Here's a list that I think could be ACL possibilities:

1) The Pretenders
2) The Stills
3) Guster
4) Fountains of Wayne
5) Weezer
6) Green Day
7) Liz Phair
8) Kings of Leon
9) Glen Phillips
10) Ben Folds
11) The Fray
12) Beck
13) Artic Monkeys
14) Donald Fagan
15) Willie Nelson
16) Patty Griffin
17) Ted Leo
18) Lisa Loeb
19) Nada Surf
20) The Sounds
21) Joss Stone
22) The Strokes
23) Tegan and Sara
24) Rooney
25) REM
26) White Stripes (Raecontuers?)
27) U2 (Wishful Thinking.....)

In any case, if ACL wants to remain at the top of the festival list, we're gonna have to generate some more top acts. Concerned that Petty may be THE headliner...don't get me wrong, this is a great act....but Bonaroo has Petty...AND Radiohead..AND Beck...AND Elvis Costello...quite a few big ones...

I hope last year's festival was not a ploy to generate more excitement this year...get ticket sales up...then skimp on the bands and rake in the profits....this would be a shame...

That's a heck of a list of performers, jeez.

Anyways, I think there'll be some artists from that list who could be at this festival, but there are a lot of big artists there, a LOT so it'd be a bit of a stretch to get a lot of those together.

Also, about the ploy thing - highly doubt it, Austin City Limits as a festival and TV show have always prided themselves on getting the biggest artists, from SRV to Coldplay, so don't worry, they'll have a great list of artists come the 11th.

i totally agree with isaac. ACL is NOT the type of gig to use hype to bring in the crowds. This is a quality venue, a quality organization. No doubt in my mind that ACL will deliver.

Nice job on Guster by the way, according to comments on the blog, they're playing.

Out of your list, I'd say Beck and Ben Folds are among the most likely, with the Raconteurs another good chance, and then with a blessing we'll get the Arctic Monkeys.

what blog did this guster rumor come from?

nevermind, found it. www.guster.com , go to the messageboard and search for acl on all forums.

I tried to link to the blog on every page but I'm not very good with this software. I put it at the top of the homepage.

http://aclfest2006rumors.blogspot.com/

Two other strong possibilities, acts who have played the festival before (and are overdue for a re-appearance), are getting alot of radio time, and have openings in their schedules in September:
Eric Johnson
James McMurtry

Eric Johnson is amaazzzzing. I would love him to come, he is such a phenomenal guitarist.

Although his dates cutoff at the end of June, so to say he has openings is a bit of a stretch.

Beck fuckin sucks. He gives all his money to a crazy cult.

Im glad to see that Vinyl is able to articulate his thoughts so profoundly. Nothing like hiding behind your computer and adding nothing to a message board that is suppose to be about speculation and guess rather then personal opinions about bands.

What cult is Beck a member of? I've not heard that.

I'm coming over from England for the fest.

To me, it seems like they are still to add the jam band acts, so expect one of:

String Cheese Incident
Derek Trucks Band
Robert Randolph
Keller Williams

beck is a scientologist....that crazy cult

I would consider Scientology to be one of those Pyramid money making scams. Like Avon!!