Garth Brooks World Tour Sets New Michigan Sales Record with Joe Louis Arena Shows

The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood has sold over 107,000 tickets for Joe Louis Arena, home of the Detroit Red Wings. This breaks Garth's previous Michigan record of 103,458 tickets sold. The previous record was set May 8 - May 12 1996, at The Palace in Auburn Hills over five shows. Tickets for all six shows at Joe Louis Arena are still selling.

"From Garth Brooks' first major career performance at Detroit's Downtown Hoedown in Hart Plaza to this history-making six show stand at Joe Louis Arena, we are elated to celebrate Garth's return to Michigan after 18 years with record-setting success," said Tom Wilson, president and CEO of Olympia Entertainment.

Tickets at $66 ($57 plus $3 CTSF plus $6 service charge) are on sale now and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

Performance schedule:
Friday, February 20 7 p.m.
Saturday, Febraury 21 7 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 28 7 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, November 11th, Garth released Man Against Machine, his first new studio album in 13 years. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, making Garth once again the #1-selling solo artist in US history.

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