CLEAR LAKE — The Surf Ballroom & Museum earlier today announced the lineup for the 2026 edition of the Winter Dance Party, the yearly event that honors the legacy of fallen rockers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” J. P. Richardson.
The Thursday night January 29th lineup will include Jay & The Americans, Austin Allsup, and Richie Lee & The Fabulous 50s.
On Friday January 30th, it’s The Killer Vees featuring Chris Montez & Brian Hyland, The Drifters, The Whitesidewalls, and The Holy Rocka Rollaz.
Saturday night January 31st, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame will bring his “Billy F. Gibbons and the BFGs” to the Surf as the headline act. Also appearing that night will be Slim Jim Phantom, the Midnight Cowgirls featuring Albert Lee, as well as Linda Gail Lewis, and Danny B. Harvey & Annie Marie Lewis.
Three-day passes for the event will be $159 and start going on sale on November 7th.
There will be two other events at the Surf as part of the weekend. Sunday February 1st will have “1959 Winter Dance Party Memories”, while Monday February 2nd will feature “John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party” on the same night 67 years earlier the Winter Dance Party was held.
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