Austin is known as The Live Music Capital of the World. Our city has more live music venues per capita than anywhere else. Let’s recognize the wonderful places that helped Austin get that name, the live music venues. Here is an extensive list of live music venues downtown. Please check out their lineups and get tickets if any of the shows pique your interest.
Live Music Venues
ACL Live at the Moody Theater – 310 Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin, TX 78701
Antone’s – 305 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
Cactus Cafe – 2247 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78712
Cedar Street Courtyard – 208 W 4th St, Ste C, Austin, TX 78701
Cheer Up Charlies – 900 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Elephant Room – Swift Building, 315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Elysium – 705 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Empire Control Room & Garage – 606 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701
Flamingo Cantina – 515 East 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Friends Bar – 208 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
The Long Center for Performing Arts – 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704
Mala Vida – 708 E. 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Mohawk – 912 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Moody Amphitheater – Waterloo Park – 500 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78701
Parish – 214 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Parker Jazz Club – 117 W 4th Street, Ste 107B, Austin, TX 78701
Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar – 421 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
San Jac Saloon – 300 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Schlotz Garten – 1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, Texas 78701
Speakeasy – 412 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Stateside at the Paramount – 719 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Stubb’s – 801 Red River, Austin, TX 78701
Summit – 120 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
Swan Dive – 615 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Tellers Austin – 607 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701
The Belmont – 305 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
The Green Jay – 711 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
The Venue – 516 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Other types of Live Performances
Comedy Shows
Esther’s Follies – 525 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
The Creek and the Cave – 611 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701
The Velveeta Room – 521 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Drag Shows
Barbarella – 611 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Halcyon – 218 West 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701
The Iron Bear – 301 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Irene’s – 506 West Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Oilcan Harry’s – 211 West 4th Street, Austin, Texas 78701
Rain on 4th – 217 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701
Festivals
SXSW (South by Southwest)
Austin is a great place for music lovers and live performance enthusiasts to be. If you notice somewhere missing from this list, please connect with us to let us know. These places all make Austin the unique and wonderfully weird place that it is. Show them some love and support!
