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“New Year, New Music, New Tour. It’s All On the Table in 2026!”
Some artists make resolutions. Garth Brooks makes moves.
"I'm an artist, I HAVE to make music," Garth said. "And I'm an entertainer, so I HAVE to take the music to the people."
The year is already coming into focus with two major shows announced at Milwaukee’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater, bringing Garth back to Summerfest on June 16 and 17, 2026. It’s a long-awaited return to Milwaukee — and a clear signal that the road is calling again.


Allen Reynolds Turns a Year Older—But His 1988 Gift Made Garth Brooks Timeless
Beloved producer Allen Reynolds will celebrate his birthday this week — but in August of 1988, he was the one giving gifts. It was then that Allen's calm hand and sharp instincts started guiding Garth Brooks from Oklahoma rookie hopeful to having a career worthy of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Allen, Garth, engineer Mark Miller, and Garth's powerhouse studio band christened the G-Men assembled for the first time in August of 1988.


“BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS!” “FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES” CELEBRATES A MILESTONE
It's the 35th anniversary of “Friends in Low Places,” the first single from Garth’s No Fences album. Instantly recognizable from the first 4 notes of its guitar intro, “Friends” has become a classic in the American songbook, a raucous singalong that everyone knows the words to. The song is sung everywhere from football stadiums to frat houses; dive bars to upscale lounges; summer camps to college campuses; and black-tie weddings to backyard barbecues.


Garth Brooks Recalls the “Crazy Comeback” in The Anthology, Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years, Available April 4
"The comeback tour had started . . . and the ‘crazy’ started with it,” Garth Brooks recalls in the opening pages of The Anthology, Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years, available April 4 at Amazon and TalkShopLive. The latest installment of The Anthology series provides an all-access pass to Garth’s record-shattering arena comeback tour that sold over 6.2 million tickets.











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