ONCE A VENUE
Always A State Of Mind
Armadillo World Headquarters was never just a venue. It was a movement: an icon of Austin cool that stood for music, art, and mavericks. It returns as a symbol for the weird, the inclusive, and the wildly creative, with a renewed mission to support local artists, honor the past, and invite the community to help shape what comes next.
What's Happening
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Poster adapted from original illustration by J Spence A celebration of Jim Franklin
Pumpkin Stomp
The Little Darlin'
6507 Circle S Rd, Austin, TXGrab a drink, catch a screening of Armadillo Man, then help us send a pumpkin out in style. The Pumpkin Stomp is an Austin tradition, and this year we raise a toast to Jim Franklin, the artist who put the armadillo on the map and helped make Austin weird.
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An evening honoring Gary P. Nunn
H.O.M.E. with the Armadillo
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
310 W Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin, TXGary P. Nunn wrote the song that sent Austin “home with the Armadillo.” Now Austin returns the favor with a night in his honor at the Moody Theater, benefitting H.O.M.E., Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers, so the people who made this music can stay in the city they built.
A Cultural Revival
Here's a bit of our story: the Austin venue where rednecks and hippies shared one dance floor, where Willie, Waylon, Zappa and Springsteen all played, and where an old National Guard armory helped make Austin the Live Music Capital of the World.
ARMADILLO
Our temporary activation on South Congress re-launched the spirit of the Armadillo, and set the stage for things to come in 2025 and beyond.
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