Sturgill Simpson Electrifies 'Austin City Limits' In Long-Awaited Return

PREMIERE: Sturgill Simpson Presents Johnny Blue Skies - Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits showcases Sturgill Simpson Presents Johnny Blue Skies as the iconoclast returns for Austin City Limits Anniversary Season 50 Austin City Limits is proud to feature shapeshifter Sturgill Simpson in a highly-anticipated return to our stage for the first time in nearly a decade: presenting as “Johnny Blue Skies,” he brings songs from his recent album Passage Du Desir as well as tried-and-true numbers from the Simpson playbook. Th…

ACL EXCLUSIVE: Sturgill Simpson Honors Willie Nelson With “I’d Have To Be Crazy” On ‘Austin City Limits’

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the Austin City Limits stage, presenting as Johnny Blue Skies, Mr. Sturgill Simpson. Austin City Limits has been an integral piece of country music ever since a then little-known-artist named Willie Nelson helped launch the program by headlining the pilot episode on October 17th, 1974. Willie had been plugging away for well over a decade at that point but had grown frustrated with the stagnant and stifling…

Sturgill Simpson Electrifies 'Austin City Limits' In Long-Awaited Return

Sturgill Simpson tears through "Best Clockmaker On Mars" in a preview of his upcoming appearance on 'Austin City Limits' Season 50.