October 10 @ 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm
$123
Wave to Earth brings its dreamy, jazz-tinged indie rock to ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, with tickets starting at $123. The 8:15 PM show is part of the South Korean trio’s the pieces tour, the biggest run of the band’s career so far.
About Wave to Earth
Debuting in 2019, wave to earth built its audience the slow way, through hazy, guitar-driven songs that borrow as much from bossa nova and soft jazz as from indie rock. The band signed with independent label WAVY in 2022 and released its first full-length album, 0.1 flaws and all., in 2023. Lead single “bad” went to No. 1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 Global chart, and the earlier song “seasons” has passed 500 million streams, numbers that are almost unheard of for a Korean indie act working outside the K-pop system.
The 2024 EP play with earth! 0.03 opened inside the top five of Spotify’s global album debuts and was followed by a 29-date North American tour that sold out completely. In August the group released a new album, bad pieces, and booked the pieces tour into landmark rooms like Radio City Music Hall and the Greek Theatre.
The Austin date falls on the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, when downtown fills up with music fans from all over the country. A seated, acoustically tuned room like the Moody suits a band whose appeal lies in texture and restraint rather than sheer volume, and it gives Austin fans a far closer look than a festival field ever could.
Wave to Earth’s songs have a way of sounding intimate even in big rooms, and the band’s crowds tend to sing along to every word. With demand high across the tour, get your tickets on StubHub before this one is gone.
Doors typically open about an hour before showtime. With ACL Fest crowds in town the same weekend, expect heavier downtown traffic and tighter parking than usual, so leave extra time or plan on a rideshare.