Crude Fest

This morning (August 15) Crude Fest announced it will not be back -- at least not at it's current location between Midland and Odessa. After eight triumphant years, billed as West Texas' Biggest Party, festival organizers are pulling the plug citing that "it’s just become too expensive and too difficult to produce in the current economic environment...

This week Cody Johnson, Eli Young Band, Josh Abbott Band, Wade Bowen and more are all heading to Crude Fest in Midland. The eighth Annual Crude Fest is May 18-20, 2017, in Midland, Texas. Eli Young Band will be making their Crude Fest debut in 2017...

Tickets are now on sale for the eighth annual Crude Fest, which also announced its first five artists on Wednesday. Eli Young Band and Josh Abbott Band are set to headline a night at the festival, while Cody Johnson, Wade Bowen and Kyle Park also joined the lineup, with more to come...

More than 20 bands entered our contest for a chance to open Crude Fest 2016, and now it's time for you to vote for our champion.

Crude Fest 2016 is just weeks away, and Radio Texas, LIVE! with Buddy Logan is giving you the chance to attend the biggest party in West Texas and meet Aaron Watson, Josh Abbott Band, and Turnpike Troubadours. Oh, yeah, and for FREE. That's right, one lucky RTX listener and three of their guests will get into #CrudeFest 2016 for FREE ...

Is your band waiting on that big opportunity to have your music heard in front of thousands of Texas Country fans? Well, here's your chance.

Get More: What Goes Around Comes Around, Kyle Park, Kyle Park Videos It took three listens, but I gotta say I really enjoy Kyle Park's new single. My first time through "What Goes Around Comes Around" left me a little confused by it. The production value is bare bones -- not exactly something we're used to hearing anymore.

Congratulations to all of the winners in our 2015 Crude Fest Sweepstakes. They will be enjoying 3 days of the best of the best in Texas & Red Dirt Music in Midland, Texas this weekend, May 14th -16th.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to today to the 100 % Texan himself, Kevin Fowler. No doubt Kevin will be celebrating his birthday all this week, including when he hits the stage on Friday for 2015 Crude Fest. Don't forget, ticket prices go up Tuesday, May 12th at Midnight, so be sure to buy your Crude Fest tickets now...

Congratulations to Mary, David and Kelly! They are our latest winners of 3-Day Passes to Crude Fest with our Crude Fest 'Artist of the Day' contest! You can be a winner too, here's how it works: Listen weekdays at 8:40 am for Chuck Baker to give you the ‘Artist of the Day’ on the Kickin’ Wake Up Call! ...