Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen bring the new record to The Backyard on Nov. 6

Late in a long fall tour behind "They Call Us The Lucky Ones," Bingham and his band play Waco's 1,300-capacity Backyard on Friday, Nov. 6.

By the time Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen pull up behind The Backyard Bar Stage and Grill on Friday, Nov. 6, they'll have spent more than three weeks crossing the middle of the country and working their way back into Texas. Waco is one of the last stops before the run comes home.

Here's what you need: The Backyard, at 511 S. 8th St., hosts the show. The room holds about 1,300, and tickets are sold through Etix. Ticket listings don't agree on a start time, so check the Etix page before you plan dinner around it.

The reason to go is the record. Bingham is touring behind They Call Us The Lucky Ones, the album he made with The Texas Gentlemen and released May 15. It's 10 songs, among them "The Lucky Ones," "Twist The Knife," "Americana" and, fittingly for a band that shares the marquee, "Ballad of The Texas Gentlemen." Coverage of the release called it his first full-length project in more than seven years, which makes this fall the first real stretch of nights to hear those songs played by the people who cut them.

The tour is called the Still Gettin' Away With It Tour, and it has already been extended once. This leg opened Oct. 13 at Satellite Music Hall in Memphis, played Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 18, then turned north: Chicago on Oct. 20, Milwaukee the next night, then Minneapolis–St. Paul, Des Moines, Omaha and Wichita before St. Louis on Oct. 30. The back end is a Texas swing that also takes in El Paso, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, and the whole thing wraps Nov. 14 at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth.

That routing matters for Waco. A band three-plus weeks into a tour is tight, and a band a week from the finish line, playing Texas, tends to stop pacing itself. The Backyard is the right size for that kind of night: big enough to feel like an event, small enough that you're never far from the stage.

Bingham's music sits where country, rock and folk overlap, and The Texas Gentlemen give it a full-band push. On the new record that shows up in "The Lucky Ones" and in "Twist The Knife," the single the band shared when it announced the tour. It's a band record as much as a songwriter's record, and the billing says so.

A few practical notes. The Backyard sits in downtown Waco's entertainment district, so plan for parking and give yourself time if you want to be up front. Arriving early on a Friday gets you the good spots, and the venue's calendar is the place to check for any day-of changes.

A band a week from the finish line, playing Texas, tends to stop pacing itself.

Fort Worth gets the last word on this tour, but Waco gets a Friday night with the songs still fresh and the band still hungry. That's the better seat.

Sources: The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill – events (backyardwaco.com); Etix – Ryan Bingham, Waco (Lightstream Presents) (etix.com); Grateful Web – Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen announce new album They Call Us The Lucky Ones (gratefulweb.com); Grateful Web – Ryan Bingham shares "Twist The Knife," announces 2026 tour (gratefulweb.com); Grateful Web – Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen extend Still Gettin' Away With It Tour (gratefulweb.com); JamBase – Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen outline fall 2026 tour dates (jambase.com)