Arts & Entertainment

Free Tacos, Booze And CeeLo Green At SXSW Thursday 3/14

On-demand food platform DoorDash has created a tiny house at 98 Red Rivers St. as makeshift venue for popular singer.

SXSW revelers retrieve their free tacos at assigned doors at tiny house erected on Red River Street.
SXSW revelers retrieve their free tacos at assigned doors at tiny house erected on Red River Street. (Photo by Tony Cantu/Patch staff)

AUSTIN, TEXAS — DoorDash, the on-demand food platform, will host a live performance by the artist CeeLo Green Thursday evening. And there will be free tacos and booze, too.

The "Tiny Home Away From Home" popup at 98 River St., just one block south of the Austin Convention Center, will serve as makeshift venue for the artist's appearance. The spot was scheduled to be hopping all day on Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Other than Green, among the artists scheduled to perform throughout the week are Josh Dyer, Jacob Luttrell, Kat Dahlia, Anna Shoemaker, Lexi Todd and City of the Sun.

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Patch stopped by on Wednesday and found there were plenty of free tacos from Torchy's to be had and an open bar. The DoorDash people have cleverly created a space at the tiny house where attendees can retrieve their free taco orders before being assigned one of three red doors to knock and get their food. The unique setup invokes scenes of ordering food at home from DoorDash.

Did we mention free Torchy's Tacos? You might want to check it out.

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It's as billed: A tiny house. Packed with revelers on Wednesday, the vibe was chill, the tacos tasty and the booze refreshing. How they plan to pack fans of tacos and CeeLo — both of which are legion — is anybody's guess. It's zany, bold and just a little bit....

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