The Parish
Tucked upstairs on the Dirty Sixth strip, widely cited as Austin’s best-sounding indoor club. The room where Radiohead, Spoon, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Pete Townshend, and Slash have all played…
The Saxon Pub
South Lamar’s songwriters’ sanctuary — 150 seats, every chair facing the stage. Bob Schneider’s Monday-night residency ran for two decades; the late Stephen Bruton anchored the legendary Resentments residency. Independent…
The White Horse
East Austin’s two-step capital — opened December 2011 as a bet that the East Side could have its own honky-tonk. Open daily at 3 PM with a giant dance floor…
Zilker Park
351-acre crown jewel of Austin’s park system, home of the Austin City Limits Music Festival every October — two weekends, 9 stages, 100+ acts, 450,000 attendees across six days in…
Long Center for the Performing Arts
Lady Bird Lake prestige PAC with iconic skyline-view ring façade, built atop the old Palmer Auditorium. Dell Hall ~2,400; full complex ~6,400 across rooms and terrace. Home to Austin Symphony,…
3TEN ACL Live
ACL Live’s intimate sister room, tucked next to the Moody Theater box office in the W Hotel block. 350 capacity, sit-down or GA depending on the act. Runs as the…
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Home stage of the PBS series Austin City Limits, the longest-running music program in American TV history. Opened 2011 in the W Hotel building downtown. ~100 concerts/year plus ACL TV…
Antone’s Nightclub
‘Austin’s Home of the Blues since 1975.’ Clifford Antone opened the original on 6th Street July 1975, hosted B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, James Brown, and launched Stevie Ray…
Auditorium Shores
Downtown waterfront lawn opposite the Long Center where Austin throws its biggest free events. Stevie Ray Vaughan memorial statue at the lake’s edge. Home of SXSW Outdoor Stage and historic…
Bass Concert Hall
Opened 1981, flagship of Texas Performing Arts at UT Austin and the largest proscenium theater in Austin. Primary stop for Broadway tours (Hadestown, Six), Austin Symphony’s bigger productions, and prestige…