One of the many titles that the City of Austin holds is the title of "Live Music Capital of the World".  

Thanks to the Austin clubs, pubs, bars and other music venues along with the open mindedness of the community of Austin, Austin continues to generate some of the most exciting music.

Below is a list of live music venues.  If you are interested in DJ, recorded or dance music then check out the clubs, pubs & bars section

Music Venues

  • 311 Club - 311 East 6th Street, (512) 477-1630
    age: 18+, full bar, no cover
  • Antone's - 213 West 5th Street, (512) 474-5314, for tickets call 322-0660, all ages, full bar, always a cover "Home of the Blues"
  • Atomic Cafe - 705 Red River Street,
    (512) 457-0644  age: 18+, full bar
  • Austin Blues - 212 East 6th Street, (512) 472-5837  also serves food, age: varies, full bar
  • Austin Music Hall - 208 Nueces Street,
    (512) 495-9962
  • Babe's/Babe's Stageside - 208 East 6th Street, (512) 473-2262  also serves food, age: 21+, full bar
  • Back Room - 2015 East Riverside, (512) 441-4677
    age: varies, full bar
  • Black Cat Lounge - 309 East 6th Street, no phone
    age: all, beer & wine. Heavy Metal music
  • Broken Spoke Dance Hall - 3201 S. Lamar Boulevard, (512) 442-6189 also serves food, age: all, full bar. Country music
  • Cactus Cafe - 24th Street at Guadalupe, in the Texas Union Building in the University of Texas student union building, (512) 475-6515
    age: all, no smoking, full bar
  • Carousel Lounge - 1110 East 52nd Street, 
    (512) 452-6790 (East of I-35)
    also serves food, age: 21+, beer & wine
  • Caucus Club - 912 Red River, (512) 472-2873
    age: 21+, full bar
  • Cedar Street Courtyard - 208 West 4th Street, (512) 459-9669.  "Jazz under the trees" age: 21+, full bar
  • Club 71 - 2429 hwy 71 East, (512) 386-7173
    also serves food, age: 21+, full bar
  • Club Carnival - 2237 East Riverside,
    (512) 444-6369 age: 21+, no smoking, dress code enforced, full bar, cover charge
  • Continental Club - 1315 South Congress Avenue, (512) 441-2444 age: 21+, full bar, cover charge
  • Donn's Depot - 1600 West 5th Street,
    (512) 478-0336 age: 21+, full bar
  • Eastside Lounge - 1522 East 12th Street 
    (512) 474-5005 age: 21+, full bar, never a cover
  • Ego's - 510 South Congress, (512) 474-7091
    age: 21+, full bar, cover charge
  • Electric Lounge - 302 Bowie Street,
    (512) 476-FUSE age: 18+, full bar, cover charge
  • Elephant Room, 315 Congress Avenue,
    (512) 473-2279.  Voted "Best jazz bar in Austin" 7 years in a row by the Clarksville Jass Festival age: 21+, full bar
  • Emo's - 603 Red River, (512) 477-3667,
     2 indoor stages age: all, full bar, cover charge
  • Flamingo Cantina - 515 East 6th Street,
    (512) 494-9336 age: all, full bar, cover charge
  • Frank Erwin Center - 1701 Red River Street,
    (512) 471-7744, UTTM Box Office (512) 477-6060
  • Hole in the Wall - 2538 Guadalupe Street,
    (512) 472-5599  also serves food, age: 21+, full bar
  • Iron Cactus - (Downtown) 606 Trinity,
    (512) 472-9240 also serves food, age: varies, full bar
  • Iron Cactus - (Northwest) 10001 Stonelake Boulevard, (512) 794-8778 also serves food, full bar
  • Joe's Generic Bar - 315 East 6th Street, 
    (512) 480-0171 age: 18+, never a cover
  • La Zona Rosa - 612 West 4th Street,
    (512) 472-2293 age: all, full bar, cover charge
  • Lucy's Retired Surfers - 219 East 6th Street,
    (512) 472-7873 age: 21+, full bar
  • Maggie Mae's - 325 East 6th Street,
    (512) 478-8541 age: 21+, full bar, cover charge, 3 levels of music, great rooftop patio
    (personal favorite) 
  • Mercury - 503 East 6th Street,
    (512) 457-0706 age: 18+, full bar, cover charge
  • Momo's (formerly Top of The Marc) - 618 West 6th Street, (512) 472-9849, above Katz's restaurant
    age: 21+, full bar, cover charge
    R & B, oldies & funk music
  • Purgatory Lounge - 617 Red River,
    (512) 472-5822 beer & wine
  • Saxon Pub - 1320 South Lamar Boulevard,
    (512) 448-2552 age: 21+, full bar, cover charge
  • SouthPark Meadows - 9600 South I-35,
    (512) 280-8771, (512) 469-SHOW
  • Speakeasy - 412 Congress Avenue,
    (512) 476-8017 age: 21+, full bar, cover charge
    jazz music
  • Trophy's - 2008 South Congress,
    (512) 447-0969 also serves food, age: varies, full bar


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