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Liberty Lunch
Liberty Lunch was a live-music venue in Austin, Texas. become notable in the history of Austin music, along
It began in the 1940s as an eatery and, over the years, with the Armadillo World Headquarters.
evolved into a live-music venue. It closed in 1999.
In 1981, during the demolition of the Armadillo World
Headquarters, usable wood was brought over to the Lib-
Recordings
erty Lunch site, to be recycled into a new, "see-through" • Joe Ely – Live at Liberty Lunch (1990)
front entrance, a badly needed stage rebuild, and a new
backstage area. The outdoor shed area eventually grew a
roof, to protect against rain-outs, which were very cost-
See also
ly. This came at the price of sacrificing a prime feature, at • Music of Austin
what was probably the original location to engender the
phrase "Live music, under the stars, in Austin, Texas". External links
The back cover of the Clash’s London Calling album
features a photo taken at Armadillo World Headquarters. • Austin Chronicle: Save Liberty Lunch: You Do Not
During its heyday in the late 1970s and 1980s, it fea- Tear Down Landmarks
tured several kinds of music, including reggae and ska, • Austin Chronicle: Live Music Venue Guide: Liberty
punk, indie, country and rock. Lunch
The venue was forced to close to make way for down- • G-L-O-R-I-A
town redevelopment in the late 1990s. Liberty Lunch has
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