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Developers break ground on new live music venue at River Park

The new venue will fit 4,000 people in southeast Austin and is expected to be delivered in early 2027.

September 25, 2025 • 
Laura Figi
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What would you name the new venue?

Rendering courtesy Works Progress

The Live Music Capital of the World officially has a new live music venue in the works at southeast Austin’s River Park.

AEG Presents broke ground on a 65,000-sqft venue in the 109-acre River Park development, which is off of East Riverside Drive, on Wednesday morning. Officials said the project will be “purpose-built” for concerts, conferences, and private events like weddings.

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What would you name the new venue? | Renderings courtesy Works Progress

The yet-to-be-named venue will also have a capacity of 4,000 people. To put that in perspective, ACL Live at the Moody Theater has a capacity of 2,750, Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater caps at 2,500 people, and the Moody Amphitheater can handle 5,000 people.

Developers expect the venue to open in early 2027.

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