Party on, Garth! Brooks ‘set to play Irish shows’
GET ready to dust off your stetsons – as Garth Brooks looks set to play three outdoor gigs in Ireland next year, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal.
An insider from the Brooks camp said last night that the country music star has provisionally agreed to play three dates here next summer.
One gig is pencilled in for Dublin, while there will also be one in Limerick and another in Cork – most likely in the newly refurbished Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
This comes after hundreds of thousands of Garth fans in these parts were left disappointed
when he decided not to put on any shows in Ireland in 2014.
This came after Dublin City Council agreed to license only three of his five scheduled (and sold-out) concerts. It was believed at the time that the controversy had put the country star off playing Ireland.
However, a well-placed source revealed: ‘The gigs being cancelled in 2014 was a major blow for Garth. He has always wanted to return to play to his Irish fans.’
Regarding the possible gigs next year, the source added: ‘It is still in the very early stages of planning and the venues have yet to be booked. But Garth has provisionally agreed to come back to Ireland.’
However, Aiken Promotions last night denied it was staging the concerts. A spokesman for the music company said there was ‘no truth’ in the claim.