George Strait returns to Clemson more than 25 years after his last show there.
The country legend, 73, will perform on May 2, 2026 at Clemson University’s Memorial Stadium, known as Death Valley. The one night only concert at the South Carolina venue will also feature Cody Johnson and Wyatt Flores, with tickets going on sale October 31.
A statement released on Friday, October 17, read: “The last time Death Valley hosted a concert was in 1999 and that was George Strait. In 2026, the King returns.”
Although the Clemson concert is the only new date announced so far, fans are excited about the possibility of a larger tour.
Earlier this week, Strait shared a nostalgic poster on Instagram from his late ’90s George Strait Chevy Truck Music Festival, featuring a then-rising lineup including Kenny Chesney, the (then Dixie) Chicks and Tim McGraw.
In recent years, the Grammy-winning musician has taken a selective approach to touring, performing a limited number of stadium shows each spring and summer. In 2024 he played ten shows and this year he performed five.
One of his 2024 performances at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field even set a record for the largest single-ticket concert audience in US history, with 110,905 fans – a record later broken by Zach Bryan at Michigan Stadium.
In addition to his return to Clemson, Strait’s schedule is packed with accolades. He will be celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors in December alongside KISS, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and Sylvester Stallone, and will be inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in early 2026.
