George Strait-Prudential Center,Newark NJ, 3-1-2014

Country legend and all around music legend George Strait brought his Cowboy Rides Away tour to the Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey last week, to what must have been a sold out house.
 George Strait performed a 33 song setlist which covered his whole career, and had opener Martina McBride join him for two duets.
 George Strait was as cool as he has ever been, rarely moving from one of 4 microphones set up on each corner of the stage in the center of the arena floor. This does not mean that he stood there emotionless throughout the night. Mr. Strait is the type of performer who gets more out of inflection and just plain emotion, than most singers.
 I had hoped for years to get the chance to see him live, and was not disappointed. His effortless charm helped make the show one I will remember for a long time.
 Martina McBride was the opening act, and she performed a set which included many of her hits and a few songs from her recent CD's also. her voice sounded as good as it ever has.
 Here are the setlists for both Martina McBride and George Strait.

                    Martina McBride

                 Wrong Baby Wrong
                 Blessed
                 Whatcha Gonna Do
                 Teenage Daughters
                 I'm Gonna Love You Through It
                 Anyway
                 Wild Angels
                 My Baby Loves Me
                 I Love You
                 (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden-Lynn Anderson Cover
                 Suspicious Minds-Elvis Presley cover
                 Love's the Only House
                 This One's for the Girls
                 A Broken Wing
                 Independence Day

                    George Strait

                  The Fireman
                  Check Yes or No
                  Ocean Front Property
                  Marina Del Rey
                  Blame it On Mexico
                  A Fire I Can't Put Out
                  Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her
                  Here For a Good Time
                  Arkansas Dave
                  Jackson-Johnny & June Carter Cash cover w/Martina McBride
                  Golden Ring-George Jones & Tammy Wynnette cover w/Martina McBride
                  River of Love
                  You Look So Good in Love
                  How 'Bout Them Cowgirls
                  I Saw God Today
                  I Can Still Make Cheyenne
                  Drinkin' Man
                  That's What Breaking Hearts Do
                  I Believe
                  Give it Away
                  Lead On
                  Amarillo by Morning
                  The Chair
                  I Got a Car
                  I'll Always Remember You
                  Give It All We Got Tonight
                  Troubadour
                  Unwound
                 
                  You Wreck Me-Tom Petty cover
                  All My Ex's Live in Texas
                  Run
                  Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash cover, With Rebel Rouser intro
                  The Cowboy Rides Away

 

        God bless George Strait