Fort Worth: Billy Strings at Dickies Arena
Billy Strings brings his fall 2026 tour to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on Friday, Dec. 11, 2026, at 7:30 PM, with tickets starting at $89. The bluegrass guitar virtuoso closes out his year with three Texas shows in four nights, part of a run that began with a three-night stand in Denver in September.
Born William Apostol and raised in Michigan, Billy Strings learned bluegrass from his stepfather and grew up flatpicking Doc Watson tunes before blending them with the rock and jam-band influences of his teens. He has won Grammy Awards for Best Bluegrass Album for “Home” (2021) and “Me/And/Dad” (2024), the latter a set of traditional songs recorded with his stepfather, Terry Barber. His 2024 album “Highway Prayers” stretched his sound even further.
When the tour was announced, Fort Worth was billed as the finale, and the Friday night arena show is the biggest of his three Texas stops. Dickies Arena opened in 2019 in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, and its steep bowl keeps the crowd close, which suits the dancing, singing jam-band energy of a Billy Strings show. Browse more shows on the Dickies Arena venue page on Texas Music Map.
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No two Billy Strings shows are the same. He changes his setlist every night, stretches songs like “Dust in a Baggie,” “Away From the Mire” and “Turmoil & Tinfoil” into long improvisations, and has earned a devoted, traveling fan base often compared to the Grateful Dead’s. The other Texas dates are Billy Strings at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Dec. 9 and Billy Strings at Moody Center in Austin on Dec. 12.
Doors typically open about an hour before showtime. Dickies Arena is at 1911 Montgomery Street, next to the Will Rogers Memorial Center, with paid parking in the Will Rogers garages. With two long sets, expect a late finish on a Friday night.