About
Riverbend Centre is Austin's newest
alternative performing arts center
nestled in the picturesque Texas Hill Country.
Riverbend Centre is a multi-purpose venue
that plays host to musical groups, theatrical
productions, television specials, distinguished
speakers, conventions, and public
speakers.
Inspired by his extensive travels through the
Holy Lands, Dr. Gerald Mann envisioned a
modern version of a Greco-Roman
amphitheatre offering the intimacy and
symmetry of those timeless venues. In 1997,
Overland Partners was commissioned by
Riverbend Church, of which Dr. David
Haney is now Senior Pastor, to design
and build this multi award-winning building.
The elegant limestone-and-wood facility
debuted as a performing arts center on
May 5, 2002 with a sold-out show by Grammy
award-winning bluegrass ensemble Alison
Krauss & Union Station. Designed in a classical
style, the venue seats 2,305 patrons.
