The King of Country is back in Lubbock.
While it’s certainly not George Strait’s first time in the Hub City – it’s been a while.
With two highly anticipated shows underway between Friday and Saturday at Texas Tech’s Jones AT&T Stadium, fans were taking to social media to share their excitement and hot takes.
Long live The King
There were certainly a lot of Texas Tech alumni packing Jones AT&T Stadium.
Fired up for country star Zach Top
George Strait brought some friends.
Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire at George Strait
Coach McGuire was at his home stadium, but enjoying the action from a different perspective.
Remembering other big shows in Jones AT&T Stadium
Nothing to do in Lubbock?
“The Fireman” had Lubbock Fire Rescue on a social media frenzy
Lubbock Fire Rescue responded with all alarms to George Strait Friday evening, April 24, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
George Strait at The Jones and Red Raiders in the NFL Draft
Who will perform with George Strait in Lubbock?
The April 24 show will have Zach Top and Dylan Gossett. April 25 will have Miranda Lambert and Hudson Westbrook.
Zach Top, from Sunnyside, Washington, is the 2025 ACM New Male Artist of the Year. Top’s latest album is “Ain’t In It For My Health,” which released in Aug. 29, 2025. Dylan Gossett is an Austin-born musician and an alumnus of Texas A&M University. Gossett’s latest album, “Westward” released in July 2025. Hudson Westbrook is from Stephenville, Texas and a relatively new star to the country music scene, first entering it in 2024. Westbrook has caught the eyes, and ears, of Billboard as a December Country Rookie of the Month.
Miranda Lambert has been a country music legend, actress, author, restauranteur, and advocate since 2001. From Longview, Texas, Lambert is the most-awarded artist in Academy of Country Music history.
Where to buy tickets for George Strait concert in Lubbock?
Tickets are available at georgestrait.com/shows or texastech.evenue.net/events/KING.
Parking for George Strait concert in Lubbock
Concert-goers are encouraged to buy parking in advance and arrive early. The lots will open at 2:30 p.m. both days, and the stadium will open 90 minutes before the show begins. Campus parking for the C-1 Commuter West lot must be pre-purchased at texastech.evenue.net/list/CP and will not be sold in-person, according to a news release from Texas Tech.
All parking east of Jones AT&T Stadium is currently closed through April 27 for the production team.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Social media reacts to George Strait’s Texas Tech concerts in Lubbock
Reporting by Adam D. Young and Carlos Silva Jr., Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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