2026 Gate City Music Festival

September 5 & 6, 2026 featuring  Flat River Band

Also Enjoy Free Live Music Outdoors on Saturday and Sunday

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Sangre Joven
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Secondhand
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Dirty Modine
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Back in the Saddle
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Tiffiny Dawn Band

live at the Historic Shuler Theater September 6

All seats are $50 general admission
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Country/Americana music band The Flat River Band, as they take the stage at the Historic Shuler Theater in Raton, New Mexico, headlining this year’s Gate City Music Festival.

Growing up in Fredericktown, MO, Flat River Band brothers, Chad, Andy, and Dennijo traveled throughout the United States in their family Country/ Gospel Band, perfecting their instruments and harmonies under the direction of Mom and Dad. The family’s popularity led to multiple return shows in Branson and Dollywood, as well as at countless Country Music festivals, where they shared stages with the likes of Kathy Mattea and Rhonda Vincent.

Fast forward to today: the brothers made Nashville their home, where those great brother harmonies are woven into their Country/Americana music, with storytelling lyrics, the edge of contemporary country, and a touch of their hometown roots. Mix that all together, and you have the incredible sound that is the Flat River Band (FRB), named after the town of their grandfather’s barbershop.
Adding steel and drums to complete their live sound, FRB continues the journey, spreading those magical harmonies all over the nation.

Achieving great success on digital country radio charts, including the #1 hit Ain’t A Woman Like A River, among others, has earned them recording collaborations with The Gatlin Brothers and The Oak Ridge Boys, as well as a partnership with world-famous Zebco fishing gear.
Whether playing a festival, a theatre, or a show of any size, FRB will leave your audience feeling like family and wanting more.

For more info, visit www.flatriverband.com
With Special Guests:  Will & Crystal Yates 
Tickets go on sale the end of May.
Ready for the Annual Gate City Music Festival? Nestled against the mesas of the southern Rockies along the Santa Fe Trail, Raton, New Mexico at 6680 ft. is the perfect spot to enjoy fabulous music and a taste of the Southwest...  So take a break and come join us!

Saturday and Sunday
Historic 1st Street
Bring the family for our Kid's Zone
Sponsored by:
McDonalds/Plelan Management

Vendor Information

  • All American Cheer*
  • AriCreationCo
  • Bakery Bowkayes & Beyond*
  • Blu Dragonfly Brewing*
  • Grandma Missy ole Fashion Soda*
  • Bubble Heart Soap Co 
  • Candy Dipped by V* (Kids Zone)
  • Chris Haman*
  • Consultants for Children (CFCI)
  • Double E's Fresh Squeezed*
  • Enchanted Welds Permanent Jewelry
  • Joyful Toy Box
  • Laughing Raven Woodworks
  • Left Turn Distilling & Palmer Brewery*
  • Lets Have Foam (Kids Zone)
  • Little Cs*
  • Panini Island*
  • Philly Eats*
  • Raton Rotary Club
  • Resound
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
  • Sky High Fun (Kids Zone)
  • Yahualica’s Tacos y Mas*
  • Youth Heartline

*Food Vendors

Prospective Vendors: Please print and complete a
Vendor Application by August 21, 2026.
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