Miranda Lambert shared a special moment over the weekend when she joined George Strait on stage during his run of back-to-back shows at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, TX.
After opening the show, Lambert later surprised fans by returning to the stage during Strait’s set. Before the pair launched into two tracks from his catalog, she explained how the country music icon gave her the opportunity to choose what they would perform together.
Lambert recently helped celebrate George Strait as a 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, where she performed “Run,” a track that has held a longtime place in her set list. Following with the tribute, and a few drinks, she says Strait told her to “pick anything” to deliver in front of the Texas crowd.
“I got to sing for George when he got inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors. I got to sing ‘Run,’ which we’ve done forever. He looked at me after, and we had some drinks, and he goes, ‘You can pick anything you want to sing.’”
She took a while to really think through this decision before landing on the perfect set of tracks for the night: 1998’s “I Wanna Dance With You” and 2002’s “She’ll Leave You With A Smile.”
“Like four days ago, I finally made my decision. I mean, I get to sing with King George, y’all.”
Strait complimented her song choices saying, “they’re good ones” and then noted that he is in fact the “lucky one” that gets to sing with her.
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Following the exciting weekend in their home state, the “Mama’s Broken Heart” singer took to social media to recap various highlights of the night through a series of photos.
Her caption simply read, “I 🩵 George Strait!!!”
Strait will continue his run with three remaining shows next month. He’s set to perform in Clemson, SC on May 2 followed by back-to-back nights at the Moody Center in Austin, TX on May 15 and 16. As for Lambert she has a slew of upcoming festival dates on the books.
