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• Contact Info

  Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)

  520 Texas Avenue
  Houston, TX 77002

  Phone: (713) 230-1600   |   Official Website

• Map

  Full map and directions

• Parking Info

  Patrons may park underground in the Theater District Parking Garage. The event parking price is $6.00. Special daytime holiday events parking price is $8.00.
  
  Handicapped accessible areas are painted blue and near the elevator.
  
  Parking entrances are located on Rusk, Capital, Texas and Prairie.
  
  Do you offer a valet service?
  Yes, there is valet service on the Smith side of Bayou Place (in front of Angelika Film Center and Sake Lounge). The price is $8.00 per vehicle.
  
   

• Accessibility Services

  There is no accessibility service information available at this time.

• • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

• • Upcoming Events

    05/29/12	Chickenfoot - Different Devil Tour 2012 Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Chickenfoot - Different Devil Tour 2012 Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) May 29, 2012 Bayou Music Center presents Chickenfoot  - Different Devil Tour 2012. With Black Stone Cherry. Having established themselves in record time as one of the earth’s premier rock bands with their Gold-certified 2009 self-titled debut, Chickenfoot – the illustrious, virtuosic supergroup formed by singing legend Sammy Hagar, guitar god Joe Satriani,...
    05/31/12- 06/03/12	Behind The Pulpit Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Behind The Pulpit Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) May 31-June 3, 2012 Bayou Music Center and Unlimited/Twin Entertainment present the Gospel Comedy Stage Play Behind The Pulpit. "Behind The Pulpit" is not a play that depicts the negative things that go on in the church with the Pastors and Saints. It is a story that explains when life happens. How do we handle it? Do we go right, or do we go left? "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all...
    06/09/12	Houston Roller Derby: June 2012 Bouts Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Houston Roller Derby: June 2012 Bouts Presented by Houston Roller Derby at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) June 9, 2012 Are you ready for some flat track action? Houston Roller Derby's June 2012 Bouts  take place Saturday,  June 9th. Houston Roller Derby presents its 2012 season in downtown Houston at the Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater),  520 Texas Avenue. Come join us for our fourth bout of the season June 9! This will be a double header for both of our travel teams. Come watch the HRD Knockouts take on the...
    06/30/12	Jaheim Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Jaheim Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) June 30, 2012 Bayou Music Center presents Jaheim. With Urban Mystic. With his smooth, sonorous tone, Jaheim is the forerunner and torch-carrier of today's soul-originated R&B. A vocalist in the tradition of such greats as Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross, he signed with former Naughty By Nature beat man Kay Gee's Devine Mill record label in 2000. Jaheim released three albums over five years: his 2001...
    07/20/12	KASKADE - Freaks of Nature Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) KASKADE - Freaks of Nature Tour Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) July 20, 2012 Bayou Music Center presents KASKADE - Freaks of Nature Tour. With Alvin Risk. “Kaskade’s signature sound is as unmistakable as it is beautiful; a combination of dewy female vocals,tough electronic underpinnings, and memorable melodies.” — Billboard The New York Times may have called him the “new face of electronic dance music” in a recent profile, but...

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Current &
Upcoming Events

• Current Events

  There are no current events at this time.

• Upcoming Events

  05/29/12	Chickenfoot - Different Devil Tour 2012 Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Chickenfoot - Different Devil Tour 2012 Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) May 29, 2012 Bayou Music Center presents Chickenfoot  - Different Devil Tour 2012. With Black Stone Cherry. Having established themselves in record time as one of the earth’s premier rock bands with their Gold-certified 2009 self-titled debut, Chickenfoot – the illustrious, virtuosic supergroup formed by singing legend Sammy Hagar, guitar god Joe Satriani,...
  05/31/12- 06/03/12	Behind The Pulpit Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Behind The Pulpit Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) May 31-June 3, 2012 Bayou Music Center and Unlimited/Twin Entertainment present the Gospel Comedy Stage Play Behind The Pulpit. "Behind The Pulpit" is not a play that depicts the negative things that go on in the church with the Pastors and Saints. It is a story that explains when life happens. How do we handle it? Do we go right, or do we go left? "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all...
  06/09/12	Houston Roller Derby: June 2012 Bouts Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Houston Roller Derby: June 2012 Bouts Presented by Houston Roller Derby at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) June 9, 2012 Are you ready for some flat track action? Houston Roller Derby's June 2012 Bouts  take place Saturday,  June 9th. Houston Roller Derby presents its 2012 season in downtown Houston at the Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater),  520 Texas Avenue. Come join us for our fourth bout of the season June 9! This will be a double header for both of our travel teams. Come watch the HRD Knockouts take on the...
  06/30/12	Jaheim Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) Jaheim Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) June 30, 2012 Bayou Music Center presents Jaheim. With Urban Mystic. With his smooth, sonorous tone, Jaheim is the forerunner and torch-carrier of today's soul-originated R&B. A vocalist in the tradition of such greats as Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross, he signed with former Naughty By Nature beat man Kay Gee's Devine Mill record label in 2000. Jaheim released three albums over five years: his 2001...
  07/20/12	KASKADE - Freaks of Nature Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) KASKADE - Freaks of Nature Tour Presented by Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) at Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater) July 20, 2012 Bayou Music Center presents KASKADE - Freaks of Nature Tour. With Alvin Risk. “Kaskade’s signature sound is as unmistakable as it is beautiful; a combination of dewy female vocals,tough electronic underpinnings, and memorable melodies.” — Billboard The New York Times may have called him the “new face of electronic dance music” in a recent profile, but...

Past
Events

• Past Events

  05/24/12	k.d. lang Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/19/12	Houston Roller Derby: May 2012 Bouts Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/18/12	Snow Patrol Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/13/12	Isley Brothers Celebration Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/12/12	Wanda Sykes Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/11/12	IIDA Product Runway 2012 Traveling Trends Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/09/12	Jane's Addiction Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/05/12	The Fresh Beat Band Live In Concert Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/03/12	The Gipsy Kings Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/02/12	Florence + The Machine Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/01/12	Creed: Human Clay Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/30/12	Creed: My Own Prison Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/27/12	Nero Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/21/12	Houston Roller Derby: April 2012 Bouts Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/20/12	Lucha Libre USA Masked Warriors Live Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/14/12	CANCELLED Human Nature The Motown Show (Presented by Smokey Robinson) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/07/12	Rick Ross Live in Concert Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/06/12	Daniel Tosh Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/23/12	That Big Metal Show (featuring Downfall 2012) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/18/12	Houston We Have A Problem FEST (Featuring Asking Alexandria) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/17/12	Houston Roller Derby: March 2012 Bouts Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/11/12	Imagination Movers Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/10/12	21st Annual Mariachi Invitational Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/09/12	Salim-Sulaiman Live In Concert Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/02/12	Gigantour 2012 (Featuring Megadeth) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/25/12	Extreme Midget Wrestling Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/18/12	Super Star Tamer Hosny USA Tour Houston 2012 Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/11/12	Tyrese: Open Invitation Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/02/12	Dim Mak's Deadmeat Tour 2012 Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/20/12	Tedeschi Trucks Band Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/12/12	Aaron Lewis (of Staind) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/23/11	Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/21/11	Lyle Lovett Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/17/11	Randy Rogers Band Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/08/11	My Morning Jacket Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/06/11	Buzzfestivus with Chevelle Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/03/11	Buzzfestivus with Rise Against, Flobots and The Riverboat Gamblers Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/02/11	Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! It's Time to Dance! Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/01/11	Joe Bonamassa Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  11/17/11	Sting: Back to Bass Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  11/05/11	Celtic Thunder Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/28/11	Bassnectar Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/25/11	Dream Theater Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/22/11	USACA Legacy Amateur Series Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/15/11	Straight No Chaser Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/14/11	Chris Tucker Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/12/11	Joe Walsh Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/11/11	Dolly Parton Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/10/11	Death Cab for Cutie Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/09/11	Lindsey Buckingham (Seeds We Sow Tour) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/08/11	Ron White Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/07/11	Joe Rogan Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  10/01/11	Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  09/24/11	Erasure: Tomorrow's World Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  09/23/11	An Evening With Weird Al Yankovic Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  09/17/11	Deacons of Deadwood 2011 Charity Ball with Foghat Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  09/16/11	Deadmau5 (Meowingtons Hax Tour) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  09/15/11	Return To Forever IV With Special Guest Zappa Plays Zappa Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  08/07/11	Chicago Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  07/30/11	TNA Impact Wrestling World Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  07/16/11	Barney Live In Concert - Birthday Bash! Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  07/09/11	The Wiggles Big Birthday! Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  06/22/11	Emmylou Harris Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  06/17/11	Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me Tour (with Heather, Josh & Brad) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  06/12/11	Earth, Wind & Fire Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  06/10/11- 06/11/11	George Lopez Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/27/11	Cage The Elephant, Manchester Orchestra, (with Sleeper Agent) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/23/11	Primus Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/20/11	NEW DATE The Avett Brothers Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/19/11	NEW DATE An Evening with Yanni in Concert Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/14/11	Slightly Stoopid Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/10/11	Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite Live Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/06/11	Wilco (with special guest Smith Westerns) Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  05/05/11	Product Runway 2011 Remix Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/30/11	Lisa Lampanelli Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/29/11	Ke$ha: The Get $leazy Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/28/11	NEW DATE Willie Nelson Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/26/11	Charlie Sheen LIVE: My Violent Torpedo of Truth Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/15/11	Brian Regan - Live in Concert Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  04/06/11	Jagermeister Country Tour featuring Dierks Bentley Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/26/11	Children At Risk 5th Annual Gala - An Evening with Michael McDonald: Standing Up for Our Youth Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/25/11	Glenn Beck Live Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/20/11	The Pink Floyd Experience Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/12/11	20th Annual Mariachi Invitational Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  03/01/11	An Evening with Diana Ross Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/26/11	IXFA - Extreme Fighting Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/21/11	Tuaca Body Art Ball Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/18/11	Gabriel Iglesias Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  02/11/11- 02/12/11	Imagination Movers 'In A Big Warehouse' Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/29/11	Paramount's Original Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/29/11	The Spirit of Michael - Laser Spectacular Show Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/26/11	Thirty Seconds to Mars Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/15/11	VENUE CHANGE Reel Big Fish Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  01/13/11	VENUE CHANGE Girl Talk Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/18/10	Robert Earl Keen Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/07/10	Buzzfestivus With Acoustic Shinedown Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/05/10	Buzzfestivus with The Smashing Pumpkins and Jimmy Eat World Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  12/04/10	IXFA - Extreme Fighting Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  11/20/10	4Troops Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)
  11/19/10	Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal Comedy Tour Bayou Music Center (formerly Verizon Wireless Theater)