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George Strait is Coming to Save Our Sinking Economy (And Drink Every Last Coors Light in the County)

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:58:54 +0000

Lubbock is currently in the middle of a collective nervous breakdown because King George is descending upon Jones AT&T Stadium this weekend. According to the geniuses at the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA), we are officially “sold out,” which is a terrifying phrase usually reserved for concert tickets but, in this case, applies to our [...]

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All Hail King George: A Guide to Standing in a Parking Lot for Six Hours

lubbock-sucks — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:04:31 +0000

Lubbock is currently vibrating with the kind of frantic energy usually reserved for a light dusting of snow or a mid-tier bowl game. “The King” George Strait is descending upon Jones AT&T Stadium this weekend, and the city has released a “guide” that is essentially a polite way of saying, “May the odds be ever [...]

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The King is Coming to Jones Stadium, So Start Selling Your Organs Now

lubbock-sucks — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:42:16 +0000

In a shocking development that literally everyone saw coming the second the dates were announced, Lubbock is currently bracing for the arrival of George Strait. Because nothing says “Hub City Hospitality” like price-gouging visitors until their bank accounts look as dry as a cotton field in July. Visit Lubbock is giddy at the prospect of [...]

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Alamo Drafthouse Joins the Growing List of Places You Can’t Go Anymore

lubbock-sucks — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:51:26 +0000

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has tracked the “Lubbock Curse” of entertainment venues, the Alamo Drafthouse has officially shuttered its doors. After a decade of serving up overpriced truffle fries and shushing anyone who dared to whisper, the theater decided that Saturday was its final curtain call. Now, instead of a [...]

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Lubbock Loses Joe Ely, Briefly Remembers He Was Ours All Along

lubbock-sucks — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:02:23 +0000

Joe Ely, one of the most influential musicians ever to come out of West Texas, died Monday at 78 after complications from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and pneumonia. He passed away peacefully at his family’s home in Taos, New Mexico, with his wife Sharon and daughter Marie by his side. It’s a sad, quiet [...]

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Lubbock Finally Remembers Native People Exist, Plans Powwow Like It’s 1491

lubbock-sucks — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:59:32 +0000

In a rare moment of cultural self-awareness, Lubbock has discovered that Native people are, in fact, still here. Cyndi Slaughter, who founded Native American People of the Plains and Beyond, has spent years trying to educate West Texans that Indigenous culture didn’t just evaporate the moment Columbus tripped over the shoreline. Her nonprofit is now [...]

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Abbott Wanted to Nuke Rainbow Crosswalks – Instead, He Accidentally Banned Buddy Holly

lubbock-sucks — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:29:47 +0000

In a stunning act of political slapstick, Governor Greg Abbott’s crusade against rainbow crosswalks has boomeranged straight into Lubbock’s face—specifically the giant Buddy Holly glasses painted at 18th & Crickets. State officials told Lubbock this week that all decorative crosswalks—yes, even the harmless, nostalgia-soaked, rock-and-roll ones—must be removed to comply with a new “no fun [...]

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Nexstar pulled the plug and Lubbock felt it: How corporate pressure helped push ABC to drop Jimmy Kimmel Live

lubbock-sucks — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:52:23 +0000

If you flipped to KAMC (Lubbock’s ABC affiliate) this week expecting Jimmy Kimmel Live, you met a corporate brick wall. Nexstar, the company that owns KLBK (CBS) and provides services to KAMC through a Mission Broadcasting arrangement, announced it would preempt Kimmel on its ABC affiliates “indefinitely.” Within hours, ABC itself suspended the show. In [...]

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Lubbock City Council Decides Art Isn’t the Devil—At Least This Year

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:11:40 +0000

After last year’s moral panic where city council yanked arts funding over “inappropriate material” (translation: they saw something that made them clutch their pearls), Lubbock’s cultural programs are getting their money back. The Cultural Arts Grant Program—funded by tourism and hospitality dollars, not local taxes—will continue supporting projects that make the city look like it [...]

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Even the Shrubs Aren’t Safe: Arboretum Begs for Volunteers After Plant Vandals Strike

lubbock-sucks — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:59:10 +0000

The Lubbock Memorial Arboretum is once again reminded that living in this city means even your greenery isn’t safe. Over the weekend, vandals dug up and destroyed a large Fourwing saltbush near the entrance, because apparently some folks just can’t resist turning a public garden into their personal demolition project. Arboretum VP John Gallis (or [...]

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City Council Cuts Arts Funding, Pretends It’s About “Common Sense,” Not Drag Queens

lubbock-sucks — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

For 20 years, Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail has been one of the few things that makes downtown feel alive — food trucks, live music, art, and even the occasional dog in a tutu. But apparently, that was just too much joy for City Council. In July, they yanked $25,600 in hotel tax funds from [...]

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Lubbock Crowned King of Boredom — Texas Edition (and Apparently America’s Too)

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:46:00 +0000

Congratulations, Lubbock! Not only are we dangerous, we’re also boring. According to a ranking no one asked for, Lubbock managed to snag the title of the most boring city in Texas and the entire U.S. Impressive, really — takes talent to bore people this hard. The numbers say it all: bottom of the barrel for [...]

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Lubbock Arrests Chippendales Dancers for Being… Chippendales Dancers

lubbock-sucks — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:21:00 +0000

Lubbock cops shut down Jake’s Sports Café mid–Chippendales revue after dancers dared to—brace yourselves—move in ways meant to arouse the crowd. Eight half-naked performers, plus their manager, promoter, and a Jake’s staffer, were handcuffed and hauled to jail less than 45 minutes into the show. Nearly 400 people had paid good money for a night [...]

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Dixie Chicks Drag Lubbock, Lubbock Pretends to Be Shocked

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 03 May 2006 03:37:00 +0000

Before their album even dropped, the Dixie Chicks had Lubbock buzzing with a little tune called “Lubbock or Leave It.” Natalie Maines—our most famous local export since Buddy Holly—called her hometown a “dust bowl” and “Bible belt,” with a chorus that basically told the city to pack its bags for hell’s half acre. She even [...]

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