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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): APRIL 23, 2003




                          HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


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     TEXAS                        000-24381                     75-1386375
(State or Other
 Jurisdiction of                 (Commission                   (IRS Employer
 Incorporation)                  File Number)               Identification No.)


3601 PLAINS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1, AMARILLO, TEXAS                     79102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (806) 351-2300

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ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On April 21, 2003, in connection with the filing of the annual report on Form
10-K of Hastings Entertainment, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), for
the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003 (the "Report"), John H. Marmaduke,
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Dan
Crow, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer) of the Company each certified, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to such officer's knowledge:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
                  expressed in the Report.






                                    SIGNATURE


         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.



                                HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.



                                By: /s/ DAN CROW
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                                    Dan Crow
                                    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


Date: April 23, 2003