American Football

American Football play Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater on Thursday, September 10, 2026. It's a single-bill night, so they're the only act on the program.

The show is part of their Levitation 2026 tour, which brings them through Austin as part of the larger festival run. If you've followed them for a while, you know the name is as much a part of the thing as the music—the band took it from the title of a song on Jimmy Eat World's Clarity, a record that shared some of the same midwest emo DNA they've spent years working with. Since then, they've built their own distinct sound around clean, interlocking guitar lines and odd time signatures that resolve into something melodic and steady.

Their set usually draws from across their catalog, so you'll likely hear the early material alongside the newer records they've put out since their return. It's a good way to hear how the sound has shifted over time, from the sparse, mathy arrangements of the beginning to the more layered, expansive stuff they've done more recently. The two sit well together, and the live show tends to let the songs breathe rather than rushing through them.

It's a Thursday night, so you'll be heading to the Red River district in the middle of the week. The show starts at 7 PM at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater, 801 Red River St, in Austin.