George Strait Announces Final Ever Tour Dates

By Vickye ·

George Strait announced the final tour dates of his 2013/2014 The Cowboy Rides Away Tour today (September 9), which will see an end to his touring and a focus on studio albums (he's just signed a new 5-album deal with his record label).

He held a press conference to announce the dates, which was streamed live online, and also announced that he will be joined on each date by a different special guest, marketed by a "tweet to unlock" campaign for each. These guests will apparently include the likes of Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Young, and more.

It sounds like the hottest ticket in town, and I'm uber-jealous of anyone who gets to go! George Strait fan club members will have an opportunity to purchase tickets during a pre-sale period beginning at 10 a.m. in the venue’s respective time zone on Tuesday, September 24th. Additionally, American Express® Cardmembers can purchase tickets before the general public. Tickets available to the general public will go on sale in select markets beginning Sept. 27th at 10:00 am.

Here is a list of the winter/spring 2014 leg dates:

January 9, 2014 CenturyLink?Bossier City, La.
January 10, 2014 Frank Erwin Center?Austin, Texas
January 17, 2014 CenturyLink Center?Omaha, Neb.
January 18, 2014 Sprint Center?Kansas City, Mo.
January 30, 2014 SAP Center?San Jose, Calif.
January 31, 2014 Valley View Casino Center?San Diego, Calif.
February 1, 2014 MGM Grand Arena?Las Vegas, Nev.
February 7, 2014 US Airways Center?Phoenix, Ariz.
February 8, 2014 Staples Center?Los Angeles, Calif.
February 14, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills ?Auburn Hills, Mich.
February 15, 2014 Nationwide Arena?Columbus, Ohio
February 28, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena?Philadelphia, Pa.
March 1, 2014 Prudential Center?Newark, N.J.
March 7, 2014 KFC Yum! Arena?Louisville, Ky.
March 8, 2014 Allstate Arena?Chicago, Ill.
March 21, 2014 Bridgestone Arena?Nashville, Tenn.
March 22, 2014 Philips Arena?Atlanta, Ga.
April 4, 2014 Intrust Bank Arena? Wichita, Kan.
April 5, 2014 Pepsi Center?Denver, Colo.
April 11, 2014 The Moda Center?Portland, Ore.
April 12, 2014 Tacoma Dome?Tacoma, Wash.
April 18, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena?Des Moines, Iowa
April 19, 2014 BOK Arena?Tulsa, Okla.
May 23, 2014 LSU Tiger Stadium Bayou Country Superfest ?Baton Rouge, La.
May 31, 2014 Gillette Stadium ? Foxborough, Mass.
TBD AT&T Stadium ?Dallas, Texas

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