Emo's Explained

Emo's
Logo Image:Emo's_Austin_Logo.svg
Address:2015 E Riverside Dr
Austin, TX 78741-1338
Location:East Riverside-Oltorf
Type:Nightclub
Opened:1992
Owner:C3 Presents
Former Names:The Back Room
Emo's East
Seating Capacity:1,700

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 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poster Boy . . Eileen . Schwartz . January 1, 2001 . 2008-08-27.
  2. Web site: TCB . Gray . Christopher . June 15, 2007 . 2009-05-17.
  3. Web site: Emo's (Houston) last day . Christensen . Keith . September 23, 2001 . 2009-05-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413234550/http://www.trinicom.com/keith/emos/emos-last-day/ . April 13, 2009 .
  4. News: The Times at the South by Southwest Festival . Pareles . Jon . The New York Times . South by Southwest Journal . 2008-08-27 . March 14, 2007.
  5. Web site: Emissions From The Monolith 2007 . Phillips . Phillips . February 11, 2007 . 2008-08-27.
  6. Web site: Emo's Owner on Famed Austin Club's Closure: 'What Makes a Venue Is Not Four Walls' . Billboard . September 29, 2011 . 2018-04-04.
  7. Web site: Emo's Austin Closing . Fitzmaurice. Larry . September 29, 2011 . 2012-02-20.
  8. Web site: The Pro's & Cons of Hitchhiking . Hernandez. Raoul . February 13, 2013 . 2013-02-13.
  9. Web site: Edie Brickel 12/17/88. 2023-09-29.
  10. Web site: Devo Live Guide – 12/02/88 – The Backroom, Austin, TX. huboon.com. 2020-02-09.

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