3TEN ACL LIVE

3TEN ACL Live is the smaller sibling venue to ACL Live at the Moody Theater, located right next door off Willie Nelson Boulevard downtown. The room holds about 350 people, which makes it one of the better mid-sized venues in Austin for catching a show where you can actually see the performer's face. The space was designed to feel like a music club rather than a concert hall, with a floor-level stage, quality sound and lighting, and the kind of intimate energy that bigger rooms struggle to create. The booking favors emerging artists and established acts who want a tighter room, covering everything from indie rock and folk to hip-hop, electronic, and comedy. Because it operates under the ACL Live umbrella, the production quality punches above what you might expect from a 350-cap room. It is also a SXSW venue, which brings an entirely different lineup during March. The location puts you right in the middle of the Second Street District, close to restaurants, hotels, and the Lady Bird Lake trail. If you have ever been to ACL Live for a big show and wished the room was smaller and the crowd was closer, 3TEN is exactly what you are looking for. It bridges the gap between the small club experience and the large concert venue, and it does it with style.