George Strait Sets Return to Clemson Stadium, More Than a Quarter-Century Later

More than 25 years later, George Strait is returning to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

The past performance astatine the South Carolina venue connected Clemson University’s field was successful 1999 and was headlined by Strait. The May 2, 2026, amusement volition besides diagnostic Cody Johnson and Wyatt Flores. Tickets spell connected merchantability Oct. 31.

Over the past respective years, Strait has played a fistful of stadium dates each outpouring and summer, astir precocious with Chris Stapleton. This year, helium played 5 shows, portion successful 2024 helium played 10.

One of the 2024 dates, astatine Texas A&M’s Kyle Field successful College Station, drew the largest azygous ticketed performance assemblage successful U.S. past astatine 110,905. Zach Bryan broke that record earlier this autumn erstwhile helium played Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor and drew 112,408 people.

While this is the lone day Strait is announcing, fans are hoping there’s much to travel based connected Strait’s Instagram station earlier this week. A fewer days ago, he posted a poster from his Nokia Presents the George Strait Chevy Truck Music Festival, which took spot successful the precocious ‘90s, erstwhile performance sponsorship was astatine its tallness (hence the unwieldy name). That 18-date outing, which included specified comparative newcomers arsenic Kenny Chesney, The (then-Dixie) Chicks and Tim McGraw did see the 1999 Clemson show, truthful helium whitethorn conscionable beryllium doing a amusive throwback.

One different day for definite connected Strait’s calendar is this December’s Kennedy Center Honors successful Washington, D.C. Strait volition beryllium recognized for his contributions to American civilization alongside KISS, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and Sylvester Stallone. Additionally, the Poteet, Texas, autochthonal volition besides beryllium inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame successful aboriginal 2026.