Austin City Limits 1975
“Great music. No limits.”
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What is Austin City Limits?
Austin City Limits is a music television series that showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre. The series is the longest-running music series in American television history.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1975
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 563
- Runtime
- 54 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 1, 1975
- Last aired
- Feb 7, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- PBS
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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Austin City Limits is a music television series that showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre. The series is the longest-running music series in American television history. It features live performances by artists from a wide range of genres, including popular music legends and innovators. The show's format focuses on presenting great music with no limits.
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“Austin City Limits features legendary musicians and innovators across all genres in a long-running concert series.”
Reasons to watch
- showcases diverse musical talent
- features legendary performers
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- concert-focused format
- lacks narrative structure
Watch it if you enjoy live music performances from a wide variety of genres.
The series is generally suitable for general audiences interested in music performances.
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Season 1 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Willie Nelson Mytharc Jan 1, 1975
- E2 Asleep at the Wheel / Bob Wills' Original Texas Playboys Core
- E3 Rusty Wier Core
- E4 Townes Van Zandt / Clifton Chenier Core
- E5 Flaco Jiménez with Ry Cooder & Augie Meyers Core
- E6 Doug Sahm Core
- E7 Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys Core
- E8 Steve Fromholz Core
- E9 B.W. Stevenson / Bobby Bridger Core
- E10 Greezy Wheels / Marcia Ball Core
- E11 Wheatfield Core
- E12 Balcones Fault Core
- E13 The Lost Gonzo Band / Jerry Jeff Walker Core
- E15 Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys Mytharc
Season 2 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Willie Nelson / Tracy Nelson Mytharc
- E2 Amazing Rhythm Aces / Gove Core
- E3 The Earl Scruggs Revue Core
- E4 Jimmy Buffett / Rusty Wier Core
- E5 Gatemouth Brown / Delbert McClinton Core
- E6 Firefall / Denim Core
- E7 Guy Clark / Steve Fromholz Core
- E8 The Dirt Band / Kiwi Core
- E9 Larry Gatlin / Alex Harvey Mytharc
- E10 Willis Alan Ramsey / Roy Buchanan Mytharc Dec 15, 1977
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Michael Martin Murphey Mytharc
- E2 Steve Goodman Core
- E3 John Prine Core
- E4 Bob Wills' Original Texas Playboys followed by Ernest Tubb Core
- E5 Chet Atkins followed by Merle Travis Core
- E6 Doc Watson followed by Gove Core
- E7 Johnny Rodriguez followed by Linda Hargrove Core
- E8 John Hartford followed by The Dillards Core
- E9 Jesse Winchester followed by Mother of Pearl Core
- E10 Asleep at the Wheel followed by Bobby Bridger Core
- E11 Vassar Clements followed by Gatemouth Brown Core
- E12 Merle Haggard Mytharc
- E13 Killough & Eckley followed by The Lost Gonzo Band Mytharc
Season 4 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 John McEuen and Friends with Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten Mytharc
- E2 Dan Del Santo followed by Taj Mahal Core
- E3 The Neville Brothers followed by Robert Shaw and Lightnin' Hopkins Core
- E4 Nashville Super Pickers followed by Tom T. Hall Core
- E5 Leon Redbone followed by Steve Fromholz Core
- E6 Tom Waits Core
- E7 Delbert McClinton followed by Cate Brothers Core
- E8 Pure Prairie League followed by Bobby Bare Core
- E9 Alvin Crow followed by Marcia Ball Core
- E10 Hoyt Axton Core
- E11 Little Joe y La Familia followed by Esteban Jordan Core
- E12 Doug Kershaw followed by Clifton Chenier Mytharc
- E13 Norton Buffalo Mytharc Jan 25, 1979
Season 5 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Roy Clark & Gatemouth Brown Mytharc
- E2 Don Williams followed by Janie Fricke Core
- E3 Songwriters Special Willie Nelson, Floyd Tillman and friends Core
- E4 Ray Charles & His Orchestra Core
- E5 Ralph Stanley followed by Uncle Walt's Band Core
- E6 Joe Ely followed by Jerry Jeff Walker Core
- E7 Hank Williams Jr. followed by Shake Russell Band Core
- E8 Johnny Gimble followed by Texas Swing Pioneers Core
- E9 Johnny Paycheck followed by Billy Joe Shaver Core
- E10 Flaco Jimenez followed by Beto y Los Fairlanes Core
- E11 Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley followed by Marty Robbins Core
- E12 Carl Perkins followed by Joe Sun Mytharc
- E13 Mel Tillis followed by Gail Davies Mytharc
Season 6 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 George Jones with Hank Thompson Mytharc
- E2 Charley Pride followed by Razzy Bailey Core
- E3 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys followed by Riders in the Sky Core
- E4 The Charlie Daniels Band Core
- E5 Bobby Bare followed by Lacy J. Dalton Core
- E6 Ray Price followed by Asleep at the Wheel Core
- E7 Johnny Rodriguez followed by Alabama Core
- E8 Tony Joe White followed by Gary Stewart Core
- E9 Songwriters Encore Core
- E10 Michael Murphey followed by Ed Bruce Core
- E11 Leo Kottke followed by Passenger Core
- E12 Joe Carrasco followed by The Sir Douglas Quintet Mytharc
- E13 David Grisman Quartet followed by A Mandolin Special featuring Tiny Moore and Jethro Burns Mytharc
Season 7 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Emmylou Harris followed by Rodney Crowell Mytharc
- E2 George Thorogood and the Destroyers followed by Dave Olney and the X-Rays Core
- E3 Pete Fountain followed by Jazzmanian Devil Core
- E4 Kris Kristofferson Core
- E5 Jerry Reed followed by Chet Atkins Core
- E6 Johnny Lee followed by Charly McClain Core
- E7 Willie Nelson followed by Guy Clark Core
- E8 Merle Haggard with Leona Williams and The Strangers Core
- E9 Bellamy Brothers followed by John Anderson Core
- E10 Larry Gatlin followed by Ricky Skaggs Core
- E11 Tompall & the Glaser Brothers followed by George Strait Core
- E12 Don McLean followed by Terry Gibbs Mytharc
- E13 Roy Clark followed by The Geezinslaws Mytharc
Season 8 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mickey Gilley followed by T.G. Sheppard Mytharc
- E2 Roy Orbison Core Jun 1, 2004
- E3 Don Williams followed by West Texas Songwriters Special Core
- E4 Songwriters Showcase with Rodney Crowell, John Prine & Friends Core
- E5 B.B. King Core Aug 6, 1983
- E6 Janie Fricke followed by B.J. Thomas Core
- E7 Frizzell & West followed by Con Hunley Core
- E8 Michael Martin Murphey followed by Gary P. Nunn Core
- E9 Roseanne Cash followed by Steve Wariner Core
- E10 Rank and File followed by Delbert McClinton Core
- E11 Tammy Wynette followed by John Conlee Core
- E12 Roger Miller followed by Earl Thomas Conley Mytharc
- E13 Loretta Lynn Mytharc
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ray Charles / Lee Greenwood Mytharc Jan 1, 1984
- E2 Jerry Lee Lewis Core Jan 1, 1984
- E3 Freddy Powers with Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Core Jan 1, 1984
- E4 Gary Morris / Gail Davies Core Jan 1, 1984
- E5 The Whites / New Grass Revival Core Jan 1, 1984
- E6 Jimmy Buffett Core Jan 1, 1984
- E7 Johnny Rodriguez / David Allen Coe Core Jan 1, 1984
- E8 Dottie West / Floyd Cramer Core Jan 1, 1984
- E9 Bonnie Raitt / The LeRoi Brothers with Ray Campi & Sleepy La Beef Core Jan 1, 1984
- E10 John Anderson / Eliza Gilkyson Core Jan 1, 1984
- E11 George Strait / The Kendalls Core Jan 1, 1984
- E12 Country Legends Mytharc Jan 1, 1984
- E13 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble / The Fabulous Thunderbirds Mytharc Feb 3, 1984
Season 10 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Oak Ridge Boys / Bob Wills’ Original Texas Playboys Mytharc
- E2 Neil Young and The International Harvesters Core Sep 25, 1984
- E3 Exile / The Maines Bros. with Terry Allen Core
- E4 Waylon Jennings / Billy Joe Shaver Core
- E5 Eddie Rabbitt / Tammy Wynette Core
- E6 Ricky Skaggs / The Judds Core
- E7 Glen Campbell / Eddy Raven Core
- E8 Joe Ely / Eric Johnson Core
- E9 The Dirt Band / Steve Goodman Tribute Core
- E10 Juice Newton / Mark Gray Core
- E11 Larry Gatlin / Nanci Griffith Core Mar 1, 1985
- E12 Freddy Powers with Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard / Whitey Shafer Core
- E13 Earl Thomas Conley / Vince Gill Mytharc
- E14 The Allman Brothers Band Mytharc Nov 1, 1985
Season 11 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Tanya Tucker / Sawyer Brown Mytharc Feb 21, 1986
Season 12 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ronnie Milsap Mytharc
- E2 Squeezebox Special with Queen Ida, Santiago Jimenez Jr. and Ponty Bone Core
- E3 The Fabulous Thunderbirds followed by Omar & the Howlers Core
- E4 Lyle Lovett followed by Judy Rodman Core
- E5 Riders in the Sky followed by Hot Rize Core
- E6 Michael Martin Murphey followed by Marty Stuart Core
- E7 Randy Travis followed by Kathy Mattea Core
- E8 Chet Atkins and Friends Core
- E9 Leon Russell followed by Steve Earle Core
- E10 Brenda Lee followed by Sweethearts of the Rodeo Core
- E11 Steve Wariner followed by Restless Heart Core
- E12 Johnny Cash with The Carter Family Mytharc
- E13 Fats Domino Mytharc
Season 14 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 George Strait Mytharc
- E2 K.T. Oslin followed by Rodney Crowell Core
- E3 The Charlie Daniels Band followed by Gary P. Nunn Core
- E4 Stanley Jordan Core
- E5 Emmylou Harris followed by Nanci Griffith Core
- E6 Delbert McClinton followed by The Crickets Core
- E7 Dwight Yoakam followed by Patty Loveless Core
- E8 Songwriters Special featuring Harlan Howard, Don Schlitz, Mike Reid, Kye Fleming and Mark Wright Core
- E9 Buck Owens followed by The Geezinslaws Core
- E10 Texas Showcase featuring Robert Earl Keen, Rosie Flores, Tony Perez and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Core
- E11 Leonard Cohen Core Apr 4, 1989
- E12 Keith Whitley followed by Skip Ewing Core
- E13 Eric Johnson Mytharc
- E14 John Hiatt followed by Los Lobos Mytharc
Season 15 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E5 Waylon Jennings Mytharc Feb 17, 1990
Season 17 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E5 Albert Collins/ Danny Gatton Mytharc Feb 21, 1992
Season 18 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Marc Cohn / Leo Kottke Mytharc Jan 23, 1993
Season 20 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E8 Stevie Ray Vaughan: A Retrospective Mytharc Mar 5, 1995
Season 21 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Alison Krauss & Union Station / Merle Haggard Mytharc Jan 1, 1996
- E2 John Prine / Todd Snider Core Jan 1, 1996
- E3 Asleep at the Wheel's 25th Anniversary Celebration Core Jan 1, 1996
- E4 B.B. King Core Jan 1, 1996
- E5 Pam Tillis / Guitar Pull with Willie Nelson and Others Core Jan 1, 1996
- E6 Lee Roy Parnell / A.J. Croce Core Jan 1, 1996
- E7 The Allman Brothers Band Core Jan 1, 1996
- E8 Lisa Loeb / Jimmy LaFave Core Jan 1, 1996
- E9 Los Lobos / Joe Ely Core Jan 1, 1996
- E10 Faith Hill / Trisha Yearwood Core Jan 1, 1996
- E11 Gatemouth Brown / Keb' Mo' Mytharc Jan 1, 1996
- E12 Sagebrush Symphony Mytharc May 1, 1996
Season 22 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wynonna Mytharc Jan 25, 1997
- E2 Songwriters Special Featuring Kris Kristofferson Core Jan 1, 1997
- E3 A Bluegrass Tribute to Bill Monroe Core Jan 1, 1997
- E4 Lyle Lovett and Friends: A Tribute to Walter Hyatt Core Jan 1, 1997
- E5 Best of Austin Country Showcase Core Jan 1, 1997
- E6 Mary Chapin Carpenter / BR5-49 Core Jan 1, 1997
- E7 Travis Tritt / Wade Hayes Core Jan 1, 1997
- E8 Eric Johnson / Kenny Wayne Shepherd Core Jan 1, 1997
- E9 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Core Jan 1, 1997
- E10 Son Volt / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Core Jan 1, 1997
- E11 Robert Earl Keen / Jack Ingram Core Jan 1, 1997
- E12 Sheryl Crow Mytharc Apr 12, 1997
- E13 Blues Night with Delbert McClinton and Miss Lavelle White Mytharc Jan 1, 1997
Season 23 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Celebration of Townes Van Zandt: Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris / Nanci Griffith / Lyle Lovett Mytharc Mar 28, 1998
- E2 Patty Loveless / Collin Raye Core Feb 7, 1998
- E3 Marcia Ball / Irma Thomas / Tracy Nelson Core Feb 14, 1998
- E4 The Manhattan Transfer Core Feb 21, 1998
- E5 Indigo Girls / Kim Richey Core Feb 28, 1998
- E6 Loretta Lynn Core Mar 7, 1998
- E7 Nanci Griffith & the Crickets Core Mar 14, 1998
- E8 Hal Ketchum / Terry Allen Core Mar 21, 1998
- E10 Boz Scaggs / 8 1/2 Souvenirs Core Apr 4, 1998
- E11 Old 97's / Whiskeytown Core Apr 11, 1998
- E12 Clay Walker / Trace Adkins Mytharc Apr 18, 1998
- E13 Buddy Guy / Storyville Mytharc Apr 25, 1998
Season 24 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Deana Carter / Matraca Berg Mytharc Jan 23, 1999
- E2 Hootie and the Blowfish / Nanci Griffith Core Apr 24, 1999
- E3 Lionel Hampton / Ruth Brown Core Feb 13, 1999
- E4 Lucinda Williams Core Feb 27, 1999
- E5 Vince Gill / Martina McBride Core Feb 27, 1999
- E6 Ray Price / Hank Thompson / Junior Brown Core Mar 6, 1999
- E7 Jonny Lang / Jimmie Vaughan Core Mar 13, 1999
- E8 Mexican Roots Music Celebration: Freddy Fender / David Hidalgo / Cesar Rosas / Tish Hinojosa / Ruben Ramos / Rick Trevino / Joe Ely Core Mar 27, 1999
- E9 Fastball / Mary Cutrufello Core Apr 3, 1999
- E10 Dave Alvin / Loudon Wainwright Core Apr 10, 1999
- E11 Bruce Hornsby / Monte Montgomery Core Apr 17, 1999
- E13 Bobby Blue Bland / Susan Tedeschi Mytharc May 1, 1999
Season 25 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Garth Brooks Mytharc Feb 5, 2000
- E2 Robert Cray / Doyle Bramhall Core Feb 12, 2000
- E3 Clint Black / Eric Johnson / Ray Benson / Lisa Hartman Black Core Feb 19, 2000
- E4 Willie Nelson & Family / Leon Russell Core Feb 26, 2000
- E5 Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis & Earl Scruggs / Susan Ashton Core Mar 4, 2000
- E6 Lynyrd Skynyrd Core Mar 11, 2000
- E7 Texas Tornados: Tribute to Doug Sahm Core Mar 18, 2000
- E8 Kenny Rogers Core Mar 25, 2000
- E9 The Mavericks / the Warren Brothers Core Apr 1, 2000
- E10 Wilco / Bela Fleck & Friends Core Apr 8, 2000
- E12 Joe Ely / Indigenous Core Apr 22, 2000
- E13 Lyle Lovett & Friends Core Apr 29, 2000
- E14 Songwriters Special with Emmylou Harris Core May 6, 2000
- E15 Trisha Yearwood / Alison Krauss Mytharc May 20, 2000
- E16 Jewel Mytharc May 27, 2000
Season 26 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Phish Mytharc Oct 7, 2000
- E2 John Hiatt / Kelly Willis Core Oct 14, 2000
- E3 Shelby Lynne / Toni Price Core Oct 21, 2000
- E4 Townes Van Zandt Tribute: Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris / Nanci Griffith / Lyle Lovett Core Oct 28, 2000
- E5 Lee Ann Womack / Clay Davidson Core Nov 4, 2000
- E6 Brad Paisley / Eric Heatherly Core Nov 11, 2000
- E7 Joe Cocker Core Nov 18, 2000
- E8 Tom Waits Core Nov 25, 2000
- E9 Widespread Panic Core Dec 9, 2000
- E10 Merle Haggard / The Derailers Core Jan 6, 2001
- E11 Steve Earle / Kasey Chambers Core Jan 13, 2001
- E12 David Gray / Dar Williams Core Jan 20, 2001
- E13 Fats Domino Core Jan 27, 2001
- E18 Dolly Parton/Nickel Creek Mytharc Mar 24, 2001
Season 27 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ibrahim Ferrer Orchestra ft. Ruben Gonzalez Mytharc Oct 13, 2001
- E2 Richard Thompson / Eliza Gilkyson Core Oct 20, 2001
- E3 Patty Loveless / the Del McCoury Band Core Oct 27, 2001
- E4 Mary Chapin Carpenter / Nanci Griffith Core Nov 3, 2001
- E5 The String Cheese Incident Core Nov 10, 2001
- E6 Shemekia Copeland / Jimmie Vaughan Core Nov 17, 2001
- E7 Brooks & Dunn Core Nov 24, 2001
- E8 Brad Paisley / Sara Evans Core Dec 22, 2001
- E9 Robert Earl Keen / Charlie Robison Core Dec 29, 2001
- E10 Delbert McClinton / Asleep at the Wheel Core Jan 5, 2002
- E11 John Hammond / Blue Rodeo Core Jan 12, 2002
- E12 David Byrne Mytharc Jan 19, 2002
- E13 Natalie Merchant / Eric Taylor Mytharc Jan 26, 2002
Season 28 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bonnie Raitt and Special Guests Mytharc Oct 5, 2002
- E6 Robert Plant Core Nov 9, 2002
- E7 Jackson Browne Core Nov 16, 2002
- E10 Beck Mytharc Jan 4, 2003
Season 29 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 Steve Winwood Mytharc Oct 11, 2003
- E2 Susan Tedeschi / Ruthie Foster Core Oct 18, 2003
- E3 An Evening with Vince Gill Core Oct 25, 2003
- E4 Tracy Chapman Core Nov 1, 2003
- E5 Rosanne Cash / Neko Case Core Nov 8, 2003
- E6 John Mayer / Buddy Guy and Double Trouble Core Nov 15, 2003
- E7 Joe Nichols / Jessica Andrews Core Nov 22, 2003
- E8 Jason Mraz / Fountains of Wayne Core Dec 20, 2003
- E9 Jonny Lang / Chuck Prophet Core Dec 27, 2003
- E10 The Jayhawks / Gillian Welch Core Jan 3, 2004
- E11 Guster / Los Lonely Boys Core Jan 10, 2004
- E12 Ben Harper Mytharc Jan 17, 2004
- E13 Keith Urban / Rodney Crowell Mytharc Jan 24, 2004
Season 30 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 John Fogerty Mytharc Oct 2, 2004
- E2 Robert Randolph and The Family Band Core Oct 9, 2004
- E3 Damien Rice / Patty Griffin Core Oct 16, 2004
- E4 Michael McDonald / Joss Stone Core Oct 23, 2004
- E5 Lyle Lovett / Jamie Cullum Core Oct 30, 2004
- E6 Sheryl Crow Core Nov 6, 2004
- E7 Polyphonic Spree / Ozomatli Core Nov 13, 2004
- E8 Elvis Costello Core Nov 20, 2004
- E9 The Flaming Lips / The Shins Core Dec 18, 2004
- E10 Wilco / Bright Eyes Core Jan 8, 2004
- E11 Trey Anastasio Core Jan 15, 2004
- E12 Modest Mouse / Guided by Voices Mytharc Jan 22, 2004
- E13 The Pixies Mytharc Jan 29, 2004
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Frequently asked questions
What is Austin City Limits?
It is a long-running music series featuring performances from legends and innovators.
What kind of music is featured?
The series showcases popular music from every genre.
How long has the show been on air?
It is the longest-running music series in American television history.
Is this a documentary series?
The series focuses on showcasing live musical performances.
Who appears on the show?
The program features music legends and innovators.
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