Live at Austin City Limits 2012

Flea and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers lock into one of numerous deep grooves during their headlining performance Sunday night at the Austin City Limits Festival.

Rufus Wainwright took a break backstage Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival before hitting the Bud Light Stage in a much louder outfit.

Florence and the Machine performed Friday evening at Austin City Limits Festival.

Iggy Pop shimmies during the Stooges’ set on Sunday at the Austin City Limits Festival. Soon after, during “Shake Appeal,” Pop invited a stage full of audience members to dance and sing with him on the classic Raw Power cut.

James Mercer leads the Shins Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Australian singer Gotye performed for a large, eager crowd Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival. He was joined by Kimbra for the hit "Somebody That I Used to Know."

DJ A-Trak heading into his dressing room at Austin City Limits Festival.

Lasers, a starry-night backdrop and floods of lights accompanied M83's atmospheric indie rock Friday night at Austin City Limits Festival.

Sister duo Tegan and Sara share a quiet moment before joining their band for a set Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Metric rock the crowd Saturday on the AMD Stage at Austin City Limits Festival. The band also played a pre-party show Friday, and singer Emily Haines did a private DJ set. 

Bassnectar peeks out from behind the secnes before his set Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival. He was one of the bigger DJs performing as part of an onslaught of electronic dance music this year.

Shins frontman James Mercer leads his bandmates in a pre-show toast before their tour-ending set Saturday night at Austin City Limits Festival.

Does any performer spend less time onstage than Alice Glass? The Crystal Castles singer was at home atop a crowd assembled in front of the Honda Stage on Sunday night at the Austin City Limits Festival.

Austin bluesman Gary Clark Jr. in a moment of calm before his set on Sunday afternoon at the Austin City Limits Festival, which saw him perform songs from his new album Blak and Blu along with classics by Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Taylor.

Along with the Avett Brothers and the Lumineers, the Civil Wars were one of the most well-received bands on Sunday at this year’s Austin City Limits Festival.

Avicii kept calm backstage before spinning close to two hours of heavy house beats for a massive crowd Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Making their first visit to the Austin City Limits Festival, Poliça won lots of new fans with their chilling indie pop on Sunday afternoon.

After playing a typically raucous pre-fest show late Thursday at Austin blues haunt Antone’s, Atlanta garage-rockers the Black Lips hang with Rolling Stone backstage Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Kimbra looked relaxed and fabulous backstage at the Austin City Limits Festival despite pulling triple duty – performing her own midday set, a late-night club show and popping in to help her pal Gotye by singing her verse from “Somebody That I Used To Know” on Sunday.

It became obvious very quickly on Sunday that the Lumineers needed a bigger stage at the Austin City Limits Festival, with thousands of fans crushing to get close and hear their folk-rock anthems like “Ho Hey.”

Dev got a large crowd jumping to club jams early Saturday afternoon at Austin City Limits Festival.

River City Extension gets a ride after helping to kick off Austin City Limits Festival on a bright, muggy Friday afternoon.

DJs like A-Trak have grown in popularity with crowds at Austin City Limits Festival, which also featured dance acts including Bassnectar and Crystal Castles this year.

Austin pop-rockers Quiet Company, led by singer Taylor Muse (center), pose backstage at Austin City Limits Festival. The band helped kick off the second day of music Saturday.

"Into The Wild" singer LP enjoys a quiet moment backstage Friday before making her debut at Austin City Limits Festival.

It's hard to make him blush. Delta Spirit lead singer and guitarist Matt Vasquez gets some good lovin' from guitarist Will McLaren Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

They don't stay that still for long. Liverpool's Wombats in a rare moment of calm before unleashing a short but powerful set of danceable Brit-rock Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

DJ A-Trak got a large crowd moving at Austin City Limits Festival Friday, a dance-heavy day that also included sets from Thievery Corporation and Avicii.

Dressed to turn heads backstage in the artist VIP area, Rachel Kolar of He's My Brother She's My Sister gets in line for a choice viewing spot Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Delta Spirit singer Matt Vasquez performs Friday at Austin City Limits Festival during a set that saw him climb up the left side support structure of the AMD Stage and dangle more than 30 feet in the air as the crowd cheered him on.

Rising star LP (real name Laura Pergolizzi) performs Friday during her Austin City Limits Festival debut.

Grammy winner Esperanza Spaulding worked her bass and laid a mix of funk, jazz and pop on an adoring crowd at the Barton Springs Stage Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

The crowd at the AMD Stage saw Delta Spirit, Afghan Whigs, Weezer and Avicii during a sunny first day of Austin City Limits Festival.

Concert-goers at Austin City Limits Festival watch Swedish house DJ Avicii, who co-headlined Friday night while perched atop a sculpture of a giant white head.

He's My Brother She's My Sister take advantage of some shade and quiet Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

The Black Lips hang out before their set (watched from backstage by Ryan Gosling) Friday at Austin City Limits Festival.

There were long lines all weekend to take pictures in this oversized family portrait frame. 

Guitarist A.J. Molyneaux of the Wheeler Brothers encourages Nolan Wheeler (guitar, vocals, piano) to drink honey to soothe his throat before they hit the Austin Ventures stage Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Wheeler Brothers guitarist Danny Matthews was all business before his band hit the Austin Ventures Stage Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Austin's own Wild Child performed Saturday on the Austin Ventures Stage at Austin City Limits Festival.

Venezuela’s La Vida Bohème visited a graffiti park near the grounds of Austin City Limits Festival for their pre-show ritual of splattering each other with paint. 

J. Tillman of Father John Misty protects his eyes at Austin City Limits Festival.

Up-and-coming country heartbreaker Nikki Lane waits for her chauffer backstage Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Indie rockers Caveman get psyched before playing Saturday on the Honda Stage at Austin City Limits Festival.

Local Austin boys the Wheeler Brothers were all smiles backstage at Austin City Limits Festival.

After L.A. party girl Dev blew away the early arrivals Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival, she made fast friends with Austin roots rockers the Wheeler Brothers.

The Kopecky Family Band thumbing for a ride backstage Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival.

The Whigs were ready to go for their set Saturday at Austin City Limits Festival.

Shins guitarist Jessica Dobson enjoyed dinner on the last night of the band's tour for "Port of Morrow," which wrapped up at Austin City Limits Festival.

Periodic rain Saturday couldn't scatter the crowd of 75,000 at Austin City Limits Festival.