Midland bring the 'Stages' run to the Backyard on Saturday, Nov 14

The Texas trio's first Waco show in our records lands at the downtown Backyard, 6 p.m., with tickets through eTix.

Downtown Waco on a mid-November Saturday, a 1,300-capacity yard on South 8th Street, and a band whose new single is literally called "Up in Texas." Midland couldn't have picked a more fitting stop if they'd tried.

The facts first: Midland plays The Backyard Bar Stage and Grill on Saturday, Nov 14, with the show starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are through eTix, linked from our show page. It's also a first: there's no earlier Waco show for Midland in our records.

Why now is the bigger story. On June 12, Midland released *Stages*, their fifth studio album, a record that leans hard into the retro country sound the trio has made its calling card. Its lead duet, "Up in Texas," features Clint Black, and the two acts took that partnership on the road this fall for a limited run of eight shows, starting Oct 8 in Charlotte.

Around that, Midland has spent the summer and fall on the Stages Tour, playing theaters, amphitheaters, fairs and festivals across the U.S. and Canada. In July the band added six more headline dates, Texas among them, and tour coverage at the time had the run wrapping on Nov 14 in Waco at the Backyard. The calendar has filled in since. The night before, Midland plays the Rio Grande Valley, and December brings dates in the Lehigh Valley, Syracuse and New Haven before a New Year's Eve show in Fort Worth. Still, Waco gets a band deep into a long year of shows, with the new songs fully worked in.

There's no earlier Waco show for Midland in our records. Saturday changes that.

The room matters here too. The Backyard has been part of downtown Waco for about a decade, and it's now run by Central Texas promoter Lightstream Presents, which also operates Haute Spot in Cedar Park and the Coupland Dancehall. At 1,300 capacity it's big enough to feel like an event and small enough that you aren't watching the band from the next county. For a Texas country act built around harmonies, that's the right scale.

Some practical advice. A 6 p.m. start is early for a Saturday, so plan dinner around the show rather than after it, and leave time to park downtown. November evenings in Central Texas can turn cool once the sun goes down, so bring a jacket you can tie around your waist when the crowd heats up. Buy through the eTix link rather than a reseller; for a first-time visit by a touring act at this level, the official tickets are the ones to get.

If you've only heard Midland on the radio, *Stages* is the record to put on the drive over. If you've been following them since the early singles, this is a chance to hear the new material in a yard full of people who came for the same reason you did.

Waco's had a long wait for this one. Get there early.

Sources: JamBase: Midland at The Backyard Bar Stage and Grill (jambase.com); iHeart: Midland embraces 'retro' country sound in fresh chapter: Stages (iheart.com); Pollstar: Midland adds headline dates to already-busy summer & fall (news.pollstar.com); MusicRow: Midland, Clint Black plot fall tour (musicrow.com); V13: Midland announces finalized 2026 Stages Tour dates (v13.net); The Music Universe: Midland maps expansive 2026 Stages Tour (themusicuniverse.com); KXXV: Waco music venue sold, joins network of Central Texas stages (kxxv.com); eTix: Midland, Waco (etix.prf.hn); Midland (band) - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)