This looks like a scene from my dreams.
Imagine you’re out on your daily walk on the trails of Arizona, when out of nowhere, a cowboy on horseback comes riding right past you. But not just any cowboy-George freaking Strait.
That’s exactly what went down in a TikTok video that is currently blowing up, and the internet is almost believing it:
@jrpalomarJk not really him but looked just like him♬ Amarillo By Morning – George Strait
The video posted by @jrpalomar, is just a short clip with the words “Running into George Strait while hiking” over it. So of course, if you’re anything like me, it’s gonna catch your eye.
Riding a dunne horse past him quickly up the rocky trail going up hill, is an older man in a black shirt, jean jacket, and straw cowboy hat. At first glance, you can’t convince me that it’s not the King of Country Music, looking exactly like the pictures we’ve seen and just how I imagine him:
Riding tall in the saddle, just like a true King of Country. #GeorgeStrait #CowboyAtHeart” pic.twitter.com/KeGhxjvMpy
— George Strait ✪ (@george_str127) February 23, 2025
And of course the comment section is going crazy assessing the whole situation in classic Tiktok fashion.
Here are some of the best takes:
“That’s Buddy Jackson from the road crew!”
“He’s looking for ocean front property in Arizona”
“Pretty sure not him and if so, why you trespassing on his property?”
“The hat shape gave it away, George’s is very different”
“George would have stopped and talked to ya… I met him in Florida one time, a long time ago and he was pretty talkative”
I’m not gonna lie-I totally thought it was him, but after reading the comments and going back I noticed the caption of the original video:
“Jk not really him but looked just like him”
So all though it was a trick, let’s be honest, it would not be that crazy to see George Strait in this element. I think we forget about the country artists who are cowboys before anything else. He owns a ranch in Texas, spends a ton of time on horseback, and seems to be more focused on that lifestyle than what a lot of country singers are doing these days.
And this lookalike was way more convincing than some of the random people that we see taking pictures with someone at a bar thinking it’s a country singer, then wake up in the morning sober enough to realize it is totally not them:
@carleypitts it seemed legit at the time #firecracker #fireball #amf #idaho #morganwallen #morgan #tennessee #bar #boise #drunk #blackout #wtf #help #drunkanddumb #sorry #sorrytothisman #roddys #dirtylittleroddys @akkayyyaa ♬ Last Night – morganwallen
So I hope this random Arizona cowboy doesn’t get bombarded at bars thinking he’s actually George Strait. But hey, not a bad person to be compared to…
If you want to actually see the real King of Texas in the flesh, you’re in luck—George Strait is hitting the road in 2025 for a run of stadium shows with Chris Stapleton.
Here’s where you can catch him:
May 10, 2025 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA (with Chris Stapleton & Parker McCollum)
May 31, 2025 – Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA (with Chris Stapleton & Parker McCollum)
June 14, 2025 – Highmark Stadium, Buffalo, NY (with Chris Stapleton & Parker McCollum)
June 21, 2025 – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (with Chris Stapleton & Parker McCollum)
July 19, 2025 – SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (with Chris Stapleton & Little Big Town)
Cue it up:
“Ocean Front Property”
