When the lineup came out earlier this year, we decided to sit this year out. Then the Killers replaced Doja and I received an immediate text from the wife. Got tickets to Sunday W1 for her to see the Killers. I didn't know any of the other acts - but learning new bands is one of the things I like about music festivals. Listened to the acts on Spotify off and on for a few weeks and narrowed it down.
This is how it ended up:
Got to Zilker around 1:00 and my wife was immediately turned around because of a non-conforming backpack. I took the chairs and set up in the shade under the tree across from the beer tent. From there we listened Lamont Landers, Chezile, Anderson East, The Dare, and most of Rainbow Kitten Surprise. I wandered around a bit and caught some of Geto Gala and Flowerovlove. Packed up and headed to the Beatbox stage and set up under the tree for Wild Rivers.
When Wild Rivers was done, we headed over to the AmEx stage to prepare for the Killers. T-Pain was up and it was crowded. Parked the chairs at the back, listened to T-Pain, and waited for it to clear out at the end of his set. Moved up closer for the Killers show and listened to MK Gee in the interim. The Killers opened with a decent rendition of Whiskey River and then played a bunch of songs that my wife knew and a few that I recognized. It was the least attended final act that I have witnessed with most of the yutes opting for John Summit.
Enjoyed everyone except MK Gee, but that was just background. All-in-all a decent day.