| Emo's | |
| 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]