Coconut Club on Colorado Street in downtown Austin is the tropical dance bar with five stages, a rooftop drag brunch on Saturdays and DJ sets running into the early hours.
Tip: Multi-level layout with a rooftop and four indoor floors. CocoCxnts drag brunch runs Saturdays 13:00 to 16:00 with no cover; weekend cover varies.
Address: 310B Colorado Street, Austin, TX 78701
Rio at 6th and Rio Grande in downtown Austin is the multi-level club with a rooftop pool, cabanas and DJs spinning hip-hop, Latin and dance until 02:00 most weekends.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday only. The rooftop pool deck is the draw; bottle service on cabanas books out before 22:00.
Stubb's Bar-B-Q on Red River Street in Austin pairs a 2,100-capacity Waller Creek Amphitheater with a roadhouse music room, the city's biggest outdoor stage for touring acts.
Tip: Outdoor shows at the amphitheater run year-round, indoor stage holds about 400. Sunday Gospel Brunch with live music is the off-night move.
ACL Live at the Moody Theater in downtown Austin is the 2,750-seat home of the Austin City Limits public TV taping, the country's longest-running music television show.
Tip: ACL tapings are free but allocated by lottery. Public shows ticket through ACL Live; balcony and pit both have great sightlines.
Antone's Nightclub on East 5th Street in Austin is the blues legend Clifford Antone opened in 1975, a 50-year lease extension in November 2025 keeping the room booking nightly blues acts.
Tip: Daily 12:00 to 00:00 with a music calendar at the door. The upstairs is being built out as the Antone's World Famous Museum of the Blues for 2027.
Mohawk on Red River Street in Austin runs an indoor stage plus a multi-tier outdoor patio, the Red River District anchor for indie, punk, hip-hop and experimental acts most nights.
Tip: Outdoor stage holds about 850, indoor about 200. Doors typically 19:00 with show at 21:00; tickets via the venue website.
Rio at 6th and Rio Grande in downtown Austin is the multi-level club with a rooftop pool, cabanas and DJs spinning hip-hop, Latin and dance until 02:00 most weekends.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday only. The rooftop pool deck is the draw; bottle service on cabanas books out before 22:00.
The Continental Club on South Congress in Austin opened in 1955 as a supper club, the city's historic landmark for roots, rockabilly, country, swing and blues bands every night.
Tip: Two sets nightly with a cover that varies by act. Toni Price's Hippie Hour at 18:30 Tuesdays is the long-running residency to know.
Stubb's Bar-B-Q on Red River Street in Austin pairs a 2,100-capacity Waller Creek Amphitheater with a roadhouse music room, the city's biggest outdoor stage for touring acts.
Tip: Outdoor shows at the amphitheater run year-round, indoor stage holds about 400. Sunday Gospel Brunch with live music is the off-night move.
ACL Live at the Moody Theater in downtown Austin is the 2,750-seat home of the Austin City Limits public TV taping, the country's longest-running music television show.
Tip: ACL tapings are free but allocated by lottery. Public shows ticket through ACL Live; balcony and pit both have great sightlines.
Antone's Nightclub on East 5th Street in Austin is the blues legend Clifford Antone opened in 1975, a 50-year lease extension in November 2025 keeping the room booking nightly blues acts.
Tip: Daily 12:00 to 00:00 with a music calendar at the door. The upstairs is being built out as the Antone's World Famous Museum of the Blues for 2027.
Mohawk on Red River Street in Austin runs an indoor stage plus a multi-tier outdoor patio, the Red River District anchor for indie, punk, hip-hop and experimental acts most nights.
Tip: Outdoor stage holds about 850, indoor about 200. Doors typically 19:00 with show at 21:00; tickets via the venue website.