Fans flooded Austin City Limits Music Festival to see big-time performer Chappell Roan. Here's what it looked like.

Thousands of fans in the orb of Roan's glow walked away a little happier, a little bit more hoarse, and a little bit more proud to be who they are.

For about a week there, no one was sure Chappell Roan’s Austin City Limits Fest set was going to happen. In the span of a year (or, really, about five months), the singer went from dropped Atlantic Records recording artist to Olivia Rodrigo opening act to biggest pop star in the world. Her skyrocketing success proved to be a bumpy ride.