MUSIC & GIVING

Within this program, suite holders donate their seats for select shows at Moody Center each month. Red River Rising pairs the donated suite with an ATX based nonprofit organization, prioritizing children, affinity-based groups, and/or charities that focus on the initiative’s three pillars of empowering local musicianship, preserving the downtown music district, and addressing housing insecurity.

Click here for some of the nonprofit groups that have partaken in this program.

SUITE DONATION PROGRAM

NONPROFIT ARTIST GIFTING & ACTIVATIONS

Austin Arena Company often partners with organizations that are important to artists to highlight at their shows. See below for a few examples of cause driven groups we have worked with in the past.

  • AUSTIN PETS ALIVE!

    Knowing Hayley Williams love for her dog Alf, Austin Arena Company donated to Austin Pets Alive! on behalf of Paramore’s performance in Austin. The local nonprofit, dedicated to saving pets in the Central Texas area, also curated a backstage “Sweet Paws” puppy room for the crew and band to enjoy before the show

  • EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY

    In honor of Harry Styles’ historic 6 night residency, Austin Arena Company distributed Everytown For Gun Safety shirts to all fans who attended his final show in Austin. The entity also donated $100,000 to the cause, which aims to make communities safer by ending gun violence.

  • HEADCOUNT

    Headcount is a nonpartisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and promote participation in democracy. You can find Headcount running voter registration drives on the Dell Technologies Plaza before several of the venue’s events.

  • RED RIVER RISING

    Taking a nod to Sabrina Carpenter’s hit song “Espresso,” a coffee stand was hosted prior to her concert benefitting our organization, Red River Rising. Supporting our cause was Short N’ Sweet with $1 from every coffee purchased going towards our mission.

Before select shows at Moody Center, Red River Rising will have local musicians perform on the outdoor stage on the Dell Technologies Plaza. With over 15,000 attendees entering the arena for an event, these musicians gain mass exposure to a new audience and the opportunity to open for the world’s most popular touring artists.

See below for information on the great Austin based musicians we have featured so far.

OUTDOOR STAGE