This guide is built from the live listings in our index — 509 upcoming events across 30 venues in Austin. It rebuilds automatically as new dates go on sale, so the venues, genres and prices below reflect what is actually bookable rather than a snapshot from a year ago.
What's on in Austin
We're currently tracking 509 events in Austin, of which 80 are club nights, DJ sets or late shows. Between them they feature 451 listed acts, with dates on sale as far out as Sat, Sep 25, 2027.
Where the nights happen
These are the Austin rooms with the most on right now. The count is upcoming events we have listed, which is a decent proxy for how hard a venue is working — not a ranking of how good it is.
- Bass Concert Hall — 111 upcoming events
- Cap City Comedy Club — 85 upcoming events
- Antone's Nightclub — 61 upcoming events
- Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater — 57 upcoming events
- Moody Center ATX — 32 upcoming events
- Emo's Austin — 29 upcoming events
- Scoot Inn — 24 upcoming events
- 3TEN ACL Live — 18 upcoming events
What Austin plays
Across everything on sale, the most common billings are Miscellaneous (82), Rock (81), Pop (65), Theatre (51), Musical (48) and Alternative Rock (38). Each links through to every date in that genre.
- Miscellaneous events in Austin — 82 listed
- Rock events in Austin — 81 listed
- Pop events in Austin — 65 listed
- Theatre events in Austin — 51 listed
- Musical events in Austin — 48 listed
- Alternative Rock events in Austin — 38 listed
Which night to go out
Saturday is the busiest night in Austin — 126 of the 509 dated events we list fall on a Saturday, about 25%, with Friday next at 104. Midweek is thinner, which usually means shorter queues and cheaper entry rather than nothing happening.
- Monday — 24 events
- Tuesday — 43 events
- Wednesday — 54 events
- Thursday — 74 events
- Friday — 104 events
- Saturday — 126 events
- Sunday — 84 events
What a night out costs
Typical entry runs about $27.62, with most tickets between $25.64 and $34.42. Those figures come from the sellers' own price ranges and move with demand — a lot of listings use dynamic pricing, so treat them as a guide and check the ticket page for the live number.
Planning the night
- Start times below are the venue's own local time, not yours — worth checking if you're travelling in.
- Age policy, door times and ID requirements are set by the venue and aren't in our feed. The seller's event page carries them.
- Line-ups change. For multi-act bills, the running order is usually announced close to the date.
- What's on tonight in Austin and this weekend are the fastest ways in if you're deciding now.
