George Strait lines up fall arena tour
George Strait, after four years of playing in stadiums atop the roster of his George Strait Country Music Festival, will embark on a headlining arena tour this fall.
George Strait, after four years of playing in stadiums atop the roster of his George Strait Country Music Festival, will embark on a headlining arena tour this fall.
“We definitely had a great time doing the stadiums but I’m excited about seeing some faces again,” Strait said in a statement. “Not that 20,000-seat arenas are exactly intimate settings, but you can tell a difference and I think it will be a fun change of pace.”
Jo Dee Messina will open the tour, which runs from September through early November and will visit more than 20 cities.
Strait, who has 27 platinum albums (more than any other country artist, according to the Recording Industry Association of America), plans to return to the studio in the fall to begin work on the follow up to his current CD, “The Road Less Traveled.”
Messina is touring in support of her platinum-certified 2000 release, “Burn.”
Last year, the George Strait Country Music Festival featured Strait, Alan Jackson, Lonestar, Lee Ann Womack, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans and Asleep at the Wheel. Over its four year run, the event grossed about $100 million from ticket sales alone, according to Amusement Business.
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