Disney+ to livestream ACL Oct 2–4

Disney+ and Hulu said on May 18 that they will livestream Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival across both platforms for the first time, expanding Hulu’s existing festival streaming business onto Disney+ globally. The announcement came in a Disney+ press release that listed the 2026 festival slate and said subscribers would be able to watch performances, highlights and behind-the-scenes coverage in real time. Austin City Limits was included in that lineup with dates of October 2-4, 2026. Disney said more programming details will be released closer to each event. ### Which festivals are included in the new Disney+ and Hulu plan? The May 18 announcement named three Live Nation festivals: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. Disney said the events will stream live across both Disney+ and Hulu, marking the first time the festivals are being carried on both services together rather than only through Hulu. (press.disneyplus.com) Deadline reported that Disney+ is teaming with sibling streamer Hulu on the live coverage, while Yahoo’s entertainment report said the festivals had previously been available on Hulu and only in the United States. That makes the Disney+ addition notable because the company described the new rollout as global. ### What exactly did Disney say about Austin City Limits? (press.disneyplus.com) Austin City Limits Music Festival was listed in Disney’s release with dates of October 2-4, 2026. The company grouped ACL with Bonnaroo, scheduled for June 11-14, and Lollapalooza, scheduled for July 30-August 2, in a single live-events slate for 2026. The release said audiences around the world will be able to watch “performances, highlights, and behind-the-scenes access in real time.” Disney did not, in the material surfaced publicly on May 19, name specific ACL artists, stage feeds or daily run-of-show details. (deadline.com) ### How does this change the way viewers can watch? Disney said the livestreams will run on both Disney+ and Hulu, broadening access beyond Hulu’s prior festival streams. (press.disneyplus.com) The company framed the move as a way to let subscribers watch the same live music events simultaneously across continents. The press materials also said the coverage will include an updated studio format with artist interviews and behind-the-scenes segments during each festival weekend. Disney did not announce separate pricing for the festival streams, and the release described them as part of the services available to subscribers. (thefutoncritic.com) ### What is still missing before October? Disney said “additional details about the livestreams will be available ahead of each festival,” leaving open questions about which ACL sets will be carried live, whether replays will be offered, and how many simultaneous feeds will be available. The company has not yet published a festival-specific ACL viewing guide in the materials surfaced so far. (blog.disneygeek.com) Bonnaroo is the first test of the expanded rollout, with dates of June 11-14, 2026, followed by Lollapalooza on July 30-August 2 and Austin City Limits on October 2-4. Disney’s next concrete update is expected in the festival-by-festival announcements it said will come closer to each weekend. (press.disneyplus.com)