Emo's

For other uses, see Emo (disambiguation).

Emo's

Former names	The Back Room Emo's East
Address	2015 E Riverside Dr Austin, TX 78741-1338
Location	East Riverside-Oltorf
Coordinates	30°15′9″N97°44′33″W / 30.25250°N 97.74250°W / 30.25250; -97.74250
Owner	C3 Presents
Type	Nightclub
Capacity	1,700
Opened	1992
Website
www.emosaustin.com

The Get Up Kids performing at Emo's in 1997.

The Ready Set performing at Emo's in 2010.

The Ratas Del Vaticano performing at Emo's in 2011.

Fugazi performing at Emo's in 2002

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]

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]

Notable performers

• AJR (2018-02-17)
• New Bohemians (1988-12-17) ^[9]
• Devo (1988-12-02) ^[10]
• Johnny Cash (1994-03-14)

^[11]

See also

• Music of Austin, Texas

References

1. Schwartz, Eileen (January 1, 2001). "Poster Boy". Texas Monthly . Retrieved August 27, 2008.
2. Gray, Christopher (June 15, 2007). "TCB" . Retrieved May 17, 2009.
3. Christensen, Keith (September 23, 2001). "Emo's (Houston) last day". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
4. Pareles, Jon (March 14, 2007). "The Times at the South by Southwest Festival". South by Southwest Journal. The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
5. Phillips, Phillips (February 11, 2007). "Emissions From The Monolith 2007" . Retrieved August 27, 2008.
6. Sherman, Maria (September 29, 2011). "Emo's Owner on Famed Austin Club's Closure: 'What Makes a Venue Is Not Four Walls'". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
7. Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 29, 2011). "Emo's Austin Closing". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 20, 2012.
8. Hernandez, Raoul (February 13, 2013). "The Pro's & Cons of Hitchhiking" . Retrieved February 13, 2013.
9. "Edie Brickel 12/17/88" . Retrieved September 29, 2023.
10. "Devo Live Guide – 12/02/88 – The Backroom, Austin, TX". huboon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
11. "This week in Texas - 03/19/24". kutx.org. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

External links

• Emo's