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Austin Bergstrom Airport transfers music programming to ACME; staff report staffing fix and plans to expand to 25 weekly shows

5528701 · August 4, 2025
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Summary

Airport and ACME staff briefed the Music Commission on the airport’s music program history, recent operational disruptions from staff departures, the hiring of a full-time sound engineer, and a planned transition of booking and programming to the city’s ACME department with an October target and an immediate increase to 25 shows per week.

Airport staff and the Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) told the Music Commission that Austin Bergstrom International Airport’s longstanding live-music program will move into ACME oversight, with staff handling booking, databases and expansion plans.

Ramonica (Ramónica) Carr, Austin Bergstrom International Airport guest services officer, gave a brief history of the program and described recent operational challenges. She said the airport’s live-music program began one month after the terminal opened, has grown to eight stages — “1 main stage that can accommodate a full band, 1 medium stage that can accommodate 4 performers, and 6 stages for solo performers” — and that AUS “hosted 1,351 live music performances featuring over 200 local bands and musicians” in 2024.

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