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Garth Brooks: Celebrity blogger Robin Leach writes that Brooks will be the resident artist at the Encore/Wynn Theater in Las Vegas.

By SARAH HART & JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writers
Published: 10/15/2009 2:31 AM
Last Modified: 10/15/2009 3:48 AM

Country music superstar and Oklahoma native Garth Brooks might be coming out of retirement. Celebrity columnist Robin Leach says in his blog that Brooks will become the resident artist at the Encore/Wynn Theater in Las Vegas.

Brooks' official Web site teases that "something exciting is coming" Thursday, in an announcement to be carried live on GarthBrooks.com .

Other news outlets speculate as to whether Brooks is really "coming out of retirement," as the musician has vowed multiple times not to launch any tours until his youngest daughter, now 13, is out of school.

On his blog, Leach said, "It now looks definite after weeks of rumors and speculation that country superstar Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement to become a resident headliner at the Wynn. He'll play in the theater that was to have been the longtime permanent home of the late Danny Gans."

Danny Gans, a popular Las Vegas Strip performer, died in May.

Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club ("Wynn") is a luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. It's named after Steve Wynn, a casino developer, and covers more than 200 acres.

The Las Vegas Review Journal reported that Brooks was seen with Wynn in Las Vegas as early as May, further fueling rumors of an upcoming residency announcement. At the time, Brooks' publicist denied residency rumors, the newspaper reported.

This week, bloggers from Nashville's Music Row claim Brooks announced two press

conferences for Thursday — one in Nashville and one in Las Vegas. However, there's no confirmation if a Vegas show will be a one-off deal or a longer-termed residency.

Also, celebrity news site Extra reported in August that a deal was indeed imminent: "Brooks would be performing in the Encore Theater for 16 weeks beginning this October, where Danny Gans performed his Las Vegas show."

Brooks "retired" from the touring business in late 2000. He moved to a home outside of Tulsa with his wife Trisha Yearwood, close to his children and former wife.

He has since performed a handful of charity concerts, along with a short string of record-breaking, sold-out Kansas City shows in 2007 and 2008. Those shows earned him the No. 5 top-tour earner spot in 2008 from Pollstar Pro. He earned $562,000, for each of 11 headlining shows, while technically retired from touring.

Brooks was born in 1962 in Tulsa and raised in Yukon. Some of his first paying gigs were at the Tumbleweed venue in Stillwater. Since his self-titled album debut in 1989, he has sold more than 120 million albums. Six of his studio albums went "diamond," selling over 10 million copies each.

Brooks also hasn't ruled out a big event in his home city. In 2008, he told the Tulsa World that although a possible event was still in early development, "It will be something extremely amazing, cool, fun and will probably end up helping children all around the world." He also helped cut the ribbon last year's BOK Center grand opening event.

In 2007 at a benefit honoring his lifetime work with children and charity, Brooks told the Tulsa World that once his children leave home, he hopes to tour with Yearwood.

"In 10 years, if Miss Yearwood says 'Sic 'em,' you better buy a helmet," he said with a laugh. By SARAH HART & JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writers

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	Report Comment WINNIE THE POOH, Tulsa (10/14/2009 1:37:37 PM) OUK----WHO CARES! APPARENTLY YOU CARED ENOUGH TO READ THE ARTICLE.
	Report Comment WINNIE THE POOH, Tulsa (10/14/2009 1:39:32 PM) SAURKRAUT-----IF YOU DON'T CARE FOR THE GUY STOP READING ARTICLES ABOUT HIM & HE WON'T BOTHER YOU.OBCIOUSLY YOU WERE A LITTLE INTERESTED OR YOU WOULDN'T HAVE CLICKED ON THE STORY.
	Report Comment Milo, PoDunk (10/14/2009 4:19:23 PM) He is going to be the Brett Favre of music?
	Report Comment FIRE GUNDY, TULSA (10/14/2009 1:10:36 PM) Garth's a great guy, but it seems a weird fit for the Wynn. If it's true it'll be hilarious to see a bunch of cowboys sitting in SW or Parasol
	Report Comment Mar, Tulsa (10/14/2009 11:08:01 AM) I guess things are financially tough all over. Rich entertainers are having to hit the road for concerts or making new cd's.
	Report Comment Few Clothes, America (10/15/2009 5:31:09 PM) He and Carrie are assets to the state.
	Report Comment tulsandn, out in the woods (10/14/2009 1:03:49 PM) I was riding with a friend of mine in Tulsa one morning about 6 or 7 years' ago & as we stopped at a stop light, he said, "Hey, that's Garth Brooks", I looked over at the man in his corvette & said, "Hey, this guy says your Garth Brooks". He looked at me straight in the eye & laughed out loud then turned right, heading down Memorial. I looked at my friend and said, "That was Garth Brooks...." I know it's nothing, but I can't or won't forget that moment....
	Report Comment FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (10/14/2009 5:28:52 PM) If the money is right they will unretire to do anything.
	Report Comment Ayo, T-Town (10/14/2009 12:00:20 PM) Well, that's good news! He's a good songwriter, great entertainer, and seems to be a super nice, humble person.
	Report Comment lucky girl, mine (10/14/2009 12:48:47 PM) Great news. Now he will be able to afford healthcare too!
	Report Comment lucky girl, mine (10/14/2009 4:52:33 PM) Ditto Ric
	Report Comment Ric, Broken Arrow (10/14/2009 2:39:27 PM) Like he was never going to? c'mon....
	Report Comment Ric, Broken Arrow (10/14/2009 4:48:23 PM) I've seen him in concert, stage front that is. He is a very good showman and a great singer.
	Report Comment GreyRoof, Tulsa (10/14/2009 5:13:39 PM) Garth Brooks and Brett Farve ought to get together and compare notes on how to come out of retirement.
	Report Comment GreyRoof, Tulsa (10/14/2009 5:17:37 PM) Garth in Vegas? His act would fit better in Branson.
	Report Comment ikesdad, Tahlequah (10/14/2009 12:04:30 PM) Thats great to hear. Hope he will do alot of Oklahoma shows when he gets back to touring. I don't really understand being a Vegas headliner. Why not do a tour of OK casinos? Would be better for the OK economy instead of Las Vegas. Whatever though. Glad he is back.
	Report Comment Bullhead, Nicut (10/14/2009 11:49:23 AM) [sauerkraut, Omaha, NE (10/14/2009 11:30:09 AM) I hope he stays in retirement. I'm no fan of that guy. I hope Garth rethink's his plans and stays retired. This is unhappy news. ] Sandy? Is that you?!? haha. sauerkraut fits. This is great news. This man is the most generous of all Oklahoma stars. He does things under that no one knows about. I remember him buying a brand new home for a family that got burned out and one day bought a guy a new truck who was broke down on the side of the road. He tried to keep it quiet but the people he helped told. Great man, great set of pipes.
	Report Comment WhereIsThought, Raleigh (10/14/2009 11:44:44 AM) Why headline Vegas when you have the option of hanging out in Owasso?
	Report Comment Cooldaddy, Broken Arrow (10/14/2009 11:21:54 AM) Does not surprise me in the least. Actually, I expected him to come out of retirement.
	Report Comment Grand Old Partier, Owasso (10/14/2009 12:27:56 PM) Garth is a terrific person in addition to being a great songwriter and entertainer. He "retired" so he could spend time with his girls. They go to school in Owasso and he's often seen on the sidelines of a soccer field. Those girls are teens and tweens now and I'm sure they have their own agendas that giving him more time to start dabbling in the music bidness again. Don't be surprised if you see that oldest girl make her way to the stage.
	Report Comment dustyoutlaw, Tulsa (10/14/2009 11:19:00 AM) Well Garth how about doing a week at the BOK? You could sell that out for 7 nights and donate the money to getting Tulsa's streets fixed. That's a charity you might be loved for for the rest of your life.
	Report Comment dustyoutlaw, Tulsa (10/14/2009 12:01:05 PM) I have a hard time understanding "sauerkraut". I'm not a huge country music fan or Garth Brooks fan but how you can hear "Thunder Rolls" and not get goose bumps is beyond me.
	Report Comment 57 Nomad, Tulsa (10/14/2009 12:34:17 PM) Now I have a reason to go to Vegas.
	Report Comment 2nTulsa, Tulsa (10/14/2009 3:05:29 PM) Cool. I'm a metal fan, but saw this guy in concert once. One helluva performer. Good for him.
	Report Comment forkandknife, Tulsa (10/14/2009 12:05:08 PM) I want to buy his house in Owasso. CUH CUH YEAH!

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