Ed Sheeran, Miranda Lambert, Norah Jones, and The Head and the Heart all will revisit Austin City Limits when the concert series returns to PBS for its 43rd season.
The first episode of the season, featuring Sheeran, is set to air Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. ET.
The long-running series will also showcase first-time ACL performances from The Pretenders, Zac Brown Band, Angel Olsen and Benjamin Booker.
A preview clip shows The Pretenders rocking their classic 1981 tune “Message of Love” — watch below.
The first half of the season will end with a presentation of the Americana Music Festival 2017, scheduled for Nov. 18. The show will return Dec. 31 with eight more episodes.
Leading up to the October premiere, the AustinCityLimitsTV YouTube channel will live-stream performances from Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires this Monday (Aug. 21) and Father John Misty on Tuesday (Aug. 22).
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Austin City Limits also announced a partnership with Google’s virtual reality team to create a 10-part video series called ACL VR that will share 360-degree clips of exclusive performance and behind-the-scenes moments with Ed Sheeran, Zac Brown Band and more.
Austin City Limits Season 43 schedule
Oct. 7: Ed Sheeran
Oct. 14: The Pretenders
Oct. 21: Zac Brown Band
Oct. 28: Norah Jones/ Angel Olsen
Nov. 4: Miranda Lambert
Nov. 11: The Head and the Heart/ Benjamin Booker
Nov. 18: ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2017
Watch The Pretenders on Austin City Limits performing “Message of Love”: