When Garth Brooks returns to Chicago’s Allstate Arena on Sept. 11 and 12 as part of the Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour, he'll be returning to much more than one of his favorite venues.

He'll be returning to the city that helped bring him back.

Fourteen years after announcing his retirement, Brooks was preparing to launch his Comeback Tour in Dublin, Ireland. Five concerts at Europe's third-largest stadium had sold out, but after the licenses for all five shows were denied, the shows were canceled. More than 400,000 tickets were refunded.

Some cities feel familiar. For Garth Brooks, Chicago has always felt like home.

"The crazy thing about the road is sometimes you SWEAR you're the home team!" Brooks said. "That's what it's like playing Chicago."

When Brooks returns to Allstate Arena on Sept. 11 and 12 as the third stop on his Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour, he'll be walking back into one of the buildings that helped shape his career.

With an unprecedented 23 shows at Allstate Arena, Brooks holds the venue's record for the most concerts performed there by any artist.

After a record-setting kickoff in Indianapolis and Denver, with the two cities totaling eight SHOWS, Garth Brooks just announced CHICAGO as the third stop on his Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour.

Brooks will be returning to Allstate Arena for concerts Sept. 11 and 12. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. CT through Ticketmaster and the Ticketmaster app.

"After INDY, we get the next weekend to recover," Brooks said. "Then it's TWO heavyweight prizefights back-to-back with Denver and Chicago! This will be a true test early in the Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour."

Garth Brooks has one important message for anyone hoping to score tickets to his Blame It All On My Roots Tour stop in Denver: Be ready before the on-sale begins.

After seeing the demand for tickets for the tour’s kickoff in Indianapolis, Brooks is encouraging everyone to sign in to their Ticketmaster account, update their information, and join the virtual waiting room before tickets go on sale 10 a.m. MT Friday.

“When you join the waiting room before the queue opens, it helps Ticketmaster block bots so real people have a fair shot at getting tickets,” Brooks said.