George Strait Celebrates his 16th Sold-Out Concert Stop at Alamodome on The Cowboy Rides Away Tour; Single, “Give It All We’ve Got Tonight,” Top 15 and Climbing
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. (Saturday, March 9, 2013) –
George Strait is in San Antonio this weekend for the final day of competition at his 31
st Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic, so it’s only appropriate that the King of Country celebrates another career milestone in the city today— San Antonio’s Alamodome announced their fastest and largest sell-out of over 72,000 tickets sold in just six minutes as part of his final two-year tour,
The Cowboy Rides Away Tour.
The tour stop will take place on June 1, 2013 and will mark Strait’s eighth performance at the venue since he opened the facility that is affectionately referred to as, “The house they [the city] built for George.”
Strait’s The Cowboy Rides Away Tour placed No. 1 on Pollstar’s Concert Pulse last week, averaging $1.4 million in gross sales per show, topping Justin Bieber, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Dave Matthews Band, and The Who (top 5 respectively).
Strait is currently working on a forthcoming album slated for release late spring. The album will feature his current single, “Give It All We’ve Got Tonight,” which is Top 15 and climbing. The single could mark Strait’s 60
th No. 1 on longtime label, MCA Records Nashville. Fans are encouraged to visit
sixtyforsixty.com to help spread the news.
The tour will continue next weekend with a record-breaking stop of over 77,000 in attendance at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Remaining The Cowboy Rides Away Tour 2013 Dates:
Mar 17 | Reliant Stadium | Houston, Texas
Mar 22 | Bi-Lo Center | Greenville, S.C.
Mar 23 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
Apr 5 | The Pit | Albuquerque, N.M.
Apr 6 | Pan American Center | Las Cruces, N.M.
Apr 12 | Verizon Arena | N. Little Rock, Ark.
Apr 13 | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans, La.
Jun 1 | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas
For more information, please visit
www.georgestrait.com.
AUDIO: George Strait explains how his annual team roping event began.
George Strait (team roping) OC: …continued to grow. :17
“Yk, we really enjoy the sport, so we decided that we wanted to put on a team roping. And we opened it up, it was actually just a Texas roping when it first started, and then after a couple of years, three years, I don’t remember how many, but we opened it up to the world, and it just continued to grow.”
