AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Dallas pop punk band Van Full of Nuns and Bowling for Soup are performing free shows at Longhorn City Limits Saturday ahead of the Longhorns game against Sam Houston State University.

The shows will be on the LBJ Lawn starting at 3:30 p.m. and are part of a growing tradition of free concerts before University of Texas football games. Van Full of Nuns is known for energetic performances and nostalgic pop-punk original music and covers.

"We didn't realize how big of an event this was," said Van Full of Nuns guitarist Josh Koder. "We didn't realize how much the community got involved before the show to do the tailgating aspect. The idea of this free concert out in the LBJ Lawn, like, what a cool experience that the crowd gets to do."

Van Full of Nuns has a history of perfo

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