Live music backyard The Rustic is expanding outside of its longtime home in Dallas. The restaurant and bar is expected to open in The Colony in summer 2026, replacing the former Lava Cantina in Grandscape.<\/p>\n
The Rustic is a 13-year-old indoor-outdoor music venue co-founded by Texas country artist Pat Green and Dallas restaurateurs Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz. It started \u2014 and remains \u2014 in a grassy area in Uptown Dallas, near Central Expressway.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been among Texas\u2019 highest-grossing venues in alcohol sales in the past, rivaling large venues like AT&T Stadium and American Airlines Center in its heyday.<\/p>\n
The Rustic has grown to Houston, but the new spot in The Colony marks the company\u2019s first jump north of Dallas. It\u2019s expected to have \u201cthe same rustic spirit that made the brand a staple for Texas music lovers, now planted closer to home for date nights, family brunch and group hangs in the burbs,\u201d according to a statement.<\/p>\n
Get the scoop on the latest openings, closings, and where and what to eat and drink.<\/p>\n
At the Dallas original, The Rustic has an American flag over the bar made of beer cans.<\/p>\n
G.J. McCarthy\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
The Rustic will join the $1.5 billion development in The Colony with dozens of restaurants and bars, plus the massive Nebraska Furniture Mart on Highway 121. <\/p>\n
Grandscape will soon have Texas\u2019 first White Castle burgers.<\/p>\n
The former Lava Cantina is a mega-sized 29,000 square feet. The Rustic will swap Lava Cantina\u2019s rock attitude for burgers, beers and Americana music.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis location lets us welcome Dallas\u2019 northern communities into what we\u2019ve been building for years,\u201d said Sepkowitz, co-owner and CEO of The Rustic\u2019s parent company, FreeRange Concepts. The company is known for its food \u2018n fun businesses, like upscale bowling alley Bowl & Barrel and dog park bar Mutts Canine Cantina, both of which were founded in Dallas.<\/p>\n
The Rustic is expected to open at 5805 Grandscape Blvd., The Colony, in summer 2026. The Dallas restaurant remains at 3656 Howell St., Dallas.<\/p>\n
The expansion of The Rustic to The Colony marks a new era for the brand, bringing its unique blend of live music, food, and drinks to a new community. With its expected opening in summer 2026, The Rustic is set to become a staple in the Grandscape development, offering a unique experience for residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n
A: The Rustic is a 13-year-old indoor-outdoor music venue co-founded by Texas country artist Pat Green and Dallas restaurateurs Kyle Noonan and Josh Sepkowitz.<\/p>\n A: The Rustic is currently located in Uptown Dallas, near Central Expressway, and is expected to open a new location in The Colony in summer 2026.<\/p>\n A: The new location of The Rustic will be at 5805 Grandscape Blvd., The Colony.<\/p>\n A: The new location will offer the same rustic spirit that made the brand a staple for Texas music lovers, now planted closer to home for date nights, family brunch and group hangs in the burbs.<\/p>\n A: The Rustic will offer burgers, beers, and Americana music, swapping Lava Cantina\u2019s rock attitude for a more rustic vibe.<\/p>\n A: Yes, The Rustic will have an American flag over the bar made of beer cans, among other unique features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Expansion of The Rustic Live music backyard The Rustic is expanding outside of its longtime home in Dallas. The restaurant and bar is expected to open in The Colony in summer 2026, replacing the former Lava Cantina in Grandscape. The Rustic is a 13-year-old indoor-outdoor music venue co-founded by Texas country artist Pat Green and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":21858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dining"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/v2\/ASB6OKQIAS5ZYQ4JIUPYH2SZSE.jpg?auth=4c12482c7fed6969697d39707aa56ffc113a1b5750d9cea7ebbd10daf5e0480f&quality=80&width=1200&height=630&smart=true","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21859,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21856\/revisions\/21859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}New Location<\/h2>\n
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