At the first weekend of the 24th annual music festival, alt-rock fans were blessed with the likes of Cage The Elephant and Japanese Breakfast, while hip-hop stans got T-Pain and Tampa Bay’s up-and-coming favorite daughter, Doechii. With festival costs rising by the day, hopefully ACL won’t turn out its lights anytime soon. See Tracy May’s photos below.

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This article appears in Oct. 16 – 22, 2025.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...