One of Austin’s most well known tours of the spring is East 17 And 911. The tour was started in 1998 after a couple residents decided the season needed something to look forward to. Ian Judge was hit by inspiration while listening to his favorite cassette tape and finished all the details for East 17 And 911 in one night. The tour started out as a tiny event, with a lot of the city's performers..
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After a rough few years East 17 And 911 began to establish itself as a premeir event The tour booked bigger acts and the attention the festival received increased exponentially. East 17 And 911 soon began to see people travel from around the world to come to the event.
Now one of the hottest events of the year, East 17 And 911 tickets will not last more than a couple of hours after being released to the public. The festival is now so big that just about any band will say yes if asked to play. The organizers of the tour have not forgotten where they’ve come from though, and always ask local artists to play the smaller stages. East 17 And 911 is always getting bigger, adding new stages, more artists, and more booths every year.
This year’s tour is already getting more buzz than last year’s tour, with more big name acts than ever before. East 17 And 911’s tickets for their latest tour are on sale on Ticket Specialists, along with the schedule of all the band’s concerts.