Festival dijadwalkan dari 17 Sep hingga 19 Sep 2004 (2 hari).
Austin City Limits berlangsung di Austin, United States. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Zilker Park, Austin, Texas, United States
The Killers, Pixies, Jack Johnson, Modest Mouse, John Butler Trio, Sheryl Crow, Franz Ferdinand, Dashboard Confessional, Cat Power, Wilco.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
folk
country
alternative
indie
americana
alternative rock
indie rock
acoustic
indie pop
blues rock
folk rock
texas country
jam
jam band
acoustic rock
alternative country
chillout
rhythm and blues