EXCLUSIVE: Vampire Weekend Play “White Sky” on “Austin City Limits”

The indie rockers perform a song off their 2010 album “Contra” in their second “ACL” appearance.
EXCLUSIVE: Vampire Weekend Play “White Sky” on “Austin City Limits”

The indie rockers perform a song off their 2010 album “Contra” in their second “ACL” appearance.

Words: Jesse Cline

photo by Scott Newton / courtesy of ACL/KLRU

November 07, 2019

PBS show Austin City Limits has reached its forty-fifth season this year, and Vampire Weekend is one of the acts helping them celebrate.

Making their second appearance on the show following their ACL debut in 2013, the seven-piece indie veterans taped a ten-song set back in August, playing tracks from their new album (and their first in five years), Father of the Bride, in addition to a few more fan favorites. 

One of these deep cuts was “White Sky,” a song off their second full-length album, 2010’s Contra. Vampire Weekend’s episode of Austin City Limits premieres November 9; but in the meantime, you can watch this exclusive clip from the episode below.

Visit acltv.com for more details.