moody amphitheater

We went to one of the most accessible outdoor venues that we have been to—The Moody Amphitheater. Everything is super accessible. We have been there 2 times now, the first time we took the Metro Access and the other time Lani drove. I felt like we could roll anywhere we wanted. The cap Metro drops off at the Red River entrance & when we drove we parked on the Trinity street entrance which is the artist and VIP entrance. The only complaint is there is no curb cut in front of either entrance, you have to walk down the block, or have an additional person help out. But once we got over the curb with the help of others we were good. In Austin, people are always willing to help, even when it's not needed, which is great. There were ramps set up to go wherever you needed to go. We took the ramp that went down to the front of the stage because we both like being front and center for the shows, so that’s what we did. They have different set ups depending on the show.
At the Blues Festival the set up was GA floor everywhere. At Tedeschi Trucks Band, there was seating throughout the venue, with a designated handicap section. The great advantage of this venue is that you can see from every angle. We stayed and danced in the front for a long time at the Blues Festival, but we got hungry and decided to roll around and get food, before we left our spot we asked many kind folks to save our spot as we planned on returning. We left and went up the same ramp to the middle level and took a right and rolled around toward the food and drinks and we saw many friends on the way. You can roll across the whole venue with ease, there are vendors set up on either side of the stage and both accessible. The food tents have eye level service where the bars and drink service areas are elevated. The line at the food tent was quite long, but we didn’t notice because we were constantly being faced with old friends coming up to say “hello.” We got our food and rolled back to the other side of the venue and went down the ramp. What was cool about this was that most festivals and venues I've been to take a long time to roll through the crowd, but here they had a specific path so it was easy to maneuver. We rolled back down the ramp to the front of the stage and the people saved our spots, so we parked in the best seats in the venue once again and watched the show and ate our food. We watched another set of great music and then I needed to use the bathroom, so we asked the people around to save our spots again and we went back up the ramp and this time we took a left and went to the bathroom area.

There are accessible bathrooms at the venue outside and also accessible bathroom stalls in the VIP section and we rolled through with no problem. When we got into the bathroom it was really an amazing experience because the bars are set up in the perfect area and there is plenty of space to pull up next to the toilet to transfer. Once again we returned to the front row and we’re able to get our spots back to close out the show. This is something that never really happens because once you leave your spot at a show, you usually lose it. This is an outdoor venue that was recently created in a park that used to hold the Fun Fun Fun Fest, so I hadn't been here before for music. It was really a great place!

Moody Amphitheater
1401 Trinity St.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 541-3520

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