Emo's
Nightclub in Austin, Texas
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Emo's is a music and event venue located in Austin, Texas.[1] Emo's got its start as a Houston punk club in 1989, with the Austin location opening in 1992.[2] The Houston location closed its doors in September 2001.[3]
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Former names | The Back Room Emo's East |
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| Address | 2015 E Riverside Dr Austin, TX 78741-1338 |
| Location | East Riverside-Oltorf |
| Coordinates | 30°15′9″N 97°44′33″W |
| Owner | C3 Presents |
| Capacity | 1,700 |
| Type | Nightclub |
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| Opened | 1992 |
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The nightclub is an official South by Southwest Music Festival venue, during which it consists of four stages.[4] The annual Emissions from the Monolith festival relocated to Emo's in 2007.[5] The club closed in December 2011 for undisclosed reasons. In September 2011, a new venue opened on East Riverside, on the site of the old Back Room venue.[6][7]
On February 11, 2013, Emo's announced they were being sold to C3 Presents, the booking agent/production company behind Austin City Limits Festival and Lollapalooza, among other endeavors.[8]
In June 2026, the venue had announced their closure, after a Los Angeles company announced they would be taking over operations in 2027.
Notable performers
- AJR (2018-02-17)
- New Bohemians (1988-12-17)[9]
- Devo (1988-12-02)[10]
- Johnny Cash (1994-03-14)
