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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. 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
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.

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

2013
(Songs listed are in no particular order)

Martina McBride
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
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

 * McBride
 * Guitar:
 * Bass guitar:
 * Acoustic guitar:
 * Keyboards:
 * Drums:
 * Backing vocals:


 * Strait (Ace in the Hole Band)
 * Electric Guitar / Fiddle: Benny McArthur, Rick McRae
 * Acoustic Guitar: Joe Manuel
 * Steel Guitar: Mike Daily
 * Fiddle: Gene Elders
 * Bass guitar:Terry Hale
 * Keyboards:John Michael Whitby,
 * Piano: Ronnie Huckaby
 * Drums:Mike Kennedy
 * Backing vocals Thom Flora & Marty Slayton, Nashville, TN

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

2013
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/474914/george-strait-announces-his-final-tour
 * Previously announced tour date featuring Martina McBride and the Randy Rogers Band.

2014
To be announced at a later date.