Covered amphitheaters wi the fire pit suites and drink service are the next big thing. Forget traipsing through mud and puke to listen to Nicklebox.

I've never understood how an Entertainment topic (marginally) winds up on the Politics board. Sloppy.

milner79 said:

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I've never understood how an Entertainment topic (marginally) winds up on the Politics board. Sloppy.

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because the leaders in Austin are stoopid libs. See their reaction to the ICE shooting 2 weeks ago.

It's decidedly political.

If they are going to have that event and others there every year, why not get rid of grass altogether? I'm sure there are better options.

Texas12&0 said:

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This will be like Woodstock '69 with extreme mud mixed with cow manure, except this time mud mixed with human feces.

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Woodstock 94 was also mud hell

AggieVictor10 said:

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There's doodoo in there.

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Post I saw yesterday said Austin Parks had not used Dillon Dirt in Zilker since 2009.

I think that exceeds the 5-second Dropping Food On the Floor rule

Pacifico said:

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aggie orbitalwelder said:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillo_Dirt

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Huge thing here in Austin until people started to understand exactly what it was.

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lol. Never heard of this. Sounds like Austin alright.

There is probably a bigger risk of heavy metals in Dillo Dirt that there is of E. Coli.

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Thunderstruck xx said:

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Great leadership and planning from the City of Austin.

Zilker Park looking 😢 ahead of day 2 of ACL. I've always been a weekend 2 guy personally.

Footage by (kda.tx on IG) pic.twitter.com/MaNBcxQjRv

— Zack (@ZackAbnet) October 3, 2026

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It hasn't rained in nearly two months, so there's little to no grass to soak up anything. Explain to the class what you think the City of Austin could have done differently.

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Two Step Inn in Georgetown put down hay and plywood this year. It rained a lot that weekend. The entire park smelled like a barn, but didn't turn into a massive mud pit.

I'm glad I'm too old for this now.
I have no intention of ever standing in pee and poop in the middle of Austin again.

TyHolden said:

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I'm glad I'm too old for this now.
I have no intention of ever standing in pee and poop in the middle of Austin again.

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Large unruly crowds. Recipe for disaster.

Commander Gorn said:

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Austin has a ton of issues. Not really sure how an outdoor music festival being muddy following some pretty good rain is a leadership failure by the city though.

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It isn't; this board just loves to ***** and moan about anything.

milner79 said:

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I've never understood how an Entertainment topic (marginally) winds up on the Politics board. Sloppy.

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Politics related because…

…liberals ruining Austin.

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Commander Gorn said:

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Austin has a ton of issues. Not really sure how an outdoor music festival being muddy following some pretty good rain is a leadership failure by the city though.

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It isn't; this board just loves to ***** and moan about anything.

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It's one of our strengths. Lean into it.

I do as well but expend most of it in the Zoo thanks to the BAS.

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Bayou City said:

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Worst thread in Texags history

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Someone forgot the COVID board exists.

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bayou/panda was instrumental in spreading the lunacy

Wildmen03 said:

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Bayou City said:

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Worst thread in Texags history

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Someone forgot the COVID board exists.

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And apparently still does after checking the Forum list. Wow!

Dillon Dirt was a "one off" use in 2009. Hasn't been used since.

Videos of the crews trying to manage the mud are hilarious. Bozos on mini skids trying to push mud to a vacuum spot instead of digging a small catch basin with a back hoe.

kubiak03 said:

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Thats nothing like day 2 of ACL 2009. Was a dillodirt slop fest but a blast. Stopped raining right when Dave Matthews came out.

You get 65,000 plus folks all day on any soaked parkland it's going to be a mess.

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I was there. And in 2009 the city had just spent several million putting in new sod at Zilker. It was an absolute slop-fest. Fun time but I think I threw away everything I wore that weekend.

I live in Austin, and I hate the liberal city leadership. But I don't see how a muddy ACL festival at Zilker Park has to do with politics. I have been to Chilliest 8 times (2014-2019, 2022-2023), and it was rainy and muddy in 2015, 2016, and 2019.

It shows a failure of local leadership. HTH.

What should they have done?

If artificial turf is good enough for the football and baseball field of their beloved sip teams, it should be good enough for a local park that cannot be adequately maintained in light of the cultural evens and dildo tossing contests.

This **** is not hard. Just takes action. See Trump getting all the fountains in DC working again.

It was muddy at ACL this year

TexAgs: Blame the damn evil Democrats/Liberals

(There is way too much more to be upset with them about)

double aught said:

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What should they have done?

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Grade it to help with drainage.

Went to 3 ACL's. All had perfect sunny weather in the 70s and 80s. Prepared really well with a group and had an absolute blast. Literally were able to sneak in a case of beer every day with a cooler and hard liquor and set up our own little space with our flags and chairs that were tied together in a circle with police tape that gave us space in the middle of the chaos. Have no desire to ever go again, by the 3rd it was getting old and that was with perfect weather. I also know there is no way I would be able to replicate those experiences now for many reasons. Can't imagine the level of suck it would be too have a mudpit, hell no.