ACL 2026: VINNY

Sunday at 12:45pm.  It looks like Rubio cancelled as well.  This is the replacement. The Spotify bio says:

Vincenzo Lo Nardo, also known as VINNY, born in 1999, is an Italian DJ and producer. He, particularly passionate about the Latin music scene, decided to pursue a career as a DJ...In 2024 he created a new format on TikTok with A-Clark which consists of remixing the greatest hits of Italian music in an Afro House key.

1.2Million monthly listeners on Spotify.

It looks like most of the videos are of him and A-Clark. I don't know if it's just him solo for this.

"Caruso" has 2M streams on Youtube.

This is their most streamed song.

ACL 2026: girlsweetvoiced

Sunday at 2pm on the Tito's stage. This is the singer replacing Paloma Morphy. According to this site:

 the Canadian-born singer whose viral webcam videos grabbed the attention of millions of indie-pop-lovers worldwide, including living legend Joni Mitchell. Which explains how she managed to get a sample of “California” personally cleared by Mitchell for the melodic single “Tonight”—an exceedingly rare stamp of approval for any rising artist. 

She's signed to Sony Music. She's also opening for Ryan Beatty at Scoot Inn on the 4th and the Ryman on the 1st.

She just released her first album. I can't find many music videos. I don't know what those viral webcam videos are. Maybe Tiktok.

"Cranberry" is good.

"Spearmint" is nice, too.

She may be my 2nd choice in this slot.

This is her most streamed song.

ACL 2026: Flight By Nothing

 Sunday at 2pm.  It looks like Paloma Morphy dropped out and Britton was moved to the 3:30 slot.  Two new bands are now in the 2pm timeslot.  This band is playing the Beatbox stage. Per this site:

Flight By Nothing was formed outside of Dallas in 2016 by Conner (vocals), Huey (keys), Pacco (lead guitar), Sam (drums), and Porfii (bass). After relocating to Austin, TX in 2021, the band dove fully into pursuing their career together. Sharing a home helped them grow both as individuals and as musicians.

This site says:

 Drawing from influences that range from pop punk to hip-hop and classic rock, they create music that feels instinctive and deeply personal.

"Stay the Night" is one of the most streamed songs.

"track 02" is them live from Park City Radio KPCW. Not pop punk or hip hop or classic rock. Good mellow tune.

This is from that same session.

 

ACL 2026: Ranked Schedule

Here is my ranked schedule from Friday through Sunday in order of appearance. This should make it easier to review each band before they go on stage. Click the name to see the preview. To see the spreadsheet in full-page click here.

ACL 2026: Parcels

Sunday at 7:30pm.  Last band preview of the year.  They play opposite War on Drugs and Blood Orange. 

Wikipedia says they are an Australian band formed in Byron Bay who moved to Berlin shortly after forming. They describe themselves as "sort of a blend between electropop and disco-soul".

They collaborated with Daft Punk for their first single "Overnight".  I can tell.

Also from Wikipedia: Ahead of their appearance at the 2025 edition of the festival, the Glastonbury website described Parcels' music as influenced by Daft Punk, Fleetwood Mac, and Chic.

Here is their NPR Tiny Desk Concert.

"Gamesofluck" has a Jungle vibe.

This is their most streamed song.