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Two Step Inn Reverses No Chair Policy For 2026 Festival After Backlash – “Y’all Spoke, We Listened”
“Y’all spoke, we listened.” On Wednesday, Two Step Inn officially revealed its 2026 lineup and proved once again why it’s one of the best country festivals operating today from a pure talent perspective. After employing the likes of Alan Jackson and Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson for the ill-informed) as headliners last year, along with the likes of Cody Johnson, Turnpike Troubadours, Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers in previous years, Two Step brought the heat once again heading into 2026, […] The post Two Step Inn Reverses No Chair Policy For 2026 Festival After Backlash – “Y’all Spoke, We Listened” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
“Y’all spoke, we listened.”
On Wednesday, Two Step Inn officially revealed its 2026 lineup and proved once again why it’s one of the best country festivals operating today from a pure talent perspective. After employing the likes of Alan Jackson and Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson for the ill-informed) as headliners last year, along with the likes of Cody Johnson, Turnpike Troubadours, Zach Bryan and Tyler Childers in previous years, Two Step brought the heat once again heading into 2026, naming Brooks & Dunn and Chris Stapleton as headliners.
Throw in the likes of The Red Clay Strays, Wyatt Flores, Muscadine Bloodline, Randy Travis, Clay Walker, Randy Rogers Band, Brent Cobb and more as supporting acts, and you have yourself another stellar lineup.
Though the lineup itself didn’t garner any complaints, there was something that was announced the day before the lineup that angered fans of the Texas festival: their newly implemented no-chair policy.
Hearing feedback from last year, the festival added more bathrooms throughout the festival grounds, more entry lanes at both gates while entering the park, fewer tickets available due to overcrowding and banned chairs from being brought into the park in an effort to create more space. 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.
The comments began rolling in early, with many pointing to the no-chair policy being a huge mistake for the festival:
“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.”
“No Chair = No Go. Chairs weren’t a problem the first 2 years. Last year was oversold. That was the problem!”
“Well, this is disappointing. Bring the chairs back and maybe try actually enforcing the rules for the chair-free zones.”
Seeing the hundreds of disappointed fans in the comments, Two Step Inn decided to correct their decision and reversed their no-chair policy while they continue to prepare for the festival on April 18-19.
Taking to Instagram last night, they posted a graphic with the text reading: “Y’all spoke, we listened. Chairs allowed.”
In the caption, Two Step acknowledged the fact that bringing a chair is essential to many fans’ festival experiences and noted they are making adjustments to the festival grounds to accommodate chairs once again.
“Pull up a chair, you’ll want to hear this… outside chairs will now be allowed at Two Step Inn 2026!
We hear you and understand that bringing a chair is essential to your festival experience. We have worked to make adjustments to the festival grounds so that everyone, chair or no chair, can have an enjoyable experience in San Gabriel Park.
We can’t wait to see y’all in April!”
As someone who attended last year, I can fully attest to the fact that the chairs were an issue. Quickly overpopulating the general admission area and simply being everywhere, it became incredibly frustrating trying to bob and weave through the seemingly endless number of chairs placed throughout the fairgrounds at San Gabriel Park. With that being said, however, the decision to sell fewer tickets (overcrowding in general was also an issue), coupled with stricter chair zones actually being enforced, should fix all the issues present from last year.
Only time will tell how the policy change will affect the festival, but I think the decision to limit capacity will do wonders for accessibility throughout the event, making the number of chairs less of an issue. Either way, good on Two Step for listening to their fans and providing them with what they want for the best experience possible.The post Two Step Inn Reverses No Chair Policy For 2026 Festival After Backlash – “Y’all Spoke, We Listened” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
