Texas Music News — October 5, 2026
Koe Wetzel and Parker McCollum are running back their Naughty or Nice Tour, with five Texas shows this December. Pittsburg, Texas, native Koe Wetzel and Conroe, Texas, native Parker McCollum last shared a bill in 2017. Back then, McCollum says, they were “just some kids with a dream.” Now both of them fill rooms that size many times over, so this reunion feels earned.
The run starts Dec. 2 at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas. Then it rolls into Houston’s 713 Music Hall on Dec. 3 and Corpus Christi’s Concrete Street Amphitheater on Dec. 4. Next comes the Round Rock Amp on Dec. 5. Finally, the party ends Dec. 10 at Fort Worth’s legendary honky-tonk Billy Bob’s Texas.
Two Rowdies, One Holiday Party
Think of it as a family reunion where the loud cousins finally share a table. Wetzel, Pittsburg’s hillbilly punk-rocker, brings the noise, while McCollum brings the cracked-voice cowboy soul. “It felt right to end the year in Texas and make it a party,” Wetzel said.
McCollum, meanwhile, promised to behave, sort of. “I’ll do my best to keep Koe from gettin’ too rowdy,” he said. Fans can grab artist presale tickets Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. local time with the password NAUGHTY. Then general sales open Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. CT.
The tour also raises money for causes both men champion, including Koe’s Kids and The Ruger Fund. Donors can enter to win a flyaway package to the Billy Bob’s finale. Nothing says Texas holidays quite like two honky-tonk heirs and a Fort Worth sendoff. Details at Pollstar.
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