Strait sets record
The previous record was held by The Grateful Dead who had 107,019 Deadheads in attendance at their 1977 show at Raceway Park in New Jersey. The previous record for an event at A&M was recorded on Oct. 11, 2014, at 110,633, for a Texas A&M game against Ole Miss.
Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman also played the show with Strait..
Strait's set included "Here For A Good Time," "Check Yes or No," "I Can Still Make Cheyenne," "Troubadour," "Amarillo By Morning," and "Take Me To Texas" as well as music off his anticipated new album: "MIA in MIA," "Three Drinks Behind," Waylon Jennings' "Waymore's Blues" and the unreleased "To The Moon."
Strait's shows for the rest of the year include:
June 29 Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah
July 13 Ford Field Detroit
July 20 Soldier Field Chicago
Dec. 7 Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas
More news for George Strait
- 11/07/25: Strait to Lubbock
- 10/17/25: Strait returns to Clemson, 26 years later
- 08/13/25: Strait named to receive Kennedy Center honor
- 07/11/25: Strait effort aids flood victims
- 02/12/25: Strait, Stapleton continue stadium tour
- 11/12/24: Strait receives CMA Lifetime Achievement Award
- 09/06/24: King George, Dean, Kent release new music
- 06/14/24: Strait likes "The Little Things"
CD reviews for George Strait
There's nothing more dependable than a new George Strait album. He's been cranking them out for decades, and even after officially retiring from major touring a decade ago, Strait has continued to record and release a new album occasionally. This is his first since 2019, but it sounds exactly like almost every other one, which, in his case, isn't really a bad thing.
Strait's friendship and collaborative relationship with Chris Stapleton continues here, with Stapleton guesting ...
At this stage of his nearly four-decades-long career, George Strait sure knows his sweet spot. Take a look at the cover of his 30th studio album, and it's understood that it's the honky tonks that are part and parcel of the tall Texan. Not to mention the title.
And that means, Strait is going to be singing about drinking, loving and faith in styles ranging from honky tonk to straight ahead country to Tex-Mex stylings to ballads. You're also going to hear fiddle and pedal steel ...
recording front. This surprise release shows an artist now in his early 60s completely capable of being the leading voice for his brand of country music, which is increasingly rare these days.
Strait always has enjoyed a voice that resonates and is dexterous depending on the style. And the Texan sticks with the types of styles that brought him to the top - traditional country ("Let It Go," "Goin' Goin' Gone"), Texas swing ("It Takes All Kinds") and Zydeco ...
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