Some rooms are better when the audience is close enough to feel the performance change in real time. Live music at 108 Blue Star is built around that scale.
The venue can hold up to 275 guests in concert-style chair configurations, but the goal is not simply to maximize capacity. It is to create performances where the room, artist and audience make sense together. Programming is developed selectively rather than operating as a nightly music club.

Live

music

at

108

Blue Star

Event photography by Karina Garanzuay @velvetlavamp
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The room, for music
Capacity, concert-style seating
275
Main hall, approximately
63' x 54'
Ceiling height
20 ft
Booking model
Curated
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Built for the middle

San Antonio has large concert venues and small rooms. 108 Blue Star sits in between.

The main hall measures approximately 63 by 59 feet with 20-foot ceilings, industrial concrete floors and an open layout that supports seated or standing music experiences depending on the production. That flexibility makes the venue useful for intimate touring performances, special one-off shows, listening-room style events and music-centered collaborations that need more than a small club but do not belong in a thousand-capacity room.

How music programming is developed. 108 Blue Star does not operate as an open-booking club. Music programming is curated, and may be produced by the venue, co-presented with a partner, or developed through approved talent and production partners. When 108 Blue Star contracts musicians or talent for venue-led programs, booking may be coordinated through The Colao Group or another approved partner depending on the project.

What you may find here. Intimate concerts. Listening-room style performances. Special touring dates. Album or project launches. Music and conversation formats. Cross-disciplinary collaborations. Live music built into private events.
For artists and producers. We welcome programming ideas, but a submission is not the same as a direct booking request. Artists, managers and producers with a concept that fits the room can use the programming inquiry process — tell us what you are proposing, who is involved, the audience you expect and what kind of partnership or support you are seeking. Compensation, deal structure and production terms are developed case by case through the applicable producing or booking partner.

Production. 108 Blue Star does not currently include a standard in-house A/V package. Outside A/V and production teams are welcome, and a preferred production vendor can provide preset packages or custom technical solutions. Standard 110V outlets are available throughout the venue, and higher-load needs should be reviewed in advance.

Bring live music into a private event. Private clients can also explore live music as an optional creative element for weddings, celebrations, corporate gatherings and brand events, subject to artist availability and event scope.
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108 Blue Star
108 Blue Star,
Blue Star Arts Complex, Southtown,
San Antonio, TX 78204
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Guests standing and dancing at an event night at 108 Blue Star
Photographed by Karina Garanzuay @velvetlavamp
Guests seated at tables during an event in the main hall at 108 Blue Star
Photographed by Karina Garanzuay @velvetlavamp
A live music night at 108 Blue Star, with guests at tables in front of the band
Photographed by Karina Garanzuay @velvetlavamp
An aerial performance above the audience in the main hall at 108 Blue Star
Photographed by Karina Garanzuay @velvetlavamp