UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 28, 2006

HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-24381	75-1386375
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3601 Plains Blvd, Amarillo, Texas	79102
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(806) 351-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NONE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Section 1—Registrant’s Business and Operation
	Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
	Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Press Release

HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Section 1—Registrant’s Business and Operation

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On February 28, 2006, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) executed an amendment to the Company’s secured revolving credit facility with Fleet Retail Group, LLC and CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. The amendment increases the Company’s credit line by $20 million to $100 million, lowers interest rates, and extends the maturity date from August 29, 2007 to August 29, 2011. All other terms and conditions are substantially the same, including the $10 million availability reserve. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated March 1, 2006.

HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 1, 2006	Hastings Entertainment, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Dan Crow
		Dan Crow
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)