DATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2010 GEORGE STRAIT’S FALL TOUR
Nashville, Tenn. (June 2, 2010) – Fall dates for George Strait with Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack were announced this week with the first beginning on September 9, in Columbus, Ohio. The second leg of the 2010 George Strait Tour will stop in 11 cities across the US throughout September and October.
George Strait’s tour dates:
| DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
| September 9 |
Columbus, OH |
Nationwide Arena |
| September 10 |
Lexington, KY |
Rupp Arena |
| September 11 |
Nashville, TN |
Bridgestone Arena |
| September 16 |
Columbia, SC
|
Colonial Life Arena |
| September 17 |
Birmingham, AL
|
BJCC |
| September 18 |
Bossier City, LA |
CenturyTel Center |
| October 14 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
CONSOL Energy Center |
| October 15 |
Philadelphia, PA
|
Wachovia |
| October 16 |
Buffalo, NY |
HSBC Arena |
| October 21 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Target Center |
| October 22 |
Fargo, ND |
Fargodome |
With a career spanning more than 30 years, George Strait has the most number one singles of any artist in history including Elvis (57 To Date inclusive of all charts). He has sold more than 68.5 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.
Strait’s CD Twang debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 chart 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.
Named the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade last year, George Strait was nominated for this year's ACM Entertainer of the Year for the 12th time and Top Male Vocalist for the 20th time, bringing his all-time record to 81 ACM nominations.
For ticket information, please visit georgestrait.com.
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