Texas\u00a0country chart-topper Flatland Cavalry will headline Texas Tech’s\u00a02025 Homecoming<\/a>\u00a0Concert – a free event Oct. 10 on the university campus.<\/p>\n The band has strong Texas Tech ties and will be part of an evening lineup also featuring the annual homecoming parade, bonfire and celebration in Urbanovsky Park, according a news release from the university and schedule of homecoming events.<\/p>\n Texas Tech will celebrate homecoming all week, starting with a kickoff event Monday, Oct. 6 and wrapping up when the Red Raiders<\/a> take on the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday, Oct. 11 at Jones AT&T Stadium. A full lineup of homecoming events is available online through Texas Tech’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n Flatland Cavalry, a band formed by several Red Raider alumni, will headline Texas Tech University\u2019s 2025 Homecoming Concert on Oct. 10. The free event will feature a parade, pep rally, bonfire and concert, marking a major celebration of school spirit while honoring the band\u2019s deep ties to Texas Tech.<\/p>\n Not only are four of the six band members\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech\u00a0alumni, but the group actually formed in 2014 while they were students. It\u2019s a history referenced in the song, \u201cThree Car Garage,\u201d from its 2024 album \u201cFlatland Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled to bring home Flatland Cavalry as our headliner for the 2025 Homecoming Concert,\u201d said Blayne Beal, senior executive director of presidential events. \u201cThe band\u2019s style of music and popularity will make this a memorable night for Red Raiders converging on campus for our Homecoming Celebration. There is no better on-campus football environment in the country, and this Homecoming celebration will make the entire weekend really special.\u201d<\/p>\n Flatland Cavalry comprises former Red Raiders Cleto Cordero (vocals, acoustic guitar), Jason Albers (drums, percussion), Reid Dillon (electric guitar) and Adam Gallegos (piano, organ, keys, mandolin, banjo), as well as Jonathan Saenz (bass) and Wesley Hall (fiddle).<\/p>\n The past year has been full of milestones for the\u00a0Texas- and Nashville-based band. They earned their second Academy of Country Music Award nomination for Group of the Year, achieved their first Recording Industry Association of America Gold certification for their breakout single \u201cA Life Where We Work Out,\u201d and made their mark in film and television with contributions to the \u201cTwisters\u201d and \u201cThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes\u201d soundtracks, as well as featured placements on \u201cYellowstone\u201d and \u201cLandman.\u201d<\/p>\n Flatland Cavalry has racked up seven No. 1 singles on\u00a0Texas\u00a0Country Radio and amassed more than 500 million streams. Along the way, they\u2019ve shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis, Midland (Texas\u00a0Tech\u2019s 2024 Homecoming headliner) and more \u2013 proving that their brand of storytelling and musicianship resonates far beyond their roots.<\/p>\n The traditional Homecoming parade begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 10. It will travel from the First Baptist Church parking lot down Broadway onto campus and end at the United Supermarkets Arena. The pep rally begins at 7:30 p.m. at the main concert stage in Urbanovsky Park, just east of the arena. The bonfire and concert will follow immediately after, allowing attendees to participate in all events without changing locations.<\/p>\n Alumni, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. The concert is free, and free parking will be available west of the arena. Food trucks will be on site, and a\u00a0clear-bag policy<\/a>\u00a0will be in effect.<\/p>\n Co-branded\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech\u00a0and Flatland Cavalry T-shirts will be available for sale; this marks the first time the university has ever co-branded with a musical artist. The shirts, which cost $35 each, can be purchased\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0and at the show.<\/p>\n While in town for Homecoming, Flatland Cavalry will also be inducted into the West\u00a0Texas\u00a0Walk of Fame and celebrated as the focus of a new\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech\u00a0documentary, \u201cFlatland Forever: A\u00a0Texas\u00a0Tech\u00a0Story<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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