{"id":1202,"date":"2024-10-16T12:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2024-10-16T12:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:12:22","slug":"austin-city-limits-festival-reigns-with-the-midwest-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/2024\/10\/16\/austin-city-limits-festival-reigns-with-the-midwest-princess\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin City Limits Festival reigns with the Midwest Princess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI\u2019m up, and jaws are on the floor\u201d sings acclaimed artist Chappell Roan in her hit song Pink Pony Club<\/em>. These words have absolutely risen to fruition as Roan experienced an unbelievable rise to fame over the last couple of months. As she toured her 2023 album, The Rise of a Midwest Princess<\/em>, her unique style and poetic artistry became overwhelmingly adored, launching her career forward. Performing in acclaimed music festivals like Coachella and Lalapalooza, Roan accumulated record-breaking crowds, and this enthusiasm is far from fleeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Austin City Limits Festival (ACL) welcomed Roan as one of their acts in their exciting 2-weekend long music festival. She grossed a massive audience both weekends, with festival attendees camping out all day to get a good view. I was part ACL\u2019s second weekend crowd, and I can confirm, Roan is a Pink Pony Girl, ready to take on the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arrived at Zilker Park (where the festival is held) around 11:00, practically running through the gates to the huge American Express stage. By the time I arrived, there were already hundreds of Chappell fans seated in front of the stage ready to see their \u201cMidwest Princess\u201d in all her glory. I managed to get a spot around 10 ft away from the stage, and remained standing for the 8 hours leading up to Roan\u2019s set (give or take an hour or so when I needed to kneel). All of the fans were extremely nice and welcoming; I even made a few friends as we bonded over our favorite songs and costumes from Roans previous performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hours proceeding were long, hot, and cramped, but it was absolutely worth it for the show stopping performance. Once the anticipated 6:45 hit, fans erupted as Roan walked out. Her set continued to impress with intricate lighting cues, sparkling explosions, and lots and lots of pink! I screamed all of the words to my favorite songs (aka every song) and may or may not have shed a tear or two because of the overwhelming bliss of seeing Roan live. Roan\u2019s performance at ACL was the last of her shows for 2024; and before she parted, Roan left her loyal crowd with this message, \u201cIt’s been a really emotional year\u2026This is my final show. Thank you for having me.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I left ACL feeling uplifted and excited. For I just witnessed my favorite artist perform her last show of an era, and I realized\u2026 I get to see everything that she does next! Roan is quickly becoming a household name, and I am incredibly eager to see how far she flies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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