The King of Country, Superstar, George Strait, kicks off his 2012 tour January 27th in Lafayette, Louisiana and hits the Amway Center in Orlando on Saturday February 11.
Year after year, night after night, when it comes to showing fans a good time whether it’s on the road or on the radio, Strait always delivers the kind of country music fans nationwide hunger for. This year he’s invited another award-winning country music superstar to join him on stage – Martina McBride.
“I love Martina. She’s been on our tours before and she’s great,“ commented Strait. “I’m really looking forward to the tour. Martina will definitely make it a special night.”
Strait’s 39th studio album Here For A Good Time received rave reviews and recently debuted at number one on the Billboard Country Album Charts (his 3rd number one album debut in a row) and #3 on Billboard Top 200 Chart. The title track “Here For A Good Time,” written by Strait, his son Bubba Strait and songwriter Dean Dillon, is Strait’s 73rd Top 5 hit out of 89 career singles and sits at number two this week on the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts.
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 nearly 69 million records and with 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums, the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley. He is the only artist who has had 84 out of 89 radio singles make it to Top 10 (57 to Number One) and 24 albums at the number one position on Billboard’s Country Music Album Chart.
TICKETS: $39.50, $59.50 & $79.50. Buy tickets at amwaycenter.com, Amway Center box office, Ticketmaster retail locations, charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000 or at Ticketmaster.com. All dates, act(s) and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, service, handling and facility fee charges. For Amway Center box office and ticket information, visit amwaycenter.com (phone purchases are not available through the Amway Center box office). The Amway Center is located at 400 West Church Street and the box office is located on the north side of the Amway Center, near the intersection of Church Street and Hughey Avenue.
WHAT: GEORGE STRAIT wsg MARTINA MCBRIDE
WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011 | 7:30PM
WHERE: AMWAY CENTER | ORLANDO, FLORIDA
ON SALE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011 | 10:00AM
