Riley Green plays Moody Center tonight, Thursday, Oct. 1, with doors at 6 p.m. and the show starting at 7. According to ATX Things analysis of current listings, tickets in Austin, Texas are still available starting at $30 before fees, with Randy Houser and Hannah McFarland opening.
What time do doors open for Riley Green at Moody Center?
Doors open at 6 p.m. and Riley Green's set starts at 7 p.m., per Moody Center's own event listing. Parking opens at 5 p.m., an hour before doors — if you're driving, that's your window to beat the worst of the line. Randy Houser and Hannah McFarland open; McFarland isn't just a tour support slot tonight, she's also the voice on "Go Again," the slow-burning duet from Green's new album, so her set is worth getting there early for rather than treating it as background noise while you find your seat.
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$30–$150+How much are tickets, really?
Prices vary a lot by platform and section. TickPick lists all-in (no hidden fees) tickets starting at $30. SeatGeek shows a starting price around $57. VividSeats lists a $78 floor with an average resale price of $159, which tells you where the middle of the market actually sits once you're past the cheapest nosebleeds. None of the three platforms show this show as sold out — if you're deciding tonight, there's still room, but the $30 seats won't last through dinner.
Resale prices shift by the hour on a show-day. Check more than one platform before you buy — the $30 listing and the $159 "average" can both be true for the same show at the same time, just different seats.
Who is Riley Green, and why does this show matter right now?
The Alabama-born singer released his new album, "That's Just Me," on Sept. 18 — less than two weeks before this tour date — and he's still riding a No. 1 hit from earlier this year, "Change My Mind," which topped the country charts in June. In a recent interview, Green described his approach to the new record plainly: "Something I'm always going to make my goal is to have a lot of different types of songs stylistically on a record... there's a lot of truth in the songs." He's also been direct about where he draws the line creatively: "I don't use AI in my songwriting process. I struggle to think that there's a machine that's going to make you feel emotion."
That makes tonight's stop part of a genuinely new chapter, not a greatest-hits lap — expect a setlist built around an album that's barely three weeks old alongside the songs that got him here. Green talked through the new record's range with American Songwriter ahead of its release.
What's parking actually like at Moody Center?
One recent Google reviewer put nearby lot parking at $30–$60 and said that price alone pushed them to use drop-off instead — they described the post-show pickup as "chaotic" but workable, with an easy walk back from Lot 40. A separate reviewer, writing about a different show, called parking there "somewhat distant" without citing a price. Treat $30–$60 as one visitor's real, recent data point rather than Moody Center's official rate — the venue doesn't publish a parking price list — and build in extra time either way. If you're coming from off campus, UT game-day-style traffic patterns can show up on big concert nights too, even on a Thursday.
Parking opens at 5 p.m., a full hour before doors. Arriving at 5 rather than 5:45 is the single easiest way to avoid both the worst of the lot and the worst of the doors line.
Is this a big deal, or just another Thursday show?
For country fans in Central Texas, yes — Moody Center's own promotion of the date calls it one of the region's more anticipated fall concerts, and a near-two-week-old album plus a charting single gives it more weight than a typical mid-week tour stop. It's also a useful marker for how fast Moody Center has become a default arena stop for country's A-list since opening: we covered Koe Wetzel's headline run here earlier this year, and Olivia Dean's arena stop showed the same pattern of real-time price swings this one does.
If your week is built around the bigger weekend plans instead, our ACL Fest rain-forecast guide covers what Friday through Sunday actually looks like — tonight's show is the one clean, indoor, weather-proof plan before that weekend starts.
What locals should know
McFarland's opening set includes "Go Again," her duet with Green — if you only know Green's catalog, this is the one new song worth listening for before the headline set.
No age restriction on this show, but it is a general-admission-heavy arena crowd on a weeknight — plan your Friday morning accordingly.
If you want dinner near campus before the show, the UT-adjacent stretch along Guadalupe and Riverside has the density to get you fed and parked by 6.
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How do I get there and what should I bring?
Moody Center sits at 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., on the UT Austin campus, a few minutes' walk from the I-35 frontage road. Doors are at 6, the show's at 7, and parking opens at 5. Bring a clear bag — Moody Center enforces a clear-bag policy — and budget cash or a card for $30–$60 parking if you're not doing drop-off. Tickets remain on sale through Ticketmaster, the show's official vendor. For more of what's on tonight and this week, see our full Austin things-to-do guide.
FAQ
What time does Riley Green go on stage at Moody Center? Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. Randy Houser and Hannah McFarland open; set times for openers aren't published, but arriving by doors gives you the full show.
Are tickets still available for tonight's show? Yes, as of this afternoon. TickPick lists tickets from $30, SeatGeek from about $57, and VividSeats from $78 with a $159 average resale price — none show the show as sold out.
What's new from Riley Green right now? His album "That's Just Me" came out Sept. 18, 2026, and includes "Go Again," a duet with tonight's opener Hannah McFarland. His single "Change My Mind" hit No. 1 on the country charts in June 2026.
Is there a clear bag policy at Moody Center? Yes. Moody Center enforces a clear-bag policy for events; check the venue's own bag-policy page before you leave the house so you're not turning back for a different bag.
How much does parking cost at Moody Center? Recent visitor reports put nearby lot parking around $30–$60, with lots filling up as doors approach. Parking opens at 5 p.m., an hour before doors.
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