| Despite being the capital city of Texas,
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| | compared to other top rock festivals held
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| Austin is a city that prides itself on
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| | in the United States, including Bonnaroo,
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| being far from ordinary. Known as the
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| | Lollapalooza and Coachella. Other annual
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| 'Live Music Capital of the World', Austin
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| | events held in Austin include Eeyore's
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| offers visitors a vacation that is as
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| | Birthday Party and the Austin Reggae
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| diverse as it is exciting. After all, as
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| | Festival - previously named the Bob
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| a city with the motto 'Keep Austin
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| | Marley Festival.
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| Weird', a visit to Austin is sure to be a
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| | If Austin's music scene isn't for you,
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| vacation with a difference.
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| | Austin is also the home of a lot of
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| As you might expect from a city referred
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| | artists. On Guadalupe, you'll find a
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| to as the 'Live Music Capital of the
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| | host of local artistic talent selling
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| World', Austin has a vibrant live music
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| | their works at the Renaissance Market;
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| scene with more music venues per capita
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| | while every first Thursday of the month,
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| than any other U.S city. Austin's music
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| | the eclectic shops on South Congress stay
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| revolves around the numerous
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| | open late, with artists selling their
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| entertainment venues that can be found on
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| | artwork on the sidewalks, accompanied by
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| its historic 6th Street. Originally
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| | musicians playing in the streets. For a
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| known as Pecan Street, East-6th Street is
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| | more contemporary view of Austin's art
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| the heart of the Austin entertainment
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| | scene, pay a visit to the Blanton Museum
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| district and plays host to a multitude of
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| | of Art, a 155,000 square foot museum
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| bars, clubs and music venues. Located
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| | situated on the University's campus,
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| along the length of East-6th Street
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| | housing some 17,000 works of art from
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| between Congress Avenue and Interstate
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| | Europe, the United States and Latin
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| 35, you'll find many venues offering live
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| | America.
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| music at one time or another during the
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| | Residents in Austin need little cause to
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| week.
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| | celebrate, and 'Austinites', as they are
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| Austin is also the venue for an annual
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| | known, take pride in their eccentricities
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| film, music and multimedia festival known
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| | and often celebrate the differences
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| as South by Southwest, which takes place
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| | between themselves and other cities in
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| every spring. Centred around the
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| | the U.S. The local motto - 'Keep Austin
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| downtown Austin Convention Centre, each
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| | Weird' - features on innumerable bumper
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| part of the South by Southwest festival
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| | stickers, tT-shirts and other
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| is relatively independent of one another
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| | memorabilia. Famous Austinites include
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| with different start and end dates. The
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| | country singer Willie Nelson, cyclist
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| musical branch of the festival is one of
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| | Lance Armstrong, Aactress Sandra Bullock
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| the largest music festivals in the United
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| | and tennis player Andy Roddick.
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| States with more than 1,400 performers
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| | When it comes to eating out in Austin,
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| playing across dozens of venues around
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| | you would be forgiven for expecting the
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| the city, while the film branch has
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| | Texas 'Holy Trinity' of barbecue, Tex-Mex
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| quickly become one of the world's
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| | and chicken-fried steak. However, Austin
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| premiere film festivals, focussing on new
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| | now possesses a much more sophisticated
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| directing talent.
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| | and international flair, with the Wall
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| Zilker Park in Austin is the venue for
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| | Street Journal naming the city as one of
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| the Austin City Limits Music Festival, an
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| | the country's "up and coming culinary
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| annual three-day music and art festival.
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| | hotspots."
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| Bringing together more than 130 bands
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| | To get the very best experience of this
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| over eight stages, the festival combines
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| | culturally diverse and exciting city,
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| rock, country, folk, indie, Americana,
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| | look for a hotel in Austin that is
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| hip-hop, reggae and bluegrass artists,
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| | situated in the Central or Downtown areas
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| and attracts a crowd of around 65,000
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| | of the city. Just remember that Austin
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| music-lovers every day. The festival has
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| | is a city where it's considered normal to
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| been such a huge success that it is often
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| | be a little out of the ordinary!
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