Austin's daily two-step schedule. Getting Austin on the dance floor, every day since 2020.
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8 • Christopher Seymore
8 • David Miner
10 • The Shinglers
11:55 • Jack Fister's Wildlife
6 • Mark Allan Atwood
9 • Cory Cross
6:30 • Hot Club of Cowtown
10 • Henri Herbert & The Fury
7:30 • Double or Nothing Beginner Two-Step Lesson RSVP →
8:30 • Frank Cavitt & The Honky-tonk Doctors
8 • Eric Michael Smith
8 • Crys
10 • Sentimental Family Band
11:55 • Missy Beth & The Moirning Afters
11:55 • Missy Beth & The Morning Afters
6 • Jesse Joe & The 96ers
6 • Wanderin’ Pine
9 • Chaparral W/ Jeff Hughes
9 • Murphy's Inlaws
8 • Ripplefest
7 • Double or Nothing Swing Dance (Jitterbug) Lesson RSVP →
8 • Effy Harvard
9:15 • Boomershack
11:15 • Sweet Megg
6 • Bruce Smith Band
9 • The Texases
5:30 • Jacob Alan Jager
8 • Aaron Mcdonnell
10 • Jake Penrod
11:55 • Cotton Clifton
6:30 • The Blues Specialists
10 • Electric Lounge Presents: Vapors of Morphine
11:45 • Living Pins
9 • Donn & The Station Masters
Bob Appel
Midland
3:30pm • Kevin Fox & Continental Breakfast
7:30pm • Electric Lounge Presents: Vapors Of Morphine
10 • The Last Jimenez
6 • All Hat No Cadillac
11am • Lindsay Beaver
1pm • Flat Top Jones
9 • Sunny Sweeney w/ special guest Brit Taylor
Sunny Sweeney
5:30 • Grant Edward Mcmahan
8 • Sweet Megg
10 • Hayden Butler
11:55 • Them Duqaines
2pm • The Hook
8 • Duel Step
9 • Cotton Clifton
10 • Chili Dawgz
11 • Armadillo Road
11:55 • Trip Ciga
9 • Murphy's Inlaws & Outlaws
11 • Ramsay Midwood
7 • Jody Nix LIVE at Anhalt Halle
The Mavericks
4pm • Chaparral
11am • Malford Milligan
3pm • Eric Demmer Band
6 • Soul Sessions
3pm • Robert Parker Jr
2:30pm • Marshall Hood
6:30 • Heybale
9:30 • Willie Pipkin & Friends
4pm • Sunday Best With The Merles
3pm • 3 Chord Rodeo
5 • Double or Nothing Advanced Two-Step Lesson
6 • Double or Nothing Intermediate Two-Step Lesson
8 • Ripplefest
Gonzo Survivors
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All kinds of people find their way onto a dance floor in Austin, and they all find the same thing waiting: a way to make friends, to be part of the best live music scene in the world, to move your body, and to just plain enjoy being alive. It takes so much to make that happen, every single night. The musicians, the venues, the dancers, all of it. You will not find this anywhere else, not the way we do it here, and it is really something to see.
No one person could ever be the face of something this big, and that is exactly the beauty of it. The dance floor is big enough for every last one of us. Always has been. So cheers to how lucky we are, getting to dance to live music in Austin, Texas. Come be a part of it. Won't you join us?
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Austin has live country music and two-stepping every night of the week. The best spots for dancing are Broken Spoke, White Horse, Sagebrush, Sam's Town Point, and Continental Club. Check the schedule above for tonight's bands and set times.
Broken Spoke is Austin's most legendary honky tonk - open since 1964 and a true Texas institution. For East Austin energy, White Horse is a local favorite. Sagebrush on South Congress is great for dancing with multiple stages. Sam's Town Point is beloved for its old-Austin dive bar feel with live music every night.
Austin honky-tonk two-step is a regional style of Texas two-step that developed on Austin's small, packed honky-tonk dance floors. Traditional progressive two-step travels counter-clockwise around a big floor. The Austin style starts on the slow (slow-slow-quick-quick) and blends swing-dance turns into a compact frame that fits a crowded room. Read the full history, with sources →
Double or Nothing Two-Step is Austin's honky-tonk dance school - teaching honky-tonk two-step since 2020. Weekly social lessons at local bars (no partner needed), private lessons, and online courses. Sagebrush every Sunday and Tuesday. See the full lesson schedule →
The restaurant at Broken Spoke is free with live music 6-8pm Tuesday through Saturday. The dancehall opens at 9pm (8pm Tuesdays) and typically charges $10-$15 cash depending on who's playing. Bring cash - the ATM is at the front door.
White Horse typically charges $5 on Wednesdays and Sundays and $10 on Thursdays through Saturdays. Cover is cash only and goes directly to support the artists. Check their calendar for specific show details.
Sagebrush charges $10 cash on Double or Nothing Two-Step lesson nights (Sundays and Tuesdays) which covers both the lesson and the live music after. For larger shows the cover can be $15-$20. Always cash at the door.
Yes - Austin has live music and two-stepping every single night of the week. Weekends are especially lively at Broken Spoke, White Horse, and Sagebrush. Check the schedule above for this weekend's bands and times at all 17 venues.
No partner needed. Austin's honky tonk scene is incredibly welcoming - most venues have a mix of solo dancers, couples, and groups. At Double or Nothing Two-Step lessons, partners are rotated so everyone gets to dance with everyone.
Come as you are - Austin honky tonks are casual and welcoming. Cowboy boots are ideal for the dance floor (leather soles slide better than rubber) but not required. Jeans and a comfortable top work perfectly. Most venues are 21+ so bring your ID.
This guide tracks 17 venues including Broken Spoke, White Horse, Sagebrush, Sam's Town Point, Continental Club, Donn's Depot, Little Longhorn Saloon, Jo's Coffee, ABGB, Guero's, Coupland Dance Hall, Luckenbach, and more across Austin and the surrounding Hill Country.
Every day. Where to Two-Step Austin has been curated every single day since 2021 by Austin social dancers who actually dance at these venues every week, checking each venue's website and social media to compile the most accurate schedule possible. A Double or Nothing Two-Step production.
Tonight in Austin (Wednesday, September 16), you can two-step to live country music at Sagebrush, White Horse, Sam's Town Point, Broken Spoke, Continental Club, Donn's Depot, and more. Double or Nothing Two-Step is teaching a two-step lesson at Donn's Depot.
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