George Strait will headline next year's Boots In The Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a festival that has expanded to three days for the occasion. It runs May 14-16, 2027.
The booking is unusual on two counts. It marks Strait's first return to New Mexico since 2013, and his first festival performance since 2021, which makes a three-day country event in Albuquerque a bigger get than the venue size alone would suggest.
"New Mexico, it's been way too long," Strait said in the announcement, adding that he was not sure where else the next year would take him but that he would be there in May.
He is not carrying the weekend alone. Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Zach Top and Jon Pardi are also on the bill, with more artists still to be announced.
Steve Thacher, CEO of promoter Activated Events, said the city had earned the expansion. "Albuquerque has shown us time and time again that New Mexico knows how to throw a country party," he said, describing the three-day format and the lineup as a deliberate step up from previous editions.
Ticket presale begins September 10 and the general on-sale follows on September 11. Two acts on the bill have been in our pages recently: Brooks & Dunn marked 35 years of their debut with a first vinyl pressing and Zach Top released two new songs in August. Confirmed bills sit on the festival tracker, and more country news is on the genre hub.
The facts
- George Strait headlines Boots In The Park in 2027.
- The festival runs May 14-16, 2027 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Zach Top and Jon Pardi are also booked.
- It is Strait's first New Mexico show since 2013.
- It is his first festival performance since 2021.
- Presale starts September 10 and general sale September 11.
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