1. Austin City Limits Live
9.3
310 Willie Nelson Blvd (at Guadalupe St), Austin, TX
Performing Arts Venue · Downtown Austin · 102 tips and reviews
Reserve123.com: Get a seat (any seat) to the concert of choice, open a tab, and let the good times roll.
Jay Jameson: Awesome concert venue because of the layout and acoustics - great staff.
Jamie Wagner: Beat music venue in Texas. Small, intimate, and well run. We travel from Houston often to attend concerts here.
2. Long Center
9.0
701 W Riverside Dr (South 1st St), Austin, TX
Performing Arts Venue · Bouldin Creek · 42 tips and reviews
Bruce C: Concerts in the Park on the lawn in front with Austin Symphony! Sundays during the summer at 7:30pm. Great for a picnic, a date, alone, or with the kids.
Do512: Having a drink during intermissions on the balcony that overlooks the water and park is worth the ticket price! "Tarantino in Concert" during SXSW! More deets at do512.com
Long Center: FREE Labor Day weekend concert! Del Castillo on the City Terrace Saturday, Sept 1, 7pm.
3. Stubb's Bar-B-Q
8.1
801 Red River St (at E 8th St), Austin, TX
BBQ Joint · Downtown Austin · 339 tips and reviews
Michael Lopez: Awesome place, I remember filming a rock concert on stage downstairs. Then went back up to the bar. Great service, great people, had a lot of fun.
Jim Falgout: Great place for outdoor concerts! Attended two there this summer. Brought along my daughter and some of her friends for one, so it is teenager friendly.
Lee McNiel: I love going to concerts at this place!!!
Luis Ramirez: Free Strokes concert tonight! (3-17-11)
Ben Sun: The Strokes concert was surprisingly easy to get into for a free show, despite people hopping the fence near the port-a-potties. Vendors are super nice and some are fun to bargain with.
Matt Glazer: This is Austin. It's a dog park, Presidential hot spot (thousands met then Sen Obama) and concert venue leave your mark too.
6. The Mohawk
8.9
912 Red River St (at E 10th St.), Austin, TX
Rock Club · Downtown Austin · 131 tips and reviews
CultureMap Austin: The bathrooms here are startlingly pristine compared to most other concert venues in the city, so don't hesitate at your first chance of relief.
Brooklyn United: An awesome outdoor venue for concerts and booze, especially during SXSW. We enjoyed the Ning party in 2011 and will be back for sure!
Spotify: Two levels of concert stages, and one inside. If you see a line outside, wait, it's worth it. Friendly staff and fun times!
7. Bass Concert Hall
8.7
2350 Robert Dedman Dr (E 23rd St), Austin, TX
Performing Arts Venue · University of Texas-Austin · 39 tips and reviews
Siobhan Kenna: Having a blast at the Rain concert!!!!! Haven't been here at Bass in years, its looking good.
Elizabeth Hall: Excellent spot to enjoy Broadway shows, ballets, concerts and more! Be sure to enjoy a cocktail during intermission and see if the sunset porch is available for an awesome view!
Ken Lain: Not a bad seat in the hall. Photo from 4 floor balcony row L. Could see everything.
8. Emo's East
7.6
2015 E Riverside Dr, Austin, TX
Rock Club · Riverside · 33 tips and reviews
Josh Meadows: Whatever you do, don't wear a Nirvana t shirt to a Courtney Love concert! My partner and I wore, Hole and Nirvana to be cute/respectful for lack of better words and she called me out. Good venue still
Mike Holp: Led Zeppelin 2 killed it tonight! One of the best concerts of my entire life, even Robert Plant front stage at Bonnaroo!
Omar Chavez: Excellent venue for concerts
C M: This multi-purpose arena (aka: "The Superdrum") is home court to the UT Men's and Women's basketball team when not catering to live concerts and other events.
Austin American-Statesman: The Longhorns basketball teams (men and women) hoop it up in the Erwin Center, which is also the home to many concerts, Disney on Ice-type shows, the circus and more.
janaki kannan: Amazing arena for great concerts! Perfect venue close to UT
13. Zilker Park
9.5
2168 Lou Neff Rd, Austin, TX
Park · Barton Hills · 155 tips and reviews
Joey Psykosis: This park is absolutely gorgeous, from canoeing and swimming to hiking, biking and watching amazing concerts, this place is truly one of a kind!
Roger Willis: Great park. Not so great for concerts when people won't shut up.
Maegan Harless: Absolutely love this park. It's huge & has off leash areas for your dog. Great place to bring a picnic as well! Lots of restaurants near by and even trails to go for a run/bike ride on!