Events in Austin

The Live Entertainment Scene in Austin

Austin's identity is inseparable from live music. On any given night, over a hundred venues across Sixth Street, Red River, and East Austin host everything from singer-songwriters to punk bands to electronic DJs. The state-of-the-art Moody Center brings arena tours and Longhorns basketball to campus, Q2 Stadium delivers electric MLS atmospheres, and Zilker Park transforms twice a year for ACL Festival. Add SXSW — the world's biggest convergence of music, film, and tech — and Austin's calendar is unmatched for a city its size.