I hate to be Captain Backlash, but this lineup looks pretty boring. It’s not bad, but it’s just not impressive. It’s a mix of the same bands that always play festivals and some very mainstream bands (Dave Matthews??) that I have no interest in seeing.

View the entire ACL 2009 festival lineup

Austin City Limits 2009 Lineup
* Pearl Jam
* Dave Matthews Band
* Beastie Boys
* Kings of Leon
* Ben Harper and Relentless7
* Thievery Corporation
* John Legend
* The Dead Weather
* The Levon Helm Band
* Ghostland Observatory
* Sonic Youth
* Mos Def
* Toadies
* Flogging Molly
* The B-52s
* Lily Allen
* Citizen Cope
* Arctic Monkeys
* The Decemberists
* Coheed and Cambria
* Andrew Bird
* Girl Talk
* STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
* Phoenix
* Bassnectar
* Bon Iver
* !!!
* Avett Brothers
* The Airborne Toxic Event
* Medeski, Martin & Wood
* Clutch
* Michael Franti & Spearhead
* Grizzly Bear
* Heartless Bastards
* Dan Auerbach
* The Walkmen
* DeVotchka
* Blitzen Trapper
* Here We Go Magic

I liked the festival back when it was on fire.