Emo's is a music and event venue located in

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. Emo's got its start as a Houston punk club in 1989, with the Austin location opening in 1992. The Houston location closed its doors in September 2001. The nightclub is an official

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Music Festival venue, during which it consists of four stages. The annual

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festival relocated to Emo's in 2007. 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. On February 11, 2013, Emo's announced they were being sold to

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, the booking agent/production company behind

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and

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, among other endeavors.

Notable performers

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(2018-02-17) *

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(1988-12-02)

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Emo's
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