Fort Worth: Midland at Billy Bob’s Texas

Midland rings in the new year at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth on Thursday, December 31, 2026, a New Year’s Eve celebration with one of country music’s most stylish and harmony-driven bands.

Showtime is 10:00 PM inside the World’s Largest Honky Tonk in the Fort Worth Stockyards, which should put the band on stage right through the countdown to midnight and into 2027.

Midland came together in Dripping Springs, the Hill Country town just west of Austin, where vocalist Mark Wystrach, guitarist Jess Carson and bassist Cameron Duddy combined their love of classic honky-tonk, ’70s country-rock and three-part harmonies. The trio took its name from the Dwight Yoakam song “Fair to Midland,” a nod to the Bakersfield-flavored sound and western swagger that has defined the band since day one.

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Their 2017 breakout single “Drinkin’ Problem” earned Grammy nominations and powered their debut album On the Rocks, and the band picked up the ACM Award for New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year soon after. Follow-up records Let It Roll, The Last Resort: Greetings From and Barely Blue have kept Midland among the most distinctive acts in modern country while they continue to call Texas home.

Although the band’s sound recalls the polished country of decades past, Midland’s live show is anything but a museum piece. Expect matching western suits, a tight backing band and plenty of three-part harmony on songs like “Drinkin’ Problem,” “Make a Little” and “Burn Out,” plus a few surprises suited for the biggest party night of the year.

New Year’s Eve at Billy Bob’s Texas is one of the biggest nights of the year in Fort Worth, and shows like this tend to sell out. Get your tickets early, plan your ride home, and arrive in plenty of time for the 10:00 PM start.