www.whiskeyriff.com
Country Music Fans Are LIVID That Two Step Inn Said “No Chairs” Allowed At 2026 Festival
Not a change fans are loving.
Two Step Inn has just announced its 2026 lineup, but before that dropped, Kaitlin Butts, their newly named official administrator of “Honky-Tonk Affairs,” is giving attendees a preview of some changes they can expect to see going into next year’s festival.
Two Step Inn has achieved considerable success since its inaugural year in 2023. The festival held in Georgetown, Texas (a city near Austin), has delivered stellar lineups each year, with last year’s event highlighting Alan Jackson, Sturgill Simpson, Miranda Lambert & Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with performances from some of the biggest names in independent country like Gavin Adcock, Treaty Oak Revival, Flatland Cavalry, Ryan Bingham, Shane Smith & The Saints and Ole 60.
And each year, the festival does its job of bringing non-country fans something they’d like, as well as highlighting Diplo and Nelly on its stages last year.
And in 2026, the festival is bringing the heat again with names like Brooks & Dunn, Chris Stapleton, the Red Clay Strays, Randy Travis, Clay Walker, BigXthaPlug, Wyatt Flores, Muscadine Bloodline, and more set to take the stage.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Two Step Inn (@twostepinn)
I’ve gone to the festival for the last two years, and it’s always a weekend that I look forward to. The festival is well-run, the VIP areas are well-maintained, the beer is well-stocked, and the music and food are excellent. It’s a solid festival.
While fans are loving the lineup, they are not pleased with a new rule that has been issued for next year’s festival: no chairs.
Last year, there were some issues at the festival due to chairs filling the general admission area. However, given that the festival always allowed patrons to bring chairs, allowing fans to post up at the main stage and enjoy the music all day long, this issue felt more like an overselling issue rather than the chairs being the actual issue. Fans were not adhering to the designated walkways, placing lawn chairs wherever they could find space.
As an attendee, it was frustrating to weave through rows of chairs with the field overflowing, but, as I previously mentioned, this was not an issue in years past, once again suggesting an overselling of tickets.
The festival addressed the complaints from festivalgoers and had Kaitlin Butts deliver some new changes that they are implementing for 2026. In short, fans can expect more bathrooms, more entry lanes, a cut capacity, and no chairs.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Two Step Inn (@twostepinn)
The festival decided to ban chairs, allowing fans to roam more easily and have more room for two-stepping, but fans were not thrilled about it. All the other additions to the 2026 festival received loud applause, but the absence of chairs will significantly deter some fans from returning to Georgetown in April.
Shouldn’t reducing capacity solve the chair issue that attendees encountered last year? Only time will tell if this was the right choice for Two Step Inn, but right now, they have some unhappy previous attendees in their comments.
Check it out:
“No chairs is a huge mistake.”
“No chairs at all feels kinda strange? Were there really that many complaints? Personally thought they’ve been fine once the no chair zones got added.”
“Bring back the chairs and just enforce the no chair zones.”
“No chairs? Guess we’re out. That was the best part was that I could relax instead of having to stand the WHOLE TIME.”
“Attended all 3 years. 70 yrs old, love my country music! No chair policy is a terrible decision. Was muddy and freezing, this year.
Thank goodness I had a chair to sit on. I guess I’ll be staying home in 2026.”
“WE WANT CHAIRS. WE WANT CHAIRS. WE WANT CHAIRS.”
“So if it rains like it has multiple years, we’re supposed to just stand all day because we won’t have chairs to sit in?? No chairs is a terrible idea.”
“No chairs is ridiculous. Maybe just don’t oversell the festival like y’all did last year.”
“No chairs is WILD to polarize so many patrons with non-wheelchair accessibility needs. You need to enforce your no chair zones – I know it can be done because it is every year at ACL!”
“No Chair = No Go. Chairs weren’t a problem the first 2 years. Last year was oversold. That was the problem!”
“No chairs… welp, we’re out.”
“A lot of people come to this as a family event. Which means we need chairs, we have young kids and grandparents that all need a place to sit. This is silly. If it remains the same you can count all of us out.”
“No chairs? No thanks… way to break a family tradition with our young girls and their Grandpa.”
“Please reconsider the no chairs. We really enjoyed setting up chairs in between stages during the day so we could relax and enjoy all the music.”
“Well, this is disappointing. Bring the chairs back and maybe try actually enforcing the rules for the chair-free zones.”
“Considering the rain the last couple years I think the no chairs policy is wild. Reconsider and actually enforce the no chair zone!”
“Bring back chairs, just enforce the no chair zone!! With the weather the last two years, blankets aren’t an option. Everyone will be muddy and soaked.”
“Boo! Literally no one asked for no chairs! Bring them back!! Just enforce the no chair zones!!!”
“No chairs!!! That’s a deal breaker!”
“I just want to sit in my CHAIR and listen to music!”
Damn… didn’t realize chairs were that big of a draw.The post Country Music Fans Are LIVID That Two Step Inn Said “No Chairs” Allowed At 2026 Festival first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
New Posts (Home)
ChatBox
Popular Posts 
Game Zone
Top PodCasts
