Austin: Sara Bareilles at Bass Concert Hall
October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
$113
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles brings “The Good Grief Tour” to Bass Concert Hall in Austin on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM. Tickets start at $113 for a night with one of pop’s most consistently sharp songwriters.
Bareilles broke through in 2007 with “Love Song,” a wry, piano-driven hit that established her as a distinctive voice in pop songwriting, and she’s spent the years since building a career that spans hit records, a Tony-nominated turn writing the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical “Waitress,” and acclaimed television work. Her songwriting balances conversational, often wickedly funny lyrics with genuinely moving emotional honesty, a combination that’s kept her catalog feeling distinct from typical mainstream pop.
Bass Concert Hall’s scale and acoustics suit Bareilles’ piano-centered songwriting well, giving both the quieter, more intimate moments in her catalog and the bigger full-band arrangements room to land.
Bareilles’ work on “Waitress” brought her Broadway acclaim to match her pop career, and she’s continued balancing songwriting, acting, and touring across a career now spanning nearly two decades. Fans looking to make a full night of downtown Austin can also check out The Long Center for the Performing Arts, another major Austin performing arts venue nearby.
Bass Concert Hall, located on the University of Texas campus as part of Texas Performing Arts, is the largest performing arts venue in Central Texas, giving it the scale to host major touring Broadway productions and large-scale concerts that smaller Austin venues simply can’t accommodate. Ample on-campus parking and its central location make it an easy stop for a night out, and the hall’s size and acoustics have made it a regular stop for some of the biggest names touring in classical, country, pop, and musical theater alike. Its campus setting also means visitors can often combine a show with a visit to other UT Austin landmarks nearby.
The show begins at 8:00 PM. Bass Concert Hall offers reserved seating throughout, with lobby concessions and bars open before the performance.