Austin: Tricky at Mohawk
September 21 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
$76
Trip-hop pioneer Tricky brings his murky, bass-heavy sound to Mohawk in Austin on Monday, September 21, 2026, with doors at 6:30 PM. Tickets start at $76 for a rare club-sized show from one of the genre’s defining voices.
Born Adrian Thaws in Bristol, England, Tricky emerged from the same scene that produced Massive Attack, whom he collaborated with early on before launching a solo career with 1995’s “Maxinquaye” — a hazy, paranoid masterpiece widely credited as one of the records that defined trip-hop as a genre. Across three decades and more than a dozen albums since, he’s continued restlessly reworking his sound, pulling in punk, dub, and hip-hop influences while keeping the whispered, unsettled vocal style that made his early work so distinctive.
Mohawk’s indoor room, with its heavyweight sound system, is well-suited to a set built on low-end and atmosphere rather than spectacle. It’s an intimate setting for an artist whose influence on modern electronic and alternative music runs far deeper than his relatively low profile in the U.S. might suggest.
“Maxinquaye” regularly appears on best-albums-of-the-90s lists, and Tricky’s catalog has been sampled and cited as an influence by artists across hip-hop, electronic, and indie rock in the decades since. Fans looking to extend the night can also check out The Historic Scoot Inn, another East Side room known for eclectic, genre-bending bookings.
Beyond any single show, Mohawk has built a reputation among touring artists and fans alike for pairing serious sound quality with a laid-back, unpretentious East Side atmosphere — the kind of room where a big production can still feel like a neighborhood show. The dual indoor-outdoor layout gives visitors flexibility to catch the full set from the stage-front crowd or hang back on the patio with a drink in hand, and the venue’s sound team has earned a name among touring crews for dialing in a mix that works for quiet, intricate songwriting and full-volume rock alike. It’s one of the venues most closely associated with Austin’s East Side music renaissance over the past two decades, and a regular stop for both emerging acts and established headliners passing through the city.
Doors open at 6:30 PM. This is a standing-room, general-admission show, so early arrival is recommended, and Mohawk’s outdoor patio bar remains open for anyone who wants a break from the low-end.