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West Virginia at Texas Tech
Galaxy Stadium
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Galaxy Stadium
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Galaxy Stadium. Friday, November 6, Time TBA.
2 travellers, 2 nights, Thu, Nov 5 to Sat, Nov 7.
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West Virginia at Texas Tech
Friday Time TBA, Galaxy Stadium.
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Stay near the stadium.
You walk to the lots and skip the long ride back.
Where visiting fans stay
Downtown Lubbock
Car or rideshare. Boutique-style hotels downtown, near the Depot District bars and Buddy Holly Hall.
Loop 289 corridor
Car, then Citibus Park & Ride. Chain hotels with easy parking; drive to a free fan lot and ride the shuttle in.
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The bars fans pick on game day, and how each one treats a visiting fan.
Red Raider crowd; Visit Lubbock calls it a must-stop on game weekend.
The original Chimy's, a Lubbock Tex-Mex bar known for loaded fries, house margaritas and the local Chilton.
Happy hour all day Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday to Friday 2-6 PM.
Busy patio crowd before and after games.
Multi-level bar with a patio, burgers and the prickly pear margarita it claims to have invented.
Open 7 days a week.
Gates, bags, payment and access at Galaxy Stadium.
General gates open 90 minutes before kickoff. Student, club, suite and some premium gates open two hours before.
Galaxy Stadium is cashless with no working ATMs. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay are accepted. Beer and wine are sold at some stands.
All tickets are mobile and scanned by tap; screenshots are not accepted. No re-entry without a new ticket.
No outside food or drink, tortillas included. One unopened bottle of water, 20 ounces or less and not frozen, or an empty container is allowed.
Visiting team will call is at Gate 3A at the northwest corner. It opens 90 minutes before kickoff and closes at halftime.
S-1 and USA Auto Parking (by United Supermarkets Arena) are $30 a game, bought ahead or on arrival, card only on game day. RaiderPark is $60 and must be bought in advance.
Free fan parking is northwest of the Health Sciences Center near Texas Tech Parkway and 5th Street, with the $6 Citibus shuttle to the stadium.
Wes Kittley Drive of Champions closes to cars three hours before kickoff until about an hour after the game. 8th Street stays open from University Avenue.
Free ADA parking north of the Health Sciences Center off 5th Street and Joliet Avenue, with a placard. The ADA shuttle drops off at Gate 3.
Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, a one-gallon clear freezer bag, or a small clutch about the size of a hand. Prohibited items must go back to your car or in the trash.
LBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, five miles north of the city. Take I-27 south, then Marsha Sharp Freeway (US 82) west to the stadium.
Citibus Park & Ride from S-1 from S-1 lot ($30 parking). $6 round trip, kids 5 and under free, pay in the GoPass app North side of Galaxy Stadium between Gates 3 and 4. Citibus Park & Ride from USA Auto Parking from Near United Supermarkets Arena ($30 parking). $6 round trip, pay in the GoPass app North side of Galaxy Stadium. Citibus from Free Fan Parking from Free lots northwest of the Health Sciences Center near Texas Tech Parkway and 5th Street. $6 round trip, pay in the GoPass app North side of Galaxy Stadium between Gates 3 and 4. Raider Alley shuttle from Any Citibus Park & Ride lot. $6 round trip North end of the Engineering Key. Rideshare from Anywhere in Lubbock. 703 Flint Ave (west) or 902 Akron Ave (east), a 5-minute walk to Gate 1.
Citibus return buses run any time after kickoff until one hour after the game. Wes Kittley Drive of Champions stays closed until about an hour after the game, so expect slow traffic around the stadium. Rideshare pick-up is at the same Flint Avenue or Akron Avenue spot you were dropped at.
Two official rideshare zones serve drop-off and pick-up: West at 703 Flint Ave and East at 902 Akron Ave. Each is about 0.3 miles, a 5-minute walk, from Gate 1. Use the same zone after the game.
Don't bring tortillas, food or a bag that is not clear. Prohibited items cannot be left at the gate. Don't leave mid-game to smoke: there is no re-entry without a new ticket.
Football parking lots open at 7:30 AM on game days, whatever the kickoff time. Raider Alley opens four hours before kickoff. General gates open 90 minutes before kickoff. Football lots open at 7:30 AM on game days. S-1 and USA Auto Parking are $30 a game, card only on game day. Free fan parking is first come, first served.
Downtown Lubbock: Car or rideshare. Boutique-style hotels downtown, near the Depot District bars and Buddy Holly Hall.
Broadway just east of campus has the game-day bars, including Bierhaus at 2009 Broadway and Chimy's at 2417 Broadway. Tech Terrace, across from campus, adds Good Line Beer Co. The Depot District is the late-night stop.
Players walk to the stadium through cheering fans. For an 11 AM kickoff it began at 8:30 AM, two and a half hours before.
The Masked Rider charges onto the field on a black horse before kickoff. Be in your seat early.
Texas Tech's Spanish Renaissance campus, Memorial Circle and the Will Rogers statue at the main entrance make a good walk before the game.
Two nights: arrive Friday, see the game Saturday, fly home Sunday. RV lots open Friday at 5:30 PM and stay open until 10 AM Sunday.
The day before Thu, Nov 5
Arrive in Lubbock
Fly into LBB.
Landmark
Lubbock's tribute to its most famous son sits in a 1928 railroad depot. See the Holly collection, a giant pair of his glasses out front, and Jerry Allison's house on site.
Drink
The original Chimy's on Broadway is the classic Red Raider stop. Get loaded fries, house margaritas and a Lubbock Chilton.
Game day Fri, Nov 6
Tailgate
Texas Tech's free pregame party in the Engineering Key opens four hours before kickoff. Live music, food, beer and college football play on outdoor TVs.
Ritual
Line the route about two and a half hours before kickoff. Watch the Red Raiders walk to the stadium.
Be in your seat
Kickoff, West Virginia at Texas Tech
Final whistle
The day after Sat, Nov 7
Depart Lubbock
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Texas Tech's free pregame party in the Engineering Key opens four hours before kickoff. Live music, food, beer and college football play on outdoor TVs.
Free
Line the route about two and a half hours before kickoff. Watch the Red Raiders walk to the stadium.
Free
The original Chimy's on Broadway is the classic Red Raider stop. Get loaded fries, house margaritas and a Lubbock Chilton.
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Lubbock's tribute to its most famous son sits in a 1928 railroad depot. See the Holly collection, a giant pair of his glasses out front, and Jerry Allison's house on site.
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