Strait Saddles Up For Winter Tour

As has become his tradition, country veteran George Strait will embark on a U.S. tour early next year. The trek begins Jan. 10 in Austin, Texas, and will wrap March 7 in Lubbock, Texas. Little Big Town will support.

Strait is gearing up to release a new retrospective, "22 More Hits," due Nov. 13 via MCA Nashville. The track list for the project has yet to be announced.

As previously reported, Strait is tied for the lead with five nominations for the 2007 CMA Awards, to be handed out Nov. 7 in Nashville.

Here are George Strait's tour dates:

Jan. 10: Austin, Texas (Frank Erwin Center)
Jan. 11: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
Jan. 12: Little Rock, Ark. (Alltel Arena)
Jan. 17: Birmingham, Ala. (BJCC)
Jan. 18: Gwinnett, Ga. (Gwinnett Arena)
Jan. 19: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Jan. 24: Jacksonville, Fla. (Veterans Memorial Auditorium)
Jan. 25: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Center)
Jan. 26: Baltimore (1st Mariner Arena)
Jan. 31: Sacramento, Calif. (ARCO Arena)
Feb. 1: Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Feb. 2: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
Feb. 15: Charleston, W. Va. (Civic Center)
Feb. 16: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
Feb. 28: Richmond, Va. (Coliseum)
Feb. 29: Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena))
March 1: Cleveland (Quicken Loans Arena)
March 6: Albuquerque, N.N. (University Arena)
March 7: Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena)