Matthew McConaughey is one of the developers, the Moody Foundation's 130-million-dollar grant is one of the largest gifts in University of Texas history, and John Mayer played the first public night. Moody Center, at 2001 Robert Dedman Drive on the UT campus in Austin, opened on 20 April 2022. The deal structure was novel: Oak View Group funded the 375-million-dollar arena and manages it in exchange for most non-university event income for at least 35 years, while UT owns the land and building and controls 60 days a year for Longhorns basketball and graduations - a public-private template other campuses now study. The building replaced a landmark: the drum-shaped Frank Erwin Center had served since 1977; its successor seats over 15,000 for concerts and roughly 10,700 for basketball across 530,000 square feet, with acoustics and loading designed for touring production rather than adapted to it. The grand opening was Texas-sized: George Strait with Willie Nelson and Family played the official celebration nights in late April 2022, and the calendar has run at 150-plus events a year since - Live Nation and Austin promoter C3 Presents sit inside the ownership group, keeping the routing pipeline full. The interior leans on Austin identity: murals and neon by local artists, dressing rooms named for the Broken Spoke and Continental Club, local food vendors on the concourses and the Dell Technologies Plaza working as a pre-show fan destination - a deliberate contrast with interchangeable NBA-market arenas. Practical notes: the arena is cashless with walk-through security, sits beside Mike A. Myers Stadium off Dedman Drive with garage parking pre-booked; the upper-bowl corners hold the value, the lower east sections face the standard end-stage, and campus traffic on event nights makes the 20-minute-early arrival a genuine rule.

Type: Stadium / Arena

Address: 2001 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, United States, 78712

Website: https://moodycenteratx.com

Cover Charge: 1

Capacity: 15000

Opening Date: 20/04/2022

Serves Food

Accessible