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George Strait is slowly tacking on concert dates to his 2026 itinerary. On Monday, the legend announced two big shows at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, with newcomer William Beckmann serving as the show opener. The concerts are set for April 9th and 11th. This brings the number of Strait shows this year to five, with two in Lubbock, Texas (April 24th and 25th) and one in Clemson (May 2nd) already announced. Pre-sale for the Austin dates is already underway; general on-sale is this Friday at 10AM CT. Visit George’s website for more information.
What exactly are four of the biggest names in country music up to? On Monday, Tim McGraw, Hardy, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen all posted similar cryptic graphics to their Instagram accounts; pictures of what appear to be leather-bound books, each with a man’s name on it, and what appears to be birth and death dates. Morgan’s, interestingly, had his real birthdate listed and no death date. So what does this all mean? Church teased to a concert crowd last week that something big was coming on January 30th (this Friday), but gave no details. A German fan page dedicated to Wallen discovered that a song called "McArthur" is registered to ASCAP, and Hardy is one of the co-writers. (The other writers are Jameson Rodgers, Chase McGill and Joshua Dennis Anthony Bagles). Since Fridays are generally the day new music is released, the most popular theory is that a song called "McArthur" and featuring all four of the artists will drop then. We shall see...