Luckily, one of my colleagues at work was also a fan, so we set out to get tickets. Ah, it was a morning of dueling phones, dueling website refreshes, and lots of chat messages. We both went in to order tickets, we both waited "in line" online for hours, before I was pushed through to place an order! The celebration could be heard along the length of the hall between our office. We were going to see Garth Brooks.
I have to say, for Garth Brooks being around as long as his has been (oh, wait, he retired for how many years before this come back?) he put on a good performance. I remember hearing his 5 nights straight of outdoor concerts back in Oklahoma as a teen back in the late-1990s. Drove me crazy, only because I didn't want to listen to it every night. Don't get me wrong, I love a number of his songs (Rodeo, Unanswered Prayers, Friends in Low Places, anyone?). It was great to finally get to see him perform in person. Before he retires. Again.
Setlist
- Man Against Machine
(Garth Brooks cover) - Rodeo
(Garth Brooks cover) - The Beaches of Cheyenne
(Garth Brooks cover) - Two Piña Coladas
(Garth Brooks cover) - The River
(Garth Brooks cover) (Acoustic) - Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House
(Garth Brooks cover) - Shameless
(Billy Joel cover) - Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
(Garth Brooks cover) - Unanswered Prayers
(Garth Brooks cover) (Acoustic) - If Tomorrow Never Comes
(Garth Brooks cover) (a cappella) - Papa Loved Mama
(Garth Brooks cover) - Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
(Garth Brooks cover) - The Thunder Rolls
(Garth Brooks cover) - People Loving People
(Garth Brooks cover) - In Another's Eyes
(Trisha Yearwood cover) (with Trisha Yearwood)
- PrizeFighter
(Trisha Yearwood cover) (with Garth Brooks) - She's in Love With the Boy
(Trisha Yearwood cover) - Walkaway Joe
(Trisha Yearwood cover) (with Trisha Yearwood)
- To Make You Feel My Love
(Billy Joel cover) (Acoustic) - That Summer
(Garth Brooks cover) - More Than a Memory
(Garth Brooks cover) - Callin' Baton Rouge
(Garth Brooks cover) - Friends in Low Places
(Garth Brooks cover) - The Dance
(Garth Brooks cover)
- The Fever
(Aerosmith cover)