Garth Brooks

**sligoman** · 15/10/2009, 3:27 PM

Coming out of retirement

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Announcement later today (9pm) Irish time expected to confirm he'll be doing an extended run in Las Vegas.

**bennocelt** · 15/10/2009, 7:55 PM

Jesus what is it about Sligo?!!!

**Neish** · 15/10/2009, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Coming out of retirement

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Announcement later today (9pm) Irish time expected to confirm he'll be doing an extended run in Las Vegas.

Yeah but what does this have to do with music?

**sligoman** · 15/10/2009, 10:27 PM

He's just going to be playing at a venue in Vegas for a number of weekends over 16 weeks. Said he wont be touring or have any new music til his youngest daughter(she's 13) is in college

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**Pauro 76** · 16/10/2009, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

He's just going to be playing at a venue in Vegas for a number of weekends over 16 weeks. Said he wont be touring or have any new music til his youngest daughter(she's 13) is in college

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Remember the last daughter of a country and western 'superstar' that made it big... One Billy Ray Cyrus.

**corkharps** · 16/10/2009, 3:14 PM

So this is the end of the ceasefire!

**gustavo** · 18/10/2009, 9:13 AM

Originally Posted by Neish

Yeah but what does this have to do with music?

Garth Brooks is a well known American musician

**Lionel Ritchie** · 18/10/2009, 9:38 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Garth Brooks is a well known American musician

Is he not on Match of the Day or Football Focus?
Sounds as English as Morris dancing too.

**twoenz** · 18/10/2009, 1:35 PM

Why did Garth Brooks become so popular in Ireland compared to most other places outside America.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 18/10/2009, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by twoenz

Why did Garth Brooks become so popular in Ireland compared to most other places outside America.

Well we're not quite the Alabama of Europe but we make a fair stab at a Kentucky or Arkansas so I'll hypothesize it's something to do with a stagnant gene pool. It almost certainly involves inbreeding at any rate.

**Joe Strummer** · 21/10/2009, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Garth Brooks is a well known American musician

So is Billy Ray Cyrus and he is SHI*E

**paul_oshea** · 22/10/2009, 8:13 AM

Grath brooks was big because country and western music is big in ireland especially with the older folk.

Ive not been to another country that likes it so much.

**MysticMon** · 23/10/2009, 8:19 PM

Gareth Brooks is a Legend!! dont care what any of yee say!!

**Pauro 76** · 27/10/2009, 7:25 AM

Back in the day, you were either into Nirvana/Guns n Roses/Pearl Jam or Garth Brooks. Never understood his appeal myself.

**bennocelt** · 27/10/2009, 4:48 PM

Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Back in the day, you were either into Nirvana/Guns n Roses/Pearl Jam or Garth Brooks. Never understood his appeal myself.

In my school it was ACDC, Pearl Jam, Guns N Roses, Queen, Sultans Of Ping, Radiohead, Oasis, Nirvana, RATM BUT NEVER EVER Garth Brooks - would def get a wedgie for that!

**Neish** · 27/10/2009, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

In my school it was ACDC, Pearl Jam, Guns N Roses, Queen, Sultans Of Ping, Radiohead, Oasis, Nirvana, RATM BUT NEVER EVER Garth Brooks - would def get a wedgie for that!

Same here with the inclusion of Smashing Pumpkins

**Wolfie** · 28/10/2009, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Well we're not quite the Alabama of Europe but we make a fair stab at a Kentucky or Arkansas so I'll hypothesize it's something to do with a stagnant gene pool. It almost certainly involves inbreeding at any rate.

There are many of Garth's avid fans in parts of the country who'd heartily extend 3 thumbs aloft at the mere mention of his name.