Bass Concert Hall closed at the end of the 06/07 Season (May 2007) to undergo an extensive18-month makeover. Bass is scheduled to reopen in late 2008 with a grand reopening scheduled for January of 2009. The $14.7 million project will give the 25 year old venue a new look inside and out. Design plans include bringing the 3,000-seat theatre up to 21st century fire and safety codes, plus: state-of-the-art acoustics, a glass-front façade, a larger, light-filled lobby, an expanded five-story lobby and atrium, restaurant, improved interior lighting, and increased restroom capacity.

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Accessibility

Tickets for accessible seating for physically disabled patrons are available in Bass Concert Hall by calling the Broadway Across America-Austin subscriber helpline at 800-731-7469. Patrons requiring wheelchair accessibility or other special seating should notify the box office at the time of their ticket purchase. Special parking is available for drivers who have Department of Public Safety handicapped parking permits or plates along the west side of Robert Dedman Drive (building side), just north of 23rd Street. Additional handicapped permit parking is available in Lot 88 on the north side of Memorial Stadium, accessible from 23rd Street. Sign Interpreted performances are available on the first Saturday matinee during the run of each show. To request Audio Description, Braille or Large Print Programs for any Performing Arts Center events, please call The Performing Arts Center Box Office at 512-471-1444 no less than two weeks before the event date. Services are not guaranteed for all events, but the Center will make every effort to accommodate each request. Courtesy wheelchairs and FM Assistive Listening Devices are available free of charge at the Bass Concert Hall Patron Services coat check. For other accessibility questions, please call the PAC Patron Services office at 512-471-7539.

Bass Concert Hall closed at the end of the 06/07 Season (May 2007) to undergo an extensive18-month makeover. Bass is scheduled to reopen in late 2008 with a grand reopening scheduled for January of 2009. The $14.7 million project will give the 25 year old venue a new look inside and out. Design plans include bringing the 3,000-seat theatre up to 21st century fire and safety codes, plus: state-of-the-art acoustics, a glass-front façade, a larger, light-filled lobby, an expanded five-story lobby and atrium, restaurant, improved interior lighting, and increased restroom capacity.