Nashville, TN ( October 24, 2005) – Country music superstar George Strait is gearing up for his upcoming tour beginning mid-January and hitting 25 cities in the U.S. and Canada through June.   Known for sell-out shows, Strait will once again play to large arenas with a center stage configuration allowing him to face all sides of the crowd throughout his shows during the 2006 tour. Joining Strait for the entire run will be Mercury’s Tracy Lawrence, who has a respectable career 16 No. 1 singles and Epic recording artist, singer-songwriter and CMA Horizon Award nominee Miranda Lambert.  Ticket sales information will be announced soon.

With over 62 million records sold and a record 51 #1 hits, George Strait is one of the most popular recording artists in history. He consistently sells out arenas during each tour and holds more than 20 attendance records including a single day record of 68,266 at a sold-out house at the Houston Livestock Show.
 

Throughout his unparalleled 24-year career, Strait has earned 12 Academy of Country Music Awards including 2003’s Gene Weed Special Achievement award, 15 Country Music Association Awards, four American Music Awards, and countless trade and industry achievements. Strait holds the career record for CMA nominations with 72, and he is nominated again this year for the CMA’s Male Vocalist of the Year honor. He has released 32 albums - all of which have hit gold or platinum status. His latest release Somewhere Down in Texas debuted at #1 on pop album charts and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in less than 30 days.

1/12               Des Moines, Ia                     Wells Fargo Arena                             

1/13               St. Paul, MN                        Xcel Energy Center                            

1/14               Fargo, ND                           Fargodome                                         

1/19               Omaha, Ne                           Qwest Center                                     

1/20               Oklahoma City, OK              Ford Center                                        

1/21               Little Rock, AR                     Alltel Arena                                        

1/26               Albany, NY                            Pepsi Arena                                        

1/27               Philadelphia, PA                   Wachovia Center                                

1/28               Worcester, MA                      Centrum                                             

2/2                 Sacramento, CA                   Arco Arena                                         

2/3                 Fresno, CA                           Savemart Center                                 

2/4                 Las Vegas, NV                       MGM Grand Arena                            

2/17               St. Louis, MO                         Savvis Center                                     

2/18               Birmingham, AL                      Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Ctr.        

2/24               Gwinnett, GA                          Gwinnett Center                                 

2/25               Charleston, WV                      Charleston Civic Center 

3/2                 Champagne, IL                       Assembly Hall

3/3                 Moline, IL                               The Mark                                            

3/4/                Louisville, KY                         Freedom Hall                                     

6/3-4             Edmonton, AB                        Rexall Place                                        

6/5-6             Calgary, AB                            Pengrowth Saddledome                      

6/8                 Saskatoon, SK                       Credit Union Centre                           

6/9                 Winnipeg, MN                        MTS Centre                                        

 

 

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