The Best Performing Arts Venue in Downtown with Sixth Street and Rainey Street, Austin

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We've compiled the best of the best in Downtown with Sixth Street and Rainey Street - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Downtown Fodor's Choice

Downtown's premier live entertainment venue, the 2,750-seat Moody Theater in the heart of the Second Street District plays host to some of the best chart-topping acts in the world, including Willie Nelson whose statue stands proudly at the front entrance. The amphitheater is also home to the Austin City Limits TV show, the longest running televised music series in American history. If you can snag tickets to a live taping, whether it's Kacey Musgraves or Black Pumas, don't miss the chance. Next door to the theater's main ticket office, there is a more intimate sister-space, ACL Live at 3Ten, that offers a different lineup in a much smaller surrounding.