Finneas Rocks At ‘Austin City Limits’ Season Premiere

Finneas (photo: Scott Newton).

Finneas puts the spotlight on his solo catalog during the 51st season premiere of the long-running PBS-televised concert series Austin City Limits, which airs tomorrow (Oct. 4). SPIN premieres two performances from the hour-long set, “2001” and “Starfucker,” below.

“When I grew up, I did not have the channels on TV. My family could not afford cable television, which meant I grew up on PBS,” Finneas said during the show. “I watched PBS relentlessly as a child and I still consume it now. Growing up, I watched ACL on PBS often with my parents — in the kitchen on their small, small little tv that they had above the sink so that they could watch concerts like this while they were doing the dishes.”

Finneas previously performed on Austin City Limits in 2019 with his sister, Billie Eilish. With his new side project, the Favors, the artist/producer/songwriter will be in action tomorrow as part of the unrelated Austin City Limits festival, and will also headline a show later in the evening at Stubb’s BBQ.

Austin City Limits continues this fall with performances by the Marías (Oct. 11), Charley Crockett and Waxahatchee (Oct. 25), Samara Joy (Nov. 1), a celebration of legendary local venue Antone’s (Nov. 8), Kelsea Ballerini and CAM (Nov. 15) and Jon Batiste (Nov. 22).

In addition, My Morning Jacket will be inducted into the show’s Hall of Fame by filmmaker/writer Cameron Crowe on the Oct. 18 episode. The band joins prior Hall of Fame honorees such as Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt and Wilco.