Garth Brooks Says His Vegas Shows Never Have A Set List
Garth Brooks started his Thanksgiving week with a press conference in Nashville to show off his “Friends In Low Places Bar,” which will open to fans on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving (11/24), where Garth himself will do a show.
After the press conference, Garth told us that after a busy 2023, his 2024 is also packed. He said, “Yeah! This was the busiest year so far. I seriously think things are going to slow down a lot in ’24. Oh – let me rephrase that!! I think things are going to slow down a lot in ’25 ’cause ’24’s going to be busier than ’23!”
Brooks’s camp announced Monday (11/120) that he is adding 18 more dates to his Las Vegas residency in 2024.
He said in the press conference, “What I love about the Vegas dates is the crowd you’re playing for and the family that you’re playing for. They’ve been very sweet to us out there. And if you look on the stage anywhere in Vegas, you’ll never see a set list.”
Garth added with a smile, “The band almost quit because of that, right? The first night. And then they started to go, ‘Okay, I get this! It’s fun!'”
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Brooks posted to Instagram about the new Vegas shows, writing, “CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT AND LIVE NATION ASK GARTH BROOKS TO ADD 18 NEW DATES IN 2024. Presales begin Tuesday, Nov. 21. Tickets go on sale Cyber Monday, Nov. 27, at Ticketmaster.com/GarthVegas
See that post here.
Garth also shed some light on his decision to create his new bar and honky-tonk in downtown Nashville. He said, “This town has been amazing to me. I know where I was in my life when I got here. And I know where I’m at now.”
He concluded, “When this popped up, the thought was, ‘Does Garth Brooks owe Nashville?’ You bet Garth Brooks owes Nashville. So I’m looking at Lower Broadway going, ‘It’s not the fact that Garth Brooks is missing. But Friends in Low Places is missing.'”
Five Epic Garth Brooks Moments
5 - Spring Training Baseball With The Kansas City Royals - 2004
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Garth has always been a major baseball fan. Throughout the early 2000s in his career, as he enjoyed the spoils of success, he played triple-A baseball as a “bucket list” item. He even joined MLB’s Kansas City Royals for Spring Training in 2004.
4 - Winning CMA Entertainer Of The Year - 2016
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After years of retirement to raise his daughters and be with his family, Garth was back in a big way after he won the CMA’s most coveted award in 2016, having last won the honor in 1998. He would also go on to win ETOTY from the CMA in 2017 and 2019.
3 - Kennedy Center Honor - 2020
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A huge honor for any entertainer, Brooks received a Kennedy Center Honor at a ceremony in 2021. He won recognition along with entertainment icons Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen, and Joan Baez.
2 - Country Music Hall Of Fame Induction - 2012
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The ultimate honor for any country music singer, Garth was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony in October 2012. He was joined in his inducted by fellow inductees by longtime Nashville studio musician Hargus “Pig” Robbins and Grand Ole Opry legend Connie Smith.
1 - Marrying Trisha Yearwood - December 10, 2005
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Probably what Brooks himself would say his most epic moment was marrying fellow country star Trisha Yearwood; the couple recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. They were married at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma.
