George Strait’s Texas-Sized Farewell: Photos From His Final Tour Stop
George Strait, the undisputed King of Country Music, played the final show of his touring career Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The emotional event set the record for the largest indoor concert ever in North America, with 104,793 fans in attendance. (The Rolling Stones' 1981 show at the Louisiana Superdome held the previous record at 87,500.) Several of Strait's famous friends joined him onstage for duets, including Sheryl Crow, Eric Church and Jason Aldean, making for an incredible night of hit after hit from Strait's incomparable country catalog.
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George Strait & Eric Church
Eric Church performs "Cowboys Like Us" and "Easy Come Easy Go" with George Strait at the Cowboy Rides Away Tour's final stop at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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George Strait & Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow performs "Here for a Good Time" and "When Did You Stop Loving Me" with George Strait onstage at Strait's the Cowboy Rides Away Tour final stop at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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George Strait & Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean performs "Fool Hearted Memory" and "Nobody in His Right Mind Would Have Left Her" with George Strait at the final stop of Strait's Cowboy Rides Away Tour.
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas
The final stop of George Strait's the Cowboy Rides Away Tour set attendance records for the biggest indoor concert in North American history.
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Like Father, Like Son
George Strait and his son, Bubba (who has co-written several of Dad's songs) perform together at the Cowboy Rides Away Tour's final stop at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on June 7, 2014.
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Strait’s Strings
Commemorative guitars were made for the final show of George Strait's Cowboy Rides Away tour on June 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas.
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Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson
Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel performs at the final stop of George Strait's the Cowboy Rides Away tour, on June 7, 2014, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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Out of the Blue Clear Sky
Confetti rains down on the sold-out crowd at the final show of George Strait's the Cowboy Rides Away Tour, in Arlington, Texas, on June 7, 2014.
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Final Farewell
George Strait shakes hands after the final stop of his Cowboy Rides Away Tour at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Though he is retiring from touring, the King will continue his rein on the country airwaves. He has extended his recording contract with longtime label home, MCA Nashville, for five more albums.