Emo's

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Emo's
Emo's Austin Logo.svg
Emo's
Former namesThe Back Room
Emo's East
Address2015 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
Opened1992
Website
www.emosaustin.com
The Get Up Kids performing at Emo's in 1997. TGUK Emos.png
The Get Up Kids performing at Emo's in 1997.
The Ready Set performing at Emo's in 2010. The Ready Set - live 2010.jpg
The Ready Set performing at Emo's in 2010.
The Ratas Del Vaticano performing at Emo's in 2011. Ratas emos.jpg
The Ratas Del Vaticano performing at Emo's in 2011.
Fugazi performing at Emo's in 2002 Fugazi.jpg
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]

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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 reasons unknown, however in September of that same year, a new venue opened up 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]

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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. ↑ "Emo's Owner on Famed Austin Club's Closure: 'What Makes a Venue Is Not Four Walls'". Billboard. September 29, 2011. 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.
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