nine times overNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Garth Brooks is going to be very busy in December. He sold more than 140,000 tickets Saturday morning and his benefit concert for Nashville flood relief ballooned from one show to nine.
“It’s great to be a part of the healing,” Brooks said in a news release.
The release says the day’s sales set a record for tickets sold in Tennessee, besting a 1984 concert by Michael Jackson at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville that drew more than 72,000 fans.
Brooks initially retired about a decade ago to spend more time with his family, but demand for the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history remains high. The concerts will take place from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22, with two shows on Dec. 16, 21 and 22. Tickets were $25 apiece; Brooks raised $3.5 million for The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The Associated Press
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$25 Cost of a ticket
$3.5 million Amount raised by Brooks’ benefits
$2 billion Damage in Nashville alone from May’s flood, which killed 31 people in three states
