TEXAS LEGEND GEORGE STRAIT TO PLAY AT DICKIES ARENA NOV. 22, 2019
SHOW IS FIRST ANNOUNCED CONCERT AT THE NEW VENUE

For Immediate Release
Nov. 27, 2018

FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth has finally crossed the King of Country’s mind.

Country legend George Strait is set to play at Dickies Arena on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The performance, which is the first concert announced at the venue, will begin at 8 p.m. Asleep at the Wheel will open for Strait.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices range from $19.82 to $250, with limited tickets available at $19.82 to commemorate one of Strait’s only Fort Worth performances at Billy Bob’s in 1982. VIP packages will also be available for purchase.

“We are thrilled make Texas legend George Strait our first concert announcement at Dickies Arena,” said Trail Drive Management Corp.’s Matt Homan, president and general manager of Dickies Arena. “This performance will be in one of George Strait’s most intimate arena settings, and we can’t wait to bring this to Fort Worth.”

Strait has sold more than 68.5 million records and has 60 no. 1 songs, more than any other artist in history. The King of Country Music is also the only artist in history to have a top ten hit every year for thirty years.

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Dickies Arena will be a 14,000 seat, spectacular multipurpose venue located adjacent to the Will Rogers Memorial Center campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility is the result of a pioneering public-private partnership between the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, the State of Texas and a group of private-sector participants, including foundations, individuals and organizations. The arena will be owned by the City of Fort Worth and managed by the not-for-profit operating entity, Trail Drive Management Corp. (TDMC). The state-of-the-art arena, scheduled to open in November 2019, will host concerts, sporting events and family entertainment, and will be the new home to Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo performances. For more information, visit www.DickiesArena.com.

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