George & Reba Roll Out: Country fans in Baltimore were the first to see the highly anticipated George Strait and Reba tour, and by all accounts they were not disappointed. Highlights included a duet between Reba and opener Lee Ann Womack on "Does He Love You" and Reba's grand entrance in a taxi prior to "Fancy." One fan tells us, "This was a storied prop, as Reba later explained. It was a part of her show years ago, but was retired and sent to Vegas. When the idea surfaced to revive the taxi, they went and bought back the same one!" As for Strait, our observer says he just can't go wrong. "Where other shows and performers are judged on how dynamic their stage show is, George's class outweighs all of that glitz. You don't go to a Strait concert for anything other than great country music."

At Monday's (1/25) No. 1 party in Nashville celebrating "Consider Me Gone," Reba said the three performers got together backstage after the opening-night concert. "Lee Ann's band and crew, my band and crew and George's band and crew just gathered and mingled," she said, noting most tours have a wrap party. "We wanted to have it at the beginning and have everybody get to know each other and get comfortable. George, I've known forever. We toured together in the early '80s with Conway Twitty, and he's still the same great guy. A lot of his band was with him back then, so it was like a family reunion. I love to tour with friends. It's very special; it's not work. It's just going out there and having fun."