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The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
Tour by George Strait with Martina McBride
LocationUnited States
Start dateJanuary 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)
(Lubbock, TX)
End dateJune 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
(San Antonio, TX)
Legs2
No. of shows21 (2013)
George Strait tour chronology
Here For A Good Time Tour
(2012)
The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
(2013/2014)
Martina McBride tour chronology
Eleven Tour
(2012)
The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
(2013/2014)

The Cowboy Rides Away Tour is a final concert tour by American country recording artist George Strait with Martina McBride. The Cowboy Rides Away Tour began January 18, 2013 in Lubbock and continues through 2014.[1] The tour is comprised of two legs and has 21 shows scheduled for 2013 and more planned for 2014.


http://www.countryuniverse.net/2013/03/18/concert-review-george-strait-and-martina-mcbride/ record-breaking crowd of 80,020 - houston show 2013


n the midst of his two-year final U.S. tour, The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, Strait recently set an all-time attendance record at Reliant Center when he closed out this year’s Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, performing to a crowd of 80,020 fans. The tour has so far sold out 16 of 16 venues played. http://www.musicrow.com/2013/03/george-strait-to-release-love-is-everything-may-14/


Background[edit]

On September 26, 2012, Strait announced that he is retiring from touring, and that his upcoming, "The Cowboy Rides Away Tour", will be his last.[2]

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http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2012/10/03/george-strait-explains-how-he-chose-cities-for-final-tour/

http://www.georgestrait.com/news_Detail.asp?pkArticle=434


http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2013-01-19/george-strait-kicks-final-tour-record-setting-concert-lubbock lubbock fiorst concert

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/474914/george-strait-announces-his-final-tour

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/concert_review_george_strait_b.html concert review Hartford, CT after buff


http://www.theboot.com/2013/02/27/george-strait-country-radio-achievement-award/ country-radio-achievement-award

Setlist[edit]

2013[edit]

(Songs listed are in no particular order)[5]

Martina McBride[edit]

Wild Angels
Rose Garden
The First Cut Is the Deepest-Free Fallin'
This One's for the Girls
When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues
My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)
Teenage Daughters
Anyway
Blessed
A Broken Wing
Love's the Only House
I'm Gonna Love You Through It
King of the Road
Encore:
Independence Day

George Strait[edit]

Here for a Good Time
Check Yes or No
Ocean Front Property
Unwound
Blame It on Mexico
Her Goodbye Hit Me In the Heart
Honky Tonk Crazy
80 Proof Bottle of Tear Stopper
Marina del Rey
King of Broken Hearts
Where The Sidewalk Ends
Stars on the Water
Amarillo by Morning
The Chair
I Saw God Today
How 'bout Them Cowgirls
Troubadour
A Showman’s Life
River of Love
Love's Gonna Make It Alright
Drinkin' Man
Give It All We Got Tonight
Give It Away
Arkansas Dave
I’ll Always Remember You
A Fire I Can't Put Out

with Martina McBride:
Jackson
Golden Ring

Encore:
Same Kind Of Crazy
All My Ex's Live in Texas
Folsom Prison Blues
The Cowboy Rides Away


http://www.backstageaxxess.com/backstage/Concert_Review.php/George-Strait-and-Martina-McBride-2013

Personnel[edit]

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2010/02/17/1185967/george-straits-ace-in-the-hole.html#storylink=cpy

Tour dates[edit]

2013[edit]

Date[1][6] City Venue
January 18, 2013 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena
January 19, 2013 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
January 25, 2013 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
January 26, 2013 Nampa, ID Idaho Center
January 31, 2013 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
February 1, 2013 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
February 2, 2013 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
February 15, 2013 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
February 16, 2013 Grand Forks, ND Alerus Center
February 22, 2013 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
February 23, 2013 Hartford, CT XL Center
March 1, 2013 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
March 2, 2013 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
March 17, 2013* Houston, TX Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
March 22, 2013 Greenville, SC Bi-Lo Center
March 23, 2013 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
April 5, 2013 Albuquerque, NM The Pit (arena)
April 6, 2013 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center
April 12, 2013 North Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
April 13, 2013 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
June 1, 2013 San Antonio, TX Alamodome

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/474914/george-strait-announces-his-final-tour

2014[edit]

To be announced at a later date.

See also[edit]

Ace in the Hole Band

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dauphin, Chuck (September 26, 2012). "George Strait Announces His Final Tour". Billboard. Retrieved March 03, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "The Cowboy Rides Away Tour which is said to have Martina McBride open for 20 shows". Retrieved 2012-09-246. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Skates, Sarah (September 26, 2012). "George Strait Announces Final Tour". MusicRow. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.georgestraittourdates.com/index.html
  5. ^ Jennings, Thom (February 22, 2013). "George Strait and Martina McBride @ First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York". backstageaxxess. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  6. ^ Waddell, Ray. "George Strait calendar of events". georgestrait.com. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

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