George Strait-Reba McEntire tickets sell out in an hour in Tulsa, setting BOK Center record
George Strait
Reba McEntire
Tickets to the upcoming George Strait and Reba McEntire concert at Tulsa’s BOK Center sold out in less than an hour Saturday morning, according to a news release from the venue. This marks the first time in the history of the BOK Center that more than 18,000 tickets have been sold for one event.
“The demand for this show is phenomenal,” said John Bolton, general manager of the BOK Center, in a news release. “It has been as high as all the shows we’ve had in the past and it’s the most number of tickets sold since the venue opened.”
Strait, Reba and special guest Lee Ann Womack will play to the thousands of fans in Tulsa on Feb. 20. This marks Strait’s first appearance there in more than 13 years.
With a career spanning more than 25 years, Strait has the most No. 1 singles of any artist in history with 57 to date. He has sold more than 67 million records, and with 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums, holds the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Strait’s recent release “Twang” debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. This is the fourth time in Straits career that a new release has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the 13th time debuting at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. The current single and title track sits at No. 12 on the charts.
Strait recently scored Grammy nods for best male country vocal performance for “Living For The Night,” best country collaboration with vocals for “Everything But Quits” with Womack and best country album for “Twang.”
At the 2008 Country Music Awards, George became the artist with the most CMA Awards in history with album of the year for “Troubadour” and single of the year for “I Saw God Today.”
His platinum-selling “Troubadour” was named best country album at the 51st Grammy Awards, and in 2008, Strait was the fifth artist ever to receive the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade honor. Strait also has won 19 Academy of Country Music Awards including entertainer of the year.
McEntire’s latest hit, “Consider Me Gone,” is the longest-running No. 1 single of the Oklahoma-born superstar’s career. With its fourth week at No. 1, Reba joins fellow Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift and Gretchen Wilson as the only female country artists to log more than three weeks at No. 1 in the past 10 years. Her reign of No. 1 hits now spans four decades. The multimedia superstar, who was raised in Chockie, was also recently recognized by Billboard, Country Aircheck and Mediabase as the biggest female hit-maker in country music history.
One of the most successful female recording artists in history, Reba has sold more than 55 million albums worldwide, and her last 13 studio albums have all achieved platinum-plus status. The two-time Grammy Award-winner is also an acclaimed film, TV and Broadway actress. Reba signed with The Valory Music Co. in November 2008. The move reunited the multimedia entertainer with industry leader Scott Borchetta, now president and CEO of Big Machine Records and sister label The Valory Music Co.
Womack has sold more than 6 million albums, won two Grammys, numerous other milestone awards, and received notoriety for her 2005 album “There’s More Where That Came From.” The album swept the CMA Awards for album of the year and single of the year for “I May Hate Myself In The Morning.” She also is known for her No. 1 singles “The Fool,” “A Little Past Little Rock,” “I’ll Think Of A Reason Later” and the mega smash “I Hope You Dance.”
Womack’s current album “Call Me Crazy” has garnered critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard and The New York Times, to name a few. In 2009, she was nominated for top female vocalist at the ACM Awards and single “Last Call” was nominated for a Grammy for the best female country vocal performance category. She was also nominated for musical event of the year with Strait for “Everything But Quits” at the CMA Awards.
Womack will vie for three Grammy awards at Sunday’s ceremony, for best female country vocal performance for “Solitary Thinkin’,” best country collaboration with vocals for “Everything But Quits” with Strait and “best country album for “Call Me Crazy.” Her current single, “There Is A God,” is in the Top 40 on the charts and climbing.
For more information on the tour, go to www.GeorgeStrait.com.
- BAM
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