Blake Shelton On Playing With Garth Brooks: ‘A Night I’ll Never Forget’

Over the weekend, Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton played their duet “Dive Bar” for the first time, in front of an audience that was somewhat bigger than your average dive…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Jul 23, 2019 1:27 PM EDT

Blake Shelton: "Thanks To Garth For A Night I'll Never Forget'

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Over the weekend, Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton played their duet "Dive Bar" for the first time, in front of an audience that was somewhat bigger than your average dive bar.

Shelton joined Brooks at his sold-out show at Albertsons Stadium on Friday (7/19). After “Dive Bar,” Shelton treated the 40,000-plus crowd to a solo acoustic rendition of his single “God’s Country”

Shelton said, “Garth Brooks, 40,000 fans and me! What a hell of a way to perform ‘Dive Bar’ for the first time. Thanks to Garth and everyone for a night I’ll never forget.”

In addition to his collaboration with Brooks, Blake is teaming up with “King of Country” George Strait this summer for several special stadium performances.

Between select tour dates, he has been working on his forthcoming album and filming for the next season of The Voice.

Blake posted to Instagram over the weekend, "Hell of a time with @garthbrooks and Boise last night!!! #DiveBar"

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.