Next year, to mark their 50^th anniversary, the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards will leave their longtime Las Vegas home and relocate to Dallas, where the televised award ceremony and performances will be held at AT&T Stadium. And you’ll be hard-pressed to find a bigger supporter of the idea – beyond Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, perhaps – than the one-and-only George Strait, who wrapped his Cowboy Rides Away Tour at the massive venue on June 7th. “I don’t think they’re going to have a problem there,” the always under-stated George says. “If you haven’t been there, you’ve got to go. It’s amazing.” The King is excited to see what happens next spring, too – “I’m looking forward to being there. Hopefully I can be a part of it.”

AUDIO: George Strait is looking forward to seeing next year’s ACM Awards take place at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium. 

George Strait (ACMs in Dallas) OC: …fun night. :22
“I don’t think they’re going to have a problem there, you know? It’s a great venue. If you haven’t been there, you’ve got to go. It’s amazing. I think the ACMs is going to be great there. It’s going to…I mean, those big screens are just…they’re just incredible. I’m looking forward to being there. Hopefully I can be a part of it. It’s going to be a fun night.”