Our History
Every weekend, great bands from Texas and Nashville make every inch of this 7,000 square foot, rustic, hospitality hall resonate with live country music. Some of the performers to grace the Lonestar Stage include: Rhett Akins, David Ball, Moe Bandy, Johnny Bush, David Allan Coe, Johnny Gimble, Lost Wolf, Willie Nelson, Gary P. Nunn, Eddie Raven, Johnny Rodriguez, Gary Stewart, Hank Thompson, Rick Trevino, Jerry Jeff Walker, Chris Wall, John Conlee, Gary Allan, Chad Brock, Deryl Dodd, Gene Watson, The Bellamy Brothers, Andy Griggs, Peter Dawson, Ricky Calmbach, Mark Winston Kirk, Jason Boland, the Derailers, Kevin Fowler, Kings of the Motel Six, Reckless Kelly and many more.
Our friendly waitstaff serves ice cold long necks, draft beer, wine, shots and mixed drinks.
In 1887 Civil War major and former Travis County sheriff, Theodore van Buren Coupland, founded this small town on inherited land.
The Coupland Dancehall, built in 1910, had several different functions over the years: a mercantile store, a home for quarterly pun-offs, and a newsletter called The Coupland Tavern World Globe News was published there.
Two bars from inside the Tavern, both over 100 years old, are now in the Dancehall. These antique bars add authenticity and a sense of history. The larger, beveled mirrored beauty is dated 1886, and still has buckshot holes intact. The Dancehall can be reserved for special occasions, private parties, receptions, weddings, and fund raisers, or just about any occasion.
Hollywood, TV, and more!
Yes! We have been in Hollywood before! Here are some movies that have been filmed at the Couplan Inn Dancehall:
- Varsity Blues
- Lonesome Dove
- A Perfect World
- Cadillac Ranch
- Home Fries Flesh and Bone
- The New Guy
- Stevie Ray Vaughn's Change It music video
- A MacGyver episode
- A Commercial for Ford Motor Company
- Miller Lite commercial with Randy White, Earl Campbell, and Donnie Gay
- David Ball CMT video
- Kevin Fowler
- Peter Dawson
- Johnny Rodriguez
