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ACL Fest reveals stacked lineup of Late Night Shows 2016

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M83 is just one of the big-name artists playing an official Late Night Show.

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The 15th anniversary of Austin City Limits Music Festival is just weeks away; ahead of the big event, the festival has revealed the lineup of Late Night Shows for 2016.

Perfect for music-loving night owls (and those without a festival badge), these shows take place at more intimate venues than Zilker Park, like Antone's, Stubb's, and Emo's, from Thursday, September 29, through Sunday, October 9. There are more than 30 shows on the lineup, including big names such as LL Cool J, M83, Band of Horses, Two Door Cinema Club, and more.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 26, at 10 am. Subscribers to the C3 Concerts E-list will get exclusive access to presale tickets on Thursday, August 25, at 10 am. The full lineup is as follows:

Thursday, September 29
Blue October at Stubb's Outdoors
Frightened Rabbit with Julien Baker at Historic Scoot Inn
TroyBoi at Vulcan Gas Company (Tickets on sale now)

Friday, September 30
Andrew Bird with Sinkane and Lucy Dacus at Stubb's Outdoors
Major Lazer Sound System at Emo's
Tourist at The Parish (Tickets on sale now)
New Madrid at Stubb's Indoors

Saturday, October 1
M83 with Tennyson at ACL Live
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats with C.W. Stoneking at Stubb's Outdoors
The Chainsmokers at Emo's
Caveman with Cheerleader at Antone's
The Shelters at Stubb's Indoors

Sunday, October 2
The Bells of Joy at Stubb's Indoors (Gospel Brunch)

Tuesday, October 4
Cold War Kids with Prinze George at Emo's

Wednesday, October 5
Waller Creek Conservancy Benefit with HAIM at Stubb's Outdoors (Tickets on sale now)
The Naked and Famous with Brickwaller at Historic Scoot Inn

Thursday, October 6
Band of Horses with the Wild Feathers at Stubb's Outdoors
Saint Motel with JR JR and Weathers at Emo's
Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band at Stubb's Indoors

Friday, October 7
Two Door Cinema Club with Jack Garratt at Stubb's Outdoors
Nothing But Thieves and The Struts with The Wrecks at Emo's
SNBRN B2B Dr. Fresch at Vulcan Gas Company
Gallant with RKCB at The Parish
Banks & Steelz with Magna Carda at Antone's
Grace Mitchell at Stubb's Indoors

Saturday, October 8
LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip with Lizzo at Stubb's Outdoors
Bob Moses with Weval at Vulcan Gas Company
Red Bull Sound Select presents Tory Lanez at Empire Control Room and Garage
Oh Wonder with Kevin Garrett at The Parish
Brett Dennen with Zach Torres at Antone's
The James Hunter Six with Los Coast at the Continental Club
Amasa Hines at Lamberts Barbecue

Sunday, October 9
Porter Robinson & Madeon DJ Set at Emo's

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ACL Fest runs September 30-October 2 and October 7-9. One-day passes, as well as VIP and platinum access, are available here.

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Party Is Over

Half of Austin's Party City locations close in national 'winddown'

Party City

A chain of stores where the party is always going on is closing down: Party City will close its stores and has initiated layoffs, effective immediately. According to CNN, CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees that Party City had to “commence a winddown process immediately,” and that Friday, December 20, would be their last day of work for the company.

However, the actual store locations will be open until February 28, and some of Austin's are staying open indefinitely — but with some significant changes. As KVUE and KXAN separately report, two Austin locations at Balcones Woods and Sunset Valley Village are locally owned, so they won't be closing.

As San Antonio's KENS5 explains regarding the area's four local stores, as independent franchises they were not fully controlled by the Party City corporation, even though they bear its name. MySA got insight from San Antonio store owner Don Lasseter, who will transition his locations into independent party stores rather than Party City franchises.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, Party City is largest party goods retailer in the U.S. — the go-to destination for every type of celebration, with more than 700 company-owned and franchise store locations across North America selling home decor, candles, balloons, wrapping paper, tableware, bulk candy, baking supplies, and more.

A typical Party City store ranges in size from 10,000 to 12,000 square feet and carries approximately 30,000 items. Halloween accounts for as much as one-quarter of yearly sales, but they celebrate all seasonal holidays, from New Year's Eve to the Fourth of July to Father's Day to Super Bowl Sunday, and offer a wide array of merchandise for birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, wedding and bridal showers, and baby showers.

Party and costume merchandise has become more competitive in recent years, with companies like the budget-focused Spirit Halloween expanding beyond its Halloween pop-ups into “Spirit Christmas” stores, as well as competition from Amazon and other online retailers.

In 2023, the chain filed for bankruptcy, then emerged with a plan that included transitioning into a privately held company and canceling nearly $1 billion in debt. At that time, there were approximately 800 U.S. stores.

There are 64 stores in Texas, with four in the Austin area, as follows:

Capital Plaza — closing
Southpark Meadows — closing
Balcones Woods — independent
Sunset Valley Village — independent

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