Country star debuts two Stapleton-penned tracks
George Strait and Chris Stapleton continue their record-breaking stadium concert streak with a performance at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Saturday (June 17th). Home of the Seattle Seahawks, Sounders FC and OL Reign, 59,142 turned out to welcome the pair back to the Emerald City, marking a new attendance record for a concert.
Marking Strait’s first time performing at Lumen — having last played in Tacoma on his Cowboy Rides Away Tour on April 12, 2014 — the Texas troubadour kicked things off shortly after 9 pm, commencing his illustrious 31-song set.
As one of only a handful of remaining chances to see Strait this year, the crowd reveled in the opportunity, erupting in response to Strait’s saunter to stage and simple salutation, “Hello Seattle!”
With 60 No. 1 singles to pull from — and 25 Top 10s — the 89x Platinum music icon played offerings spanning from 1981’s Strait Country to 2019’s Honky Tonk Time Machine.
Midway through set, Strait welcomed Stapleton to the stage to perform “Pancho and Lefty” followed by two songs the 10x Grammy winner penned for Strait — “You Don’t Know What You’re Missing” and “Love’s Gonna Make It Alright.”
The record-setting concert followed the Country Music Hall of Famer’s recent headlining performance at Phoenix’s State Farm Stadium on May 6th, and back-to-back venue attendance records at Milwaukee’s American Family Field and at Columbus’s Ohio Stadium for Buckeye Country Superfest.
The concerts set the stage for a summer of stadium shows to come, with dates to follow in Denver on June 24th, Nashville on July 28th and 29th and Tampa on August 5th.
