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Among the most noted performers was Cee Lo, who brought on local favorite Nakia to the stage.

Also, bands that made a big splash during this year’s South by Southwest were also showstoppers during ACL.

Check out Langer's picks and relive the fest for yourself in the video above.

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YNN’s Andy Langer talks to the band Gomez about squeezing 11 years of music into an hour-long performance. He also talks to country music star Jack Ingram about performing in the very first year of the festival and performing now.

You can also check out this year’s hottest ACL festival fashion with YNN’s lifestyle reporter Anne Hudson.

Catch all that and more in the video above. Be sure to check out all of our ACL coverage by clicking here.

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Throughout the weekend, crowds flocked to Zilker Park to absorb the music and the vibe that makes Austin the Live Music Capital of the World.

Larry Tabbert has been to nine of the 10 ACL festivals. He said he’s watched the festival grow each year.

"I think what's most important is how it's stayed the same over the 10 years, great music, beautiful weather, great place to be," he said.

This year’s kicked off Friday with an unexpected, and much needed, rain shower.

"The rain can't beat that. No way. Probably the highlight of the year was the rain," Tabbert said.

Saturday brought another day packed with music and was graced with another rain shower.

"This is actually been probably the most pleasant year because yesterday it rained, but it wasn't raining so much," attendee Matt Estey said.

As popular as the rain was, the diversity of the music, along with pop music legends such as Stevie Wonder, provided fans with the great time they expected.

"It's been wonderful,” festival-goer Rosie Branson Gill said. “We have our family out here. We've listened to great music, going to hear bands I never knew about."

Check out some of the best ACL kites of 2011 in the gallery below.

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Check out highlights from the final day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in the gallery below.

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Diana Cardona is with the Fire Marshals' Association of Texas. She has been at the park throughout the weekend collecting donations for victims of the Central Texas wildfires.

Cardona says the music fans have been extremely generous.

“They've been very supportive all over the place,” she said. “They bring cash. I've even had people not have cash and then they come the next day to donate."

Cardona says her association raised $13,000 on Friday alone.

The amount was matched by the festival’s promoter C3 Presents.

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YNN's Karina Kling and radio personality Bobby Bones co-host this edition of “ACL Opening Act” which brings you the latest from the festival in Zilker Park.

Check out YNN’s Russell Wilde's hunt for ACL Mike, the self-proclaimed voice of the festival. ACL Mike attends the festival each year and offers advice to other festival-goers on how to make the most of the weekend.

Also, watch behind-the-scenes video of the YNN crew working hard to put together all of our ACL coverage from the field.

Watch all of that and more by clicking the video above.

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Aven Ford and his friends have attended the festival for several years and think they've got packing down to a science.

"You bring water and hats, lots of hats," Ford said.

But hats won’t help you remember the experience. For that, attendee Doyle Lane brings a video camera.

"We film on the way down, getting the wristband put on. It's very very detailed," he said.

Over the festival's 10-year run, weather has been an important factor in audience enjoyment.

"We got the rain jackets crumpled up in the bottom here and then you got an umbrella as well,” Lane said.

Saturday brought the second day of showers to the festival but Cassie Miller and Jennifer Presor did not let it stop them from making the most of their weekend.

"We just really wanted something that would be fun, because this weekend is all about fun," Prestor said.

Check below for photo galleries of ACL's second day as well as a gallery of the YNN crew behind-the-scenes.

ACL Saturday:

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In the Saturday edition of “ACL Opening Act,” meet the production team behind ACL’s webcast which brings the festival to the world over the internet.

Then stick around for a feature on ACL Mike, the self-proclaimed “unofficial voice of the festival.” Each year, ACL Mike offers his followers on how to maximize the fun to be had at the festival while making sure he has a good time himself.

Click the video above to watch all of that as well as a recap of Friday’s acts.

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As a part of the city’s burn ban, smoking is not allowed at the music festival. Police will be on patrol issuing warnings and possibly ejecting violators of the rule.

"The officers, again, their role is education, telling people to be mindful of the dangers, letting them know to please put out their cigarettes," Lt. Todd Smith with the Austin Police Department said.

Many festival-goers are helping out when and where they can.

John Bendele is volunteering at the festival to help raise money for wildfire relief.

"It's giving back to the state, back to our local community, helping people out that can't help themselves," he said.

ACL performing band Foster the People not only discussed the fires on stage, they also organized a group of their fans to help collect donations as people entered the park.

"The donations that are coming in are a lot more than I thought,” Bendele said. “You know, you think of a dollar, a few cents. I mean, there are people putting in a lot."

Check out the photo gallery below for a peek at what's going on at the festival during opening day.

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Alex Rodriguez lives in the neighborhood near the greenbelt. He says he is worried about partiers getting out of control.

"There's just a lot of dry foliage and it hasn't rained in months," he said. "I know at these festivals everyone is smoking cigarettes because everyone is drinking and having a good time. But they just need to be careful. They need to realize how dry it is up here even though it is a little overcast."

Both the Austin Parks and Recreation Department and the Barton Hills Neighborhood Association have put up signs warning of the extremely dangerous fire conditions, urging people not to light up.

"We've been very aware of the weather reports of the smoke on the news and things
like that," festival attendee John Birney said. "And being from Florida, we've had so many wildfires in Florida over the time I've lived there that it's something that really scares me so we're concerned about it."

Here in Central Texas, many communities are still picking up the pieces from several devastating Labor Day weekend wildfires.

"We wouldn't do anything to hurt Austin. We love it. So you know we realize,” Birney said. “And again we have empathy for the situation so we're very conscious."

Festival officials will ask anyone smoking to put out their cigarette. If that person refuses, they will be asked to leave the park.