Taking the stage just after 7 p m.
George strait at gruene hall.
16 and performed a nearly two hour set in celebration of strait out of the box.
Erika goldring for mca nashville george strait didn t need to spend much energy to thrill the lucky few who made it inside gruene hall for his hastily arranged invite only gig wednesday night.
By design not much has physically changed since the hall was first built.
For the first time in 30 years george strait returned to the legendary texas honky tonk gruene hall in new braunfels tx where he started.
Part 2 available friday nov.
In his return to gruene hall in the texas hill country on november 16 2016 video was captured for that song.
For one night only.
The 6 000 square foot dance hall with a high pitched tin roof still has the original layout with side flaps for open air dancing a bar in the front a small lighted stage in.
Gruene hall built in 1878 is texas oldest continually operating and most famous dance hall.
Texas oldest dance hall located at historic gruene in new braunfels features texas best live music every day.
Famous artists who ve played gruene hall george strait garth brooks the dixie chicks rodney crowell bo diddley lyle lovett delbert mcclinton jerry jeff walker asleep at the wheel trampled by turtles albert collins ernest tubb the fabulous thunderbirds steve earle tracy lawrence parker mccollum chris isaak john prine arlo guthrie texas tornadoes aaron watson.
Among the many hit songs george strait s racked up over the years amarillo by morning was one of his first and it still remains among the favorites of fans in texas and beyond.
Back where it all began george strait returned to new braunfels gruene hall wednesday night nov.