The Saddle Rack Presents the Josh Abbott Band Tuesday April 9, 2019. Doors open at 7pm $25 Advance Tickets Online or at The Saddle Rack Country StoreSpecial Guest Diablo Road. This is a 21 and older event with Valid ID Josh Abbott Band is a country band from Lubbock, Texas, US that formed in 2006. The band has been categorized under the genre Red Dirt music, which is a genre that has been used to label such artists as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. The band was formed by lead singer Josh Abbott when he was attending Texas Tech University. Josh Abbott was inspired to form a band after he saw one of his favorite bands, the Randy Rogers Band, perform at a local venue. Josh Abbott recruited a few of his fraternity brothers from school to be in the band and by 2007 the band recorded a demo called “Taste”. After a few lineup changes the band consisted of the members: vocalist/guitarist Josh Abbott, banjo player Austin Davis, guitarist/fiddle player Preston Wait, drummer Edward Villanueva, bassist James Hertless, and guitarist Caleb Keeter.