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Garth Brooks Says His Career Is ‘Waking Up’ Right Now

On Friday (12/13) morning, 65-thousand tickets were sold in less than an hour for Garth Brooks’ May 16 concert at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. In 75 minutes, 70-thousand tickets…

Garth Brooks Says His Career Is 'Waking Up' Right Now

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On Friday (12/13) morning, 65-thousand tickets were sold in less than an hour for Garth Brooks’ May 16 concert at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

In 75 minutes, 70-thousand tickets were gone, to make it his third sold-out show of 2020. This comes on the heels of similar scenarios in Detroit, Michigan and Charlotte, North Carolina where Stadium Tour concerts (February 22 and May 2, respectively) at the homes of the Lions and the Panthers each sold out in no time, to the tune of 70- and 74-thousand tickets.

Garth said, “Being in this business as long as I’ve been in this business, for me it feels like the whole career is just kinda ‘waking up’ right now. I mean, they’re just startin’ to pop like the arenas did for us for some reason on the comeback tour, so…I cannot wait!”

He added, “It’s going to be a good year! 2020 – I am looking forward to it. More stadiums…more dive bars…and just more havin’ fun!”

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.