{"id":255741,"date":"2026-04-18T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/255741\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:36:22","slug":"longhorn-band-night-highlights-fan-enhancements-at-no-4-baseballs-series-opener-against-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/255741\/","title":{"rendered":"Longhorn Band Night highlights fan enhancements at No. 4 Baseball\u2019s series opener against Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. 4 Texas Baseball opens\u00a0a highly anticipated top-15 series against No. 11 Alabama at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Longhorn Nation is encouraged to arrive early for a Texas-sized fan experience, beginning when gates open at 5 p.m. From live in-game entertainment including the Showband of the Southwest, Friday night promises to deliver one of the most electric atmospheres of the season.<\/p>\n<p>April 17 Update: Due to forecasted winds, the previously scheduled postgame drone show has been postponed to Friday, May 15 following the game vs. Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Longhorn Band Night<\/p>\n<p>Texas Baseball is proud to welcome back the\u00a0University of Texas Longhorn Band\u00a0for a special Longhorn Band Night. Fans can enjoy the sounds of Texas traditions throughout the game, adding to the pageantry and energy that define a night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.<\/p>\n<p>YETI Yard and Built Ford Tough Tailgate Access for April 17<\/p>\n<p>The YETI Yard \u2014 located beyond the left-center field wall \u2014 will be reserved for UT students with a valid physical student ID on a first-come, first-served basis for Friday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, access to the Built Ford Tough Tailgate will be limited to participants for the UT Student Spirit Group Appreciation Night. Both areas will reopen to all fans on a first-come, first-served basis on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Pregame Happy Hour Pricing<\/p>\n<p>Fans who arrive early can take advantage of Happy Hour pricing on beer through the playing of the national anthem, making it the perfect opportunity to settle in and enjoy the pregame atmosphere.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ticket Information<\/p>\n<p>Advance tickets through Texas Athletics are sold out.\u00a0Fans interested in purchasing tickets should visit\u00a0<a data-outlook-id=\"5ecdcee3-4999-4101-9c82-03fdfe82d49c\" href=\"https:\/\/seatgeek.com\/texas-longhorns-baseball-tickets\/ncaa-baseball\/2026-04-17-6-30-pm\/17900489?aid=16114&amp;pid=sell_out_page&amp;dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Ftexaslonghorns.evenue.net%2F\" noreferrer=\"\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SeatGeek, the Official Fan-to-Fan Marketplace of Texas Athletics<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parking<\/p>\n<p>Fans without parking permits can purchase parking in advance via\u00a0<a data-outlook-id=\"122bbfa6-07ce-4a48-956f-c7ade92c542c\" href=\"https:\/\/app.parkmobile.io\/venues\/ufcu-disch-falk-field\/events\/297135\" noreferrer=\"\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ParkMobile<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No. 4 Texas Baseball opens\u00a0a highly anticipated top-15 series against No. 11 Alabama at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":{"0":"post-255741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-texas","9":"tag-texas-headlines","10":"tag-texas-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}