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The first 100 fans in line scored a meet-and-greet with Abbott, snapped photos with Raider Red, the Tech Pom Squad, and even Curly the DQ mascot. Guests also enjoyed free Dilly Bars, took home Josh Abbott Band koozies, and entered raffles for autographed merch.<\/p>\n
Abbott was all smiles, taking time to chat with fans and reflect on how his Lubbock roots helped shape his success.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy time in Lubbock and at Texas Tech truly shaped what would become my career,\u201d Abbott said. \u201cBeing back was nostalgic, and meeting fans was good for the soul. Wreck \u2018em!\u201d<\/p>\n
A Sweet Partnership with Texas Pride<\/p>\n
The event was hosted by the Texas Dairy Queen Operators\u2019 Council<\/a> (TDQOC)\u2014the same group that teamed up with Abbott back in 2022 to refresh the iconic jingle, \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like About Texas.\u201d The partnership has been a hit across the Lone Star State, with Abbott appearing in commercials, at hospitals, and on social media as part of DQ\u2019s \u201cTreats & Eats\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Lubbock Residents Share Thoughts on Changes They Want to See in the Hub City<\/a><\/p>\n Lou Romanus, CEO of TDQOC, said bringing Abbott home was a perfect way to kick off a massive game weekend:<\/p>\n \u201cWelcoming Josh Abbott back to his West Texas roots made this a one-of-a-kind experience for Texas Tech and DQ fans on an exciting weekend of college football.\u201d<\/p>\n The Perfect Game Day Warm-Up<\/p>\n With ESPN College GameDay<\/a> returning to Lubbock and Tech preparing for a must-win game against BYU, Abbott\u2019s homecoming was the ideal pre-game rally for Red Raider Nation. Fans left with smiles, free ice cream, and a reminder of why community pride runs deep in the 806.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Comfort Food Season in Lubbock: Chicken & Dumplings<\/a><\/p>\n Abbott, now a West Texas Hall of Fame<\/a> inductee and Texas Tech Distinguished Alumnus<\/a>, continues to tour and record music while proudly waving the Tech flag wherever he goes! GUNS UP!!!!<\/p>\n Check out the gallery of images from the event below!<\/p>\n Josh Abbott Returns to Lubbock for a Sweet Homecoming at Dairy Queen<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Dairy Queen<\/p>\n We Visited ‘Tent Village’ at The Jones as Fans Gear Up for Saturday’s Game Against BYU!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Landon King<\/p>\n Oktoberfest 2025 at Escondido Grill & Spirit Ranch!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Landon King<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Red Raider Returns Home Country star Josh Abbott made his way back to the Hub City Friday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-45117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45117","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=45117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}