Ego Death
Famous Austin karaoke bar may stop the music after 45 years

Ego's will be open until August 11.
The music may soon be put on pause at a popular, decades-old karaoke bar in Downtown Austin.
On Sunday, Ego's posted an announcement to Instagram, stating its tentative last day is Sunday, August 11. Today, August 5, the team posted another update that some of the issues were being handled, and the bar would stay open until at least the end of the month.
The original post read: "We're gonna be real with you. It's not looking like Ego's is going to be open much longer," the post said. "Right now we're taking it day by day while we wait to see if the landlord is willing to fix all of the pipes that keep collapsing, but it's not looking good since they plan on demoing the building at some point anyway."
The bar is located inside a building at 510 South Congress Ave. Ego's said it is the only business left inside.
If it is unable to find a way forward, the bar plans to host "one last big hurrah" to celebrate 45 years in business.
"This is an extremely emotional and hard time for everyone who loves this bar, especially the staff," the Instagram post said.
Hidden behind a gas station, the garage-like dive bar first opened back in 1979. Since then, it has become a central spot for karaoke among Austinites and tourists alike.
Ego's said it eventually hopes to reopen in the same area.
"The owner still plans on being in the new build when it happens, but unfortunately, we won't be relocating until then," the bar said on Instagram.
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Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com. This version of the story has been adjusted by CultureMap to reflect an update from the bar since the publication of KVUE's article.