{"id":2269480,"date":"2024-06-17T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-at-texas-show\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T11:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:03:44","slug":"country-star-george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-at-texas-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-at-texas-show\/","title":{"rendered":"George Strait Sets New Attendance Record at Texas Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcountry-star-george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-at-texas-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269480&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Country music legend George Strait set a new record for the largest concert attendance in the U.S., during his performance at\u200b Kyle Field in Texas A&#038;M University, College Station. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-nasa-video-features-child-actors-who-auditioned-for-gig-parent-says\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris NASA Video Features Child Actors Who Auditioned For Gig, Parent Says\">show drew<\/a> an impressive 110,905 fans,\u200b surpassing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hannity-breaks-cable-news-record-ousts-larry-king\/\" title=\"Hannity Breaks Cable News Record, Ousts Larry King\">previous record held<\/a> by The Grateful Dead. Their 1977 \u200dconcert in New \u200cJersey had attracted \u2063107,019 attendees. This \u200cevent also marked a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-california-schoolchildren-still-trapped-in-afghanistan-biden-state-department-mum\/\" title=\"Dozens Of California Schoolchildren Still Trapped In Afghanistan, Biden State Department Mum\">attendance record<\/a> for Texas A&#038;M&#8217;s Kyle Field itself, exceeding the 110,633 people who attended a 2014 football game at the same venue. Special guests Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman joined Strait for this memorable event. Despite \u2064his long\u2064 career, this concert was George Strait&#8217;s first appearance at Kyle Field, leading\u200d him to express enthusiasm and hope for a future invitation to perform there \u2064again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor who? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/country-music\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Country star<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  George Strait just broke the attendance record for the largest concert in the U.S. during his Saturday show at Kyle Field, located on the campus of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Texas A&#038;M University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  in College Station. Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman appeared at the show as special guests. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhat\u2019s going on everybody?\u201d the 72-year-old recording artist said to his fans assembled at the home of the Texas A&#038;M Aggies football team. \u201cWe got some Aggies out there? Oh yeah! I\u2019m ashamed to say this, but this is my first time to ever be in Kyle Field\u2026 damn! Just invite me back, I\u2019ll come!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His weekend show attracted 110,905 ticket-buying fans, besting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-handmaids-tale-loses-all-21-nominations-setting-record-for-most-emmy-losses-in-single-season\/\" title=\"\u2018The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Loses All 21 Nominations, Setting Record For Most Emmy Losses In Single Season\">record previously set<\/a> by The Grateful Dead. Their 1977 show at Raceway Park in New Jersey attracted 107,019 people. Strait\u2019s latest record-breaking numbers also applied to Texas A&#038;M Kyle Field specifically, as it beat out a 2014 college football game against Ole Miss which attracted 110,633 attendees, per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/country\/george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-1235710814\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Billboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There were several prominent faces in the crowd, including Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott. \u201cUnbelievable concert by the King, George Strait,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1802200452760469919\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shared<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on X. \u201cLargest packed house for a concert in America. Ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was also there with his daughter. \u201cTook my daughter Caroline to see @GeorgeStrait\u2069 at Kyle Field \u2066@TAMU\u2069 tonight,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1802217538958336079\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on X alongside a photo of the duo posing with Strait. \u201cGreat fun. Spectacular concert.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is not the first time the revered \u201cKing of Country Music\u201d has set a record. The \u201cCheck Yes Or No\u201d crooner also has the most number-one singles of any artist in any genre and is the only artist to chart a top 10 hit every year for 30 years. Strait has the most number-one albums, gold albums, and platinum albums in country music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strait introduced two new songs ahead of the show. \u201cMIA in MIA\u201d and \u201cThe Little Things\u201d are part of his upcoming album, \u201cCowboys And Dreamers,\u201d which is scheduled to be released on September 6. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next up, the singer\u2019s tour heads to Salt Lake City, Detroit, and Chicago. Strait is also scheduled to play in Las Vegas on December 7. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country legend George Strait set a new U.S. concert attendance record at his Saturday performance at Kyle Field, Texas A&amp;M University. Special guests Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman joined him. The 72-year-old greeted the crowd, asking, &#8220;What\u2019s going on everybody?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2269481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/George-Strait.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/George-Strait.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}