The “King of Country” is back! 17x CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee
George Strait will kick off his arena tour early next year and this
time, he’s bringing along one very special lady – Reba McEntire.
The superstar acts performed together for the first time in many years
for a sold-out crowd at the Cowboy’s Stadium inaugural event in Dallas.
Selling out in less than an hour, fans and critics proclaimed the show
one hot ticket! The concert was hailed by the Dallas Morning News as
“an extravaganza” that “showcased Strait at the pinnacle of his musical
game” and Ft. Worth Star Telegram wrote “Reba McEntire’s performance
was a breathtaking master’s class in effortless brilliance.”
With 57 number one hits, 33 multi-platinum albums and countless
sold-out shows year after year, Strait who holds the record for the
most CMA wins and a record 17 CMA Entertainer of the Year nominations,
is known for giving fans exactly what they want and expect. This year
will be no exception.
“I can’t wait to get back out there and perform some of my new
favorites from Twang along with hits the fans already love,” says
Strait. “And with my friend Reba, we will make it a really spectacular
night.”
Strait’s recent release TWANG debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 and
the Top Country Albums chart. This is the fourth time in Strait’s
career that a new release has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart
and the 13th time debuting at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It
has become a critically acclaimed album and received rave reviews in
USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, People, Los Angeles Times, The
Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Boston
Globe, Billboard and many more.
Strait co-wrote three songs on TWANG including the debut single,
“Living for the Night.” The current single and title track of the album
sits at #22 on Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart.
At last year’s CMA Awards, George became the artist with the most CMA
Awards in history with Album of the Year for Troubadour and Single of
the Year for “I Saw God Today.” He adds 4 nominations this year with
nods for “Entertainer of the Year,” “Male Vocalist of the Year,” “Video
of the Year” for “Troubadour” and “Vocal Event of the Year” for
“Everything But Quits” with LeeAnn Womack.
His platinum-selling Troubadour was named “Best Country Album” at the
51st Grammy Awards and in April, Strait was the fifth artist ever to
receive the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade honor.
Strait has won 19 Academy of Country Music Awards including
"Entertainer of the Year."
With a career spanning more than 25 years, Strait has the most number
one singles of any artist in history including Elvis (57 To Date). He
has sold more than 67 million records and with 33 different platinum or
multi-platinum albums has the most RIAA platinum certifications in
country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis
Presley.
One of the most successful female recording artists in history, Reba
has sold over 55 million albums worldwide, earned 33 #1 singles and was
recently recognized as the biggest female hit-maker in country music
history by “Billboard,” “Mediabase” and “Country Aircheck.” She is the
winner of 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards,
9 People’s Choice Awards, 7 Country Music Awards and 2 GRAMMY Awards.
Reba’s new album, Keep On Loving You, debuted at #1 on the Billboard
Top 200 Albums Chart – her first solo studio album to do so. With 11 #1
albums, Reba holds the record as the female artist with the most #1
albums in the history of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The
superstar also recently scored her third consecutive Top 10 single of
2009, as her new song “Consider Me Gone” jumped into the Top 10 this
week on both the Billboard Country Singles and the USA Today/ Country
Aircheck Chart powered by Mediabase) charts.
In November 2008, McEntire signed with The Valory Music Co. reuniting
her with multimedia entertainer and industry leader Scott Borchetta,
President & CEO of Big Machine Records and sister label The Valory
Music Co.
2010 TOUR DATES
22-Jan Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner
23-Jan Greensboro, NC Coliseum
29-Jan Knoxville, TN Thompson Boling
30-Jan Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena
5-Feb Phoenix, AZ US Airways
6-Feb Las Vegas, NV MGM
18-Feb St Louis, MO Scottrade Center
19-Feb Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
20-Feb Tulsa, OK BOK Arena
25-Feb Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
26-Feb Orlando, FL Amway Arena
4-Mar Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
5-Mar New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
6-Mar Little Rock, AR Verizon
26-Mar Portland, OR The Rose Garden
27-Mar Tacoma, WA Tacomadome
8-Apr Omaha, NE Qwest Center
9-Apr Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
10-Apr Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
