, Cage The Elephant, Luke Combs, and more.
Photos by Mckenna Sefcik
Jensen McRae opens her set at ACL’s T-Mobile stage with a performance of her song “Savannah.”
Following “Savannah,” McRae begins her melancholic song “Mother Wound.”
McRae’s younger brother, Holden McRae, provides backing vocals for “Mother Wound.”
Jensen’s raw vocals shine through as she performs “My Ego Dies At The End,” a song from her 2022 album Are You Happy Now?
Fans lovingly watch McRae as she performs “My Ego Dies At The End.”
Alt-indie artist King Princess emerges to the stage as the beginning riff of “Cry Cry Cry” blares through the speakers.
King Princess intricately plucks her guitar.
King Princess works her way across the stage as she performs “Ain’t Together.”
King Princess works her way across the stage as she performs “Ain’t Together.”
King Princess works her way across the stage as she performs “Ain’t Together.”
The Favors, composed of FINNEAS and Ashe, emerge on stage for their last live show of 2025, performing songs from their newest album The Dream.
The Favors, composed of FINNEAS and Ashe, emerge on stage for their last live show of 2025, performing songs from their newest album The Dream.
The Favors, composed of FINNEAS and Ashe, emerge on stage for their last live show of 2025, performing songs from their newest album The Dream.
The Favors performs its lead single, “The Little Mess You Made,” featuring an iconic duet with the lyrics: “The little mess you made / Is all over the news / The littlest mistake / Can leave the darkest bruise.”
The Favors performs its lead single, “The Little Mess You Made,” featuring an iconic duet with the lyrics: “The little mess you made / Is all over the news / The littlest mistake / Can leave the darkest bruise.”
The opening lyrics of “Writing’s on the Wall,” the opening track from Role Model’s most recent album, Kansas Anymore, echo through the crowd: “Dad’s on the phone, and he’s lecturing me / ‘Bout a girl that he met back when he was nineteen.”
The country twang of “Writing’s on the Wall” shines through as Role Model dynamically strums his guitar.
Role Model pauses before performing “Look at That Woman,” the second single off his 2024 album Kansas Anymore.
Role Model pauses before performing “Look at That Woman,” the second single off his 2024 album Kansas Anymore.
Role Model energetically performs “Scumbag,” a self-referential song from his album Kansas Anymore.
Lead vocalist of Cage The Elephant, Matt Schultz, gazes into the crowd as the chilling backing track of “Broken Boy” marks the beginning of the set.
Lead vocalist of Cage The Elephant, Matt Schultz, gazes into the crowd as the chilling backing track of “Broken Boy” marks the beginning of the set.
Guitarist Brad Schultz and bassist Daniel Tichenor run down the catwalk during “Spiderhead.”
Cage The Elephant performs songs such as “Too Late To Say Goodbye” and “Cold Cold Cold” from its 2015 album Tell Me I’m Pretty.
Cage The Elephant performs songs such as “Too Late To Say Goodbye” and “Cold Cold Cold” from its 2015 album Tell Me I’m Pretty.
Luke Combs begins his headlining set with his hits like “When It Rains It Pours” and “Houston, We Got a Problem” from his 2018 album This One’s for You Too.
Luke Combs begins his headlining set with his hits like “When It Rains It Pours” and “Houston, We Got a Problem” from his 2018 album This One’s for You Too.
Luke Combs begins his headlining set with his hits like “When It Rains It Pours” and “Houston, We Got a Problem” from his 2018 album This One’s for You Too.
Combs grins ear to ear as he performs “Where the Wild Things Are,” a track from his album Gettin’ Old.
Combs gathers with his bandmates during the end of his reflective track “Where the Wild Things Are.”