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<\/a><\/p>\nFew U.S. music venues are more iconic than Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The legendary Colorado venue has emerged as a major destination for music lovers \u2013\u00a0becoming a bucket list experience that attracts hordes of concert-goers from all over. 85 years later, Austin, Texas finally has a response: White Rocks.<\/p>\n
The White Rocks amphitheater is part of a larger, 71-acre development that include plans for a hotel and private residences near Bee Cave just south of Austin. <\/p>\n
Called the UMusic Hotel & Private Residences Austin, the project is a collaboration between White Rocks and UMusic Hospitality & LIfestyle in partnership with Universal Music Group \u2013 White Rocks as the property owner\/developer, where UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle will operate the hotel.<\/p>\n
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Image credit: UMusic Hotel & Private Residences<\/p>\n
White Rocks will be the centerpiece of the development. Overlooking the 10,000-acre Texas Hill Country preserve, the 10,000-seat, open-air amphitheater is designed to be integrated into the area\u2019s natural topography. As described in the press release: <\/p>\n
\u201cNatural materials, clean architectural lines, and seamless indoor-outdoor flow shape the design, creating spaces that feel elevated and deeply connected to the land, while underground systems centralize mechanical solutions to maintain acoustic and environmental harmony\u201d.<\/p>\n
As part of the development\u2019s larger mission of conservation, developers state that over 70 percent of the 71-acre development will be preserved as green space. <\/p>\n
The development appears to be an extension\/successor to the previously proposed Violet Crown concept. The previous proposal, however, faced environmental and permitting pushback. <\/p>\n
The 150-room hotel will house a central bar, an indoor performance venue, professional recording studios, a nightclub, a comedy club, and an expansive wellness center. <\/p>\n
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Photo via Shutterstock<\/p>\n
Additionally, UMusic Hotel will debut its first-ever collection of 600 Private Residences condominiums. Residents will receive direct access to these entertainment options, alongside private pools, fitness facilities, and underground secured parking.<\/p>\n
Private Residences at UMusic Hotel & Private Residences Austin are now available for purchase. <\/p>\n
According to sources, construction is expected to begin in 2027, with a prospective opening of the amphitheater, hotel, and first residential units for late 2028\/2029. In its final form, White Rocks in Austin could extend to 2030. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image credit: UMusic Hotel & Private Residences Few U.S. music venues are more iconic than Red Rocks Amphitheatre.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,123414,19979,25169],"class_list":["post-346000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-big-concert","tag-local-trip","tag-trip-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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