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Country star 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 Texas A&M University in College Station. Parker McCollum and Catie Offerman appeared at the show as special guests.
“What’s going on everybody?” the 72-year-old recording artist said to his fans assembled at the home of the Texas A&M Aggies football team. “We got some Aggies out there? Oh yeah! I’m ashamed to say this, but this is my first time to ever be in Kyle Field… damn! Just invite me back, I’ll come!”
His weekend show attracted 110,905 ticket-buying fans, besting the record previously set by The Grateful Dead. Their 1977 show at Raceway Park in New Jersey attracted 107,019 people. Strait’s latest record-breaking numbers also applied to Texas A&M Kyle Field specifically, as it beat out a 2014 college football game against Ole Miss which attracted 110,633 attendees, per Billboard.
There were several prominent faces in the crowd, including Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott. “Unbelievable concert by the King, George Strait,” he shared on X. “Largest packed house for a concert in America. Ever.”
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was also there with his daughter. “Took my daughter Caroline to see @GeorgeStrait at Kyle Field @TAMU tonight,” he wrote on X alongside a photo of the duo posing with Strait. “Great fun. Spectacular concert.”
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This is not the first time the revered “King of Country Music” has set a record. The “Check Yes Or No” 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.
Strait introduced two new songs ahead of the show. “MIA in MIA” and “The Little Things” are part of his upcoming album, “Cowboys And Dreamers,” which is scheduled to be released on September 6.
Next up, the singer’s tour heads to Salt Lake City, Detroit, and Chicago. Strait is also scheduled to play in Las Vegas on December 7.
