George Strait

[Big Empty]

Concert kicked ass! They brought a retired general up. To the stage and then brought up some wounded vets and told their war stories. Gave a free house away! Alot of red white & blue testosterone! Its always good when peeps puts politics aside and root for this country! How did i spend 80 bucks on beer and im not drunk smh

[baseline bum]

A retarded general?

[DMC]

George is like Tim, never stops producing. Dude's got like 60 number 1 hits. Never sold out anything but concerts, no face lifts or crazy ass "Chris Gaines" like homo moments. Just does his thing. Laid back easy going, gotta love George.

[Avante]

When it comes to actual talent these country n; westen guys have it all over the rockers, rappers, etcetc.

Some of those bluegrass bands, totally amazing.

[Nbadan]

$200 to sit in the third balcony of the Alamodome.....$600-$800 for anything on the lower level...over $1000 for floor

George should be ashamed....

[Wild Cobra]

If anyone hasn't seen the movie "Pure Country (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105191/)," it's a great movie.

[Wild Cobra]

$200 to sit in the third balcony of the Alamodome.....$600-$800 for anything on the lower level...over $1000 for floor

George should be ashamed....
What's wrong with supply and demand pricing?

[DMC]

If anyone hasn't seen the movie "Pure Country (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105191/)," it's a great movie.

Actually it's a shitty movie, George is embarrassed of it.

[mrsmaalox]

Many have come and gone during the reign of King George.

[Wild Cobra]

Actually it's a shitty movie, George is embarrassed of it.
Really?

I never heard that.

[johnsmith]

The man kicks ass. I wish I could have gone. I don't even care for country music but love me some George Strait.

[baseline bum]

It's always dangerous agreeing with WC, but if Strait can get those prices what's wrong with him charging them? That's how musicians make their money; by going on tour. Record companies sure don't pay them shit for the most part. I wouldn't pay $250 even if they could resurrect Hendrix and have him put on a show, but I guess it's worth it to other people.

[InK]

It's always dangerous agreeing with WC, but if Strait can get those prices what's wrong with him charging them? That's how musicians make their money; by going on tour. Record companies sure don't pay them shit for the most part. I wouldn't pay $250 even if they could resurrect Hendrix and have him put on a show, but I guess it's worth it to other people.

George prices were 60-110ea, with some VIP packages for 500ea and 1kea. The 1k packages were front row seats, and 500ea packages were floors up to row 15 and lowers first 5 rows. Nbadan is talking outta his ass, George is not getting the money brokers/scalpers charge for their tickets. If anything George priced to low for the madness that ensued after the on sale. I think around 6k tickets sold on SH that day, i havent seen anything like that, specially for a concert.

[baseline bum]

George prices were 60-110ea, with some VIP packages for 500ea and 1kea. The 1k packages were front row seats, and 500ea packages were floors up to row 15 and lowers first 5 rows. Nbadan is talking outta his ass, George is not getting the money brokers/scalpers charge for their tickets. If anything George priced to low for the madness that ensued after the on sale. I think around 6k tickets sold on SH that day, i havent seen anything like that, specially for a concert.

Not bad for $60-110.

[Nbadan]

George prices were 60-110ea, with some VIP packages for 500ea and 1kea. The 1k packages were front row seats, and 500ea packages were floors up to row 15 and lowers first 5 rows. Nbadan is talking outta his ass, George is not getting the money brokers/scalpers charge for their tickets. If anything George priced to low for the madness that ensued after the on sale. I think around 6k tickets sold on SH that day, i havent seen anything like that, specially for a concert.

The concert sold out in less than an hour...so all there was were scalper prices...George Strait should have broken the scalpers back and held back tickets or announced a second show...

[Nbadan]

Not bad for $60-110.

You couldn't get those prices BB...

[Nbadan]

This is his hometown....don't we deserve two shows?

[Nbadan]

he...he.....


Least some wounded warriors got to go....but if you spent $200 or any amount of money to sit in the third balcony of the Alamo dome to watch anything that doesn't have the word 'Monster' in the title, your an idiot...

[Wild Cobra]

George prices were 60-110ea, with some VIP packages for 500ea and 1kea. The 1k packages were front row seats, and 500ea packages were floors up to row 15 and lowers first 5 rows. Nbadan is talking outta his ass, George is not getting the money brokers/scalpers charge for their tickets. If anything George priced to low for the madness that ensued after the on sale. I think around 6k tickets sold on SH that day, i havent seen anything like that, specially for a concert.
You are probably right. They probably could have charged $100 to $200 for those cheaper tickets, and still sold out in a day.

[InK]

This is his hometown....don't we deserve two shows?

U deserved two shows, i don't understand why he didn't add seeing it was his last spot. But u are wrong on the tickets being un-buyable, he just allocated in a very stupid fashion. Id be making shit up if i talked percentages, but it didn't feel like there were more then 10 percent of total tickets allocated to general on sale. The majority of tickets went to his fanclub ( which was 20 bucks i think) and amex presales, and on those you could easily buy just about anything.

[Nbadan]

But u are wrong on the tickets being un-buyable,

i'm willing to bet that there are millions of George Strait fans who couldn't afford $200 tickets....there were unbuyable..

[Nbadan]

...and it would have been nice, although not required, if George gave some of that money to a charitable organization here in SA...I mean, dude owns the rights to 60 number one hits...and hundreds of others....why does he need to hoard all the cash?

[Nbadan]

George Strait needs to own up...I'm calling him out.....

Where are you George?

[InK]

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[InK]

Few examples, it really wasn't a hard buy at all mate, onsale was not easy, ill give u that, but u could pick and choose on just about any presale

[jeebus]

I wouldn't pay $250 even if they could resurrect Hendrix and have him put on a show, but I guess it's worth it to other people.
What would you pay $250 to see? Hitler resurrected with all proceeds going to the 4th Reich? Chris Benoit so you could see him roided up and flying off the turnbuckle? Or perhaps Dear Leader Kim Il Sung, for obvious reasons? I'd pay to see all 3 tbh

[The Reckoning]

too bad he's never written a song in his life lol.

but then again you could argue that Strait is the face of country, an embodiment of all the writers and grassroots artists radiating all their creative energy through one medium.

[ChumpDumper]

If anyone hasn't seen the movie "Pure Country (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105191/)," it's a great movie.Only good for camp value. The "sequel" (nothing at all to do with the original) is indescribably bad. Only viewable as an attempt to figure out how such a film ever got made. Grossed $133,771 at the box office.

And Strait can do whatever he wants and charge whatever he wants for it. You can't call a guy out if you didn't even try to get a ticket.

[Nbadan]

Other things you could do with $200

buy 40 cups of starbucks..

http://www.koreaittimes.com/images/imagecache/medium/Starbucks_Coffee_Cups.jpg

[baseline bum]

What would you pay $250 to see? Hitler resurrected with all proceeds going to the 4th Reich? Chris Benoit so you could see him roided up and flying off the turnbuckle? Or perhaps Dear Leader Kim Il Sung, for obvious reasons? I'd pay to see all 3 tbh

I'd pay $250 if Eva could get resurrected too and I got to plow her while listening to one of Adolph's great speeches live (not sure which would make me cum first tbh). Girl looks fine as fuck here at the 3:05 mark.

FrzaM0FOWfA

I gotta start a porn company and produce a movie where they have a big Nazi orgy at Hitler's vacation home.

[baseline bum]

What would you pay $250 to see? Hitler resurrected with all proceeds going to the 4th Reich? Chris Benoit so you could see him roided up and flying off the turnbuckle? Or perhaps Dear Leader Kim Il Sung, for obvious reasons? I'd pay to see all 3 tbh

I'd also pay the $250 to hear Lenin sing this inspirational anthem

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[jeebus]

I'd pay $250 if Eva could get resurrected too and I got to plow her while listening to one of Adolph's great speeches live (not sure which would make me cum first tbh). Girl looks fine as fuck here at the 3:05 mark.

FrzaM0FOWfA

I gotta start a porn company and produce a movie where they have a big Nazi orgy at Hitler's vacation home.


I'd also pay the $250 to hear Lenin sing this inspirational anthem

x72w_69yS1A
:cry

[mrsmaalox]

I don't think George has much input personally into how much to charge for tickets (I'm referring to previous comments about how he can "charge whatever he wants", and "supply and demand"). I'm sure he's making a nice salary, how many other salaries are dependent on ticket sales/prices? It takes tons of people to put on a show like that, not to even mention the top-billed acts that open for him----you know that whore Reba demanded a big chunk!

I listened to a podcast the other day with Ringo Starr and Todd Rundgren where they went into great detail about these tours and how they are managed financially, who pays for what and how the profits are divvied. The biggest money makers are the tours with corporate sponsors of course, and those sponsors really rake it in, but there just aren't too many artists or craftspeople getting big time rich off of those.

[Spur|n|Austin]

George is like Tim, never stops producing. Dude's got like 60 number 1 hits. Never sold out anything but concerts, no face lifts or crazy ass "Chris Gaines" like homo moments. Just does his thing. Laid back easy going, gotta love George.

Nice analogy. He'll be court side at the games here soon, he even led the crowd in a Go Spurs Go chant!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

George Strait needs to own up...I'm calling him out.....

Where are you George?

Nbadan is...Nick Diaz?

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Whoa.

[oh crap]

:lol

[Drachen]

George is like Tim, never stops producing. Dude's got like 60 number 1 hits. Never sold out anything but concerts, no face lifts or crazy ass "Chris Gaines" like homo moments. Just does his thing. Laid back easy going, gotta love George.

Well, George has all that energy in a baggy that he can use to keep producing.

[bus driver]

the dude is bad ass, i think well worth the price of the ticket

[Spur|n|Austin]

George Strait is the man, I grew up listening to him. My parents use to go see him at Cheatham Street in San Marcos when he was in college at Southwest Texas State.

http://www.cheathamstreet.com/Pictures/george.jpg

[Nbadan]

I'm sure he's making a nice salary...you have Tejano artists who make crap donating their time for charity events, quiesenias, bar-b-q plate get-togethers...why can't George sell $6 plates and donate his time to SA kids?

Does it have to always be for the dollar? Where is the humanity George? You can't take it with you...

Where are you George?

[Avante]

Hard to beat country music if ya want something real. That old Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy Cline stuff....classic. Then ya get into Johnny, Merle, George, Marty, Waylon and Willie. All had some influense on Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn and yep, George Strait. Some of the greatest music ever played right there.

[Woo Bum-kon]

I don't know what's more retarded: Nbadan thinking that George Strait fans are entitled to see him in concert or Nbadan expecting George Strait to come to SpursTalk to defend himself.

[Wild Cobra]

I don't know what's more retarded: Nbadan thinking that George Strait fans are entitled to see him in concert or Nbadan expecting George Strait to come to SpursTalk to defend himself.
Ouch.

For once I agree with you.

Besides, we have no idea how much he gives to charities. I'll bet he gives quite a bit.

[I. Hustle]

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[I. Hustle]

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[Big Empty]

at the concert they gave away a house to a militarty couple. i think george was involved in that but i also somewhat agree, This being San Antonio they should bring back some of the major tejano artist at the San Antonio Rodeo instead of having them outside smh lol

[SA210]

Kens 5 reporting George Strait's father passed away Monday. Condolences.

[SA210]

George Strait's father, John, passes

http://www.kens5.com/home/George-Straits-father-John-passes-210152341.html


Posted on June 4, 2013 at 4:56 PM

George Strait's father, John Strait, passed away Monday evening, according to Pearsall city officials.

Services will be held Thursday in Pearsall with burial in Big Wells on Friday.

George Strait performed in San Antonio Saturday to a sold out crowd in the Alamodome.

[mrsmaalox]

Great. Now Nbadan can call George out about funeral arrangements!

RIP Mr Strait

[Nbadan]

Great. Now Nbadan can call George out about funeral arrangements!

RIP Mr Strait

You wench!

:lol