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The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour

The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour was a concert tour by American singer Garth Brooks. It began on October 20, 2018, in Notre Dame, Indiana, at Notre Dame Stadium and concluded with 5 sold-out shows at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland ending on September 17, 2022.

Stadium Tour
North American tour by Garth Brooks
LocationNorth America
Start dateMarch 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)
End dateSeptember 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
Legs2
No. of shows42 (announced)
Garth Brooks concert chronology

Background

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After wrapping up his World Tour in 2017, Brooks announced a new tour in October 2018. The Stadium Tour, which began in spring 2019, will visit 30 North American stadiums, showcasing Brooks in a football-centric environment.[1][2][3] Brooks "unofficially" kicked the tour off with a concert at Notre Dame Stadium on October 15, which was filmed as a two-hour television special for CBS. During this show, Brooks also mentioned his intent to close the tour by returning to Notre Dame.[4]

Special performances and broadcasts

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During the first concert of the tour in St. Louis, Missouri on March 9, 2019, Brooks announced portions of the show would be recorded for a future documentary to air on A&E.[5] The documentary, titled Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On, chronicles Brooks' career and aired in December 2019.[6]

Also during the St. Louis concert, Brooks introduced his wife, Trisha Yearwood, to perform a selection of her songs. Yearwood, who performed with Brooks on his entire World Tour from 2014 to 2017, previously stated she would not perform on the Stadium Tour. However, due to inclement weather canceling her scheduled pre-show event outside the stadium, Yearwood joined Brooks for a special performance.[5] Yearwood also joined Brooks for the show in Gainesville, Florida on April 20, 2019, to perform a tribute to Tom Petty.[7]

On July 19, 2019, during the first of two shows in Boise, Idaho, Blake Shelton joined Brooks to perform their song, "Dive Bar". Footage from the concert was later released as a music video.[8]

After its stop in Detroit in February 2020, the tour was halted indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All remaining shows were rescheduled for 2021, with the tour resuming in Las Vegas on July 10, 2021.[9][10][11] A planned show at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on July 31 was postponed due to inclement weather.[12]

On August 18, 2021, all remaining stops on the tour were cancelled indefinitely due to SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. All tickets were refunded, and Brooks stated that they planned to pursue rescheduling the dates in 2022.[12]

During the July 30, 2022 show held at AT&T Stadium, Garth Brooks revealed this show was being recorded as the live album for the Stadium Tour.[13]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the performance of March 26, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the series.

Main set
  1. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
  2. "Rodeo"
  3. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
  4. "The Beaches of Cheyenne"
  5. "Two Piña Coladas"
  6. "The River"
  7. "Fishin' in the Dark" (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cover)
  8. "The Thunder Rolls"
  9. "Unanswered Prayers"
  10. "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
  11. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"
  12. "Ask Me How I Know"
  13. "That Summer"
  14. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  15. "Shameless" (Billy Joel cover)
  16. "Piano Man" (Billy Joel cover)
  17. "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" (Steve Goodman cover)
  18. "American Pie" (Don McLean cover)
  19. "Papa Loved Mama"
  20. "Friends in Low Places"
  21. "The Dance"

"Housekeeping" fan-request set

  2. "Every Now and Then"
  3. "Amie" (Pure Prairie League cover)
  4. "A Friend to Me"
  5. "Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan cover)
  6. "All-American Kid"
  7. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Pete Seeger cover)
  8. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Marvin Gaye cover)
  9. "The Red Strokes"

Encore

  2. "Shallow" (duet with Trisha Yearwood)
  3. "Walkaway Joe" (Trisha Yearwood cover) (duet with Trisha Yearwood)
  4. "Standing Outside the Fire"

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue
North America
March 9, 2019 St. Louis United States The Dome at America's Center — 75,000 / 75,000 $6,277,500
March 23, 2019 Glendale State Farm Stadium Easton Corbin 77,653 / 77,653 $6,499,556
April 20, 2019 Gainesville Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Chris Young 80,000 / 80,000 $6,696,000
May 3, 2019 Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium King Calaway 140,000 / 140,000 $11,718,000
May 4, 2019 Darius Rucker
May 18, 2019 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Midland 75,000 / 75,000 $6,277,500
June 8, 2019 Denver Broncos Stadium at Mile High Joe Nichols 83,915 / 83,915 $6,774,510
June 29, 2019 Eugene Autzen Stadium Brooke Eden 60,000 / 60,000 $5,022,000
July 19, 2019 Boise Albertsons Stadium Granger Smith 86,000 / 86,000 $7,198,200
July 20, 2019 Dylan Scott
August 9, 2019 Regina Canada Mosaic Stadium Brett Kissel 79,000 / 79,000 $4,764,252
August 10, 2019 Jesse Labelle
November 16, 2019 Knoxville United States Neyland Stadium Jon Pardi 84,000 / 84,000 $7,030,800
February 22, 2020 Detroit Ford Field Chase Rice 70,000 / 70,000 $6,193,800
July 10, 2021 Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium — 68,000 / 68,000 $5,440,500
July 17, 2021 Salt Lake City Rice–Eccles Stadium 50,000 / 50,000 $4,185,000
August 7, 2021 Kansas City GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Martina McBride 74,500 / 74,500 $6,235,650
August 14, 2021 Lincoln Memorial Stadium — 91,000 / 91,000 $7,198,200
March 5, 2022 San Diego Petco Park 50,000 / 50,000 $4,235,000
March 26, 2022 Orlando Camping World Stadium 69,494 / 69,494 $5,886,142
April 15, 2022 Nashville Nissan Stadium 149,052 / 149,052 $12,914,756
April 16, 2022 Grand Ole Opry
April 23, 2022 Fayetteville Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Bobby Bones
Mitch Rossell 		73,000 / 73,000 $6,183,100
April 30, 2022 Baton Rouge Tiger Stadium Mitch Rossell 103,000 / 103,000 $8,724,100
May 7, 2022 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium 70,000 / 70,000 $5,929,000
May 13, 2022 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 80,000 / 80,000 $6,776,000
May 14, 2022[a] Ghost Hounds
May 20, 2022 Foxborough Gillette Stadium Mitch Rossell 75,000 / 75,000 $6,352,500
May 21, 2022[b]
June 4, 2022 Birmingham Protective Stadium — 50,000 / 50,000 $4,235,000
June 17, 2022 Salt Lake City Rice–Eccles Stadium 110,000 / 110,000 $9,317,000
June 18, 2022
June 24, 2022 Edmonton Canada Commonwealth Stadium Mitch Rossell 130,000 / 130,000 $9,387,811
June 25, 2022
July 15, 2022 Charlotte United States Bank of America Stadium — 84,000 / 84,000 $7,114,800
July 16, 2022[c]
July 23, 2022 Orchard Park Highmark Stadium 58,000 / 58,000 $4,912,600
July 30, 2022 Arlington AT&T Stadium Matt Rossi
Trisha Yearwood 		80,000 / 80,000 $6,776,000
August 6, 2022 Houston NRG Stadium Mitch Rossell
Ghost Hounds 		67,000 / 67,000 $5,674,900
Europe[14][15]
September 9, 2022 Dublin Ireland Croke Park — 401,000 / 401,000 $28,621,080
September 10, 2022
September 11, 2022
September 16, 2022
September 17, 2022
Total 2,836,637 / 2,836,637 $230,551,257

Cancelled shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
July 31, 2021 Nashville United States Nissan Stadium Severe weather[16]
September 4, 2021 Seattle Lumen Field COVID-19 pandemic
October 2, 2021 Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium

Notes

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  1. ^ The concert on May 14, 2022, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati was originally scheduled to take place on September 18, 2021, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and later rescheduled for May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ The concert on May 21, 2022, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough was originally scheduled to take place on October 9, 2021, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and later rescheduled for May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ The concert on July 16, 2022, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte was originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and later rescheduled for July 16, 2022.

Personnel

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Below is the personnel from the concert in St. Louis, Missouri. It may not reflect the personnel from each concert on the tour.[5]

  • Robert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Garth Brooks – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Ty England – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • David Gant – keyboards
  • Mark Greenwood – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
  • Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
  • Blair Masters – keyboards, accordion
  • Jimmy Mattingly – fiddle, acoustic guitar
  • Steve McClure – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar
  • Mike Palmer – drums, percussion
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar, backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ Kruh, Nancy. "Game On! Garth Brooks Announces a 3-Year Stadium Tour in the Works". People. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gainesville, FL". G.Com, LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pittsburgh". G.Com, LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Zimney, John (21 October 2018). "Garth Brooks to return to Notre Dame at end of concert tour". 95.3 MNC. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Johnson, Kevin C. (11 March 2019). "Garth Brooks calls stadium tour kickoff at the Dome 'the best night of my life'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (2 December 2019). "'Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On' Documentary: 12 Things We Learned". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood pay tribute to Tom Petty with massive set". 103.7 The Q. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ McDonnell, Brandy (21 February 2020). "Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton give a rollicking performance with 'Dive Bar' live music video". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  9. ^ "GARTH BROOKS RESCHEDULES ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS WAS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 22. NOW WILL BE FEBRUARY 27, 2021 ALL TICKETS WILL BE HONORED". garthbrooks.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. ^ Olvera, Kaitlyn (29 July 2020). "Garth Brooks reschedules Allegiant Stadium concert". KLAS. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. ^ Gray, Mark (11 July 2021). "Garth Brooks Tells Touring Musicians to 'Get Back in the Game' in First Stadium Concert Since Pandemic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b Gonzalez, Sandra (18 August 2021). "Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to Delta variant". CNN. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  13. ^ Stevenson, Stefan (July 31, 2022). "Garth Brooks adds another historic concert to his North Texas legacy at AT&T Stadium". www.star-telegram.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Aiken Promotions: The Stadium Tour, Croke Park, Dublin - 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 September 2022". Aiken Promotions. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  15. ^ Wilson, James. "'A missed opportunity' - Garth Brooks won't play with an Irish support act". Newstalk. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Garth Brooks concert at Nissan Stadium postponed due to storms". WKRN News 2. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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