George Strait Sets Record For Largest Single Ticketed Concert In U.S.

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George Strait performing on Texas A&M’s Kyle Field. Photo: @alivecoverage/Courtesy of Messina Touring Group

George Strait set the record for largest single ticketed concert in U.S. history on Saturday (June 15) at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field with 110,905 fans in attendance for his “George Strait: The King at Kyle Field” show. The concert also now holds the venue’s record for a single event.

A record-setting 110,905 fans in attendance for “George Strait: The King at Kyle Field.” Photo: @alivecoverage/Courtesy of Messina Touring Group

The U.S. record was previously held by The Grateful Dead, who had 107,019 Deadheads in attendance at their 1977 show at Raceway Park in New Jersey. Kyle Field’s record was previously set during a Texas A&M football game against Ole Miss, with 110,633 people present, on Oct. 11, 2014.

Strait was joined by fellow Texans Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman for the milestone evening. After his second song of the night, he greeted the crowd and added, “It’s so good to be here with Catie Offerman and Parker McCollum—let’s have another big round of applause for those two. And happy birthday Parker, my gosh, what a day, what a place to spend your birthday, right?”

Before diving into “Here For A Good Time,” Strait announced, “We got a lot of songs to play for y’all today/tonight. What a beautiful night, too, right? We got some new stuff that we’re gonna do also, we got a new album … out in September called Cowboys And Dreamers, so we got some stuff from that we’re gonna play from that for you also and we got a really special thing we’re gonna do for you, so alright, what are we here for?!”

He continued with “Check Yes or No,” “I Can Still Make Cheyenne,” “Troubadour,” “Amarillo By Morning” and “Take Me To Texas” as well as with tracks from the new album such as “MIA in MIA,” “Three Drinks Behind,” Waylon Jennings’ “Waymore’s Blues” and the unreleased “To The Moon.” Strait paused midway through the show to give the floor to retired Lieutenant General Leroy Sisco, presenting his 118th home to hero, Sargent Tiffany Baker, via Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Homes 4 Wounded Heroes Program.

Additionally, Strait has signed and donated “the shirt off his back” through an ongoing front-row ticket raffle fundraiser benefitting the Jenifer Strait Memorial Foundation, powered by Propeller, at each of the last 17 shows. To date, the program has raised more than $1.1 million for the foundation. He plans to visit Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City next Saturday (June 29).

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