Your Guide to Live Music in Texas

Bayou Music Center

Live Nation Theater District venue. Flexible 2,400-3,400 cap (commonly cited at 2,815). Sits between House of Blues (1,800) and 713 Music Hall (5,000) in the Live Nation Houston ladder.

The Continental Club Houston

Houston branch of the legendary Austin venue, opened 2000. ~300 cap standing. Sister space Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge next door at 3714 Main (~100 cap). Books roots rock, rockabilly,…

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Greater Houston’s flagship outdoor amphitheater (~16.5K cap with lawn). Live Nation primary touring venue. Sponsored by Huntsman. Season runs roughly March-November. Equivalent of Capital Region’s SPAC for the Houston market.

House of Blues Houston

Live Nation / HoB Entertainment club venue in downtown Houston. ~1,800 cap main Music Hall, GA floor + reserved balcony. Bronze Peacock side room (KovZ917A58V) is the smaller stage. Gospel…

Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

Permanent home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Society for the Performing Arts (SPA). Acoustic ceiling adjusts cap from ~2,300 (balcony covered) to 2,911 (balcony open). Books symphony, touring orchestral,…