Monday, March 4, 2013

King George



I’ve been a George Strait fan since he came on to the country music scene in 1981 and have seen in him concert a couple times. When the press release came out last fall that George was doing his farewell tour I immediately checked the tour schedule for dates.  I signed up on the arena website and got advance notice and was able to buy tickets a day prior to when they went on sale for the general public in October so we got great seats almost on the floor.  This past Saturday night was the big night and we traveled to Lexington Kentucky to see George and Martina McBride’s The Cowboy Rides Away tour.  I splurged and got a room at the Hyatt which is attached to the arena so that made it extra nice in that we didn’t have to fight traffic before or after the show. Martina sang for an hour and then the stage was reset and George played for just short of three hours including a couple of encores.   It was hands down the best concert I have ever seen. The sound was fantastic and George was, as always spectacular.  Even hubby (the classic rock fan) said George was a great entertainer. The tour runs through June 2013 with more dates to be announced for 2014. If he comes with in a 3 hour radius in 2014 we are going again!!





3 comments:

CJ STITCHING AND BLOOMS said...

Hello Anette, how very exciting for you. I also have been a George Strait Fan for a very long time. I wonder when he would say Good Bye to his fans. Lucky you to see him one last time. Hugs Judy

Deb W said...

We were doing a spinning demo at the same time (to promote the KY Sheep and Fiber Festival) at the KY Crafted Expo in the exhibition hall attached to Rupp arena. I wish I had known you were here!!

Frau Seidenhase said...

Hey Annette,

thank you :)

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Birgit