Austin, Texas
Live Music Capital of the World
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Austin City Limits (ACL)
The Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival is an annual
three-day American music festival that takes place on 46-acres in Zilker Park
in Austin, Texas. Each year, the ACL Festival brings together 130+ acts from
all over the world to play rock, indie, country, folk, electronic and more on
eight stages. Approximately 75,000 fans attend the festival each day; 225,000
over the entire weekend (currently, event organizers have capped the daily
attendance at 75,000).
South by Southwest (SXSW)
LIVE Venues
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and
music festivals and conferences that take place early every year (usually in
March) in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to
grow in both scope and size every year. In 2011, the conference lasted for 10
days with SXSW Interactive lasting for 5 days, Music for 6 days, and Film
running concurrently for 9 days.
- Antone's
- Austin Music Hall
- Emo's East
- Frank Erwin Center
- The Moody Theater (ACL Live)
- Nutty Brown Café
- Republic Live
Artists From Austin
Many great musicians of today are proud to call Austin their home. Just as each artist leaves their own special mark on the city, Austin leaves a special impression on those that spent the beginnings of their life in this city of music.
- Willie Nelson
- Janis Joplin
- Marcia Ball
- Eric Johnson
- Bob Schneider
- Charlie Sextion
Texas Music Museum
The Texas Music Museum, located on 1009 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702, is a museum that highlights the effects that Austinite musicians have had on the musical world around them, and is home to countless pictures, audio files, and videos of famous musicians who resided in the city of Austin. Founded in 1984, this museum is now celebrating it's 30th anniversary! With weekday hours of 9am-4pm, admission is free to any who feel like visiting this great peace of history.
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