Garth is back in action.
After teasing a new tour back in January through his personal website – the only place where the country star shares news from now – Garth Brooks would officially announce his return to touring on his brand new Blame It All On My Roots arena tour. And it’s been a long time coming for the “The Thunder Rolls” singer.
The 64-year-old country star last brought his music to the masses with his Stadium Tour, which played its final show in the fall of 2022. Garth’s Las Vegas residency – Garth Brooks/Plus ONE – followed after that, but even that wrapped in July of 2024. All that to say, it certainly seems like the perfect time for the aging superstar to return to touring.
At the time, Brooks would only announce two shows: the first two nights – August 21st and 22nd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Along the way, he’d make a plethora of different announcements regarding the tour. These included promising a live album titled Killer Live (which sent off a firestorm online thanks to Tom Segura’s world-famous joke) and cutting-edge technology such as a 360-degree video system that he’s coined “The Halo,” which will feature both inward and outward-facing screens.
Because of the overwhelming demand, which resulted in the Ticketmaster queue reaching nearly 400,000 people, Garth added a third and fourth night to his Indianapolis run, performing a “new opening night” on Thursday, August 20th, and a “matinee” show to close the slate of shows on Sunday, August 23rd.
Since then, he’s followed just about the same format for each and every stop.
Denver was announced next, also ballooning from two shows to four from September 4-6. This time around, he added a unique “Sunday matinee” show, which sees him performing two shows in a single day — one at 2 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. Following the same exact sequence, Chicago was extended from two shows to four from September 10-13, forgoing the double show on Sunday and instead performing four straight nights at the Allstate Arena.
Finally, he added Washington, D.C., as his fourth stop earlier in the month. Unlike the previous three cities, as of today, he’s set to perform only two nights at the Capital One Arena on September 18th and 19th.
Last night, Brooks made his triumphant return to the stage at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. And if you’re a fan of the “Friends in Low Places” singer, you’re not going to want to miss this run of shows if he’s in a city near you.
After opening with a bit of a deep cut, “The Old Stuff,” the 64-year-old singer/songwriter keeps the hits coming early and often, packing the first third of the set with #1 singles such as “The Beaches of Cheyenne,” “Two Piña Coladas,” “The Thunder Rolls.” From there, he keeps the smash hits coming with the likes of his “Shameless” cover, “Callin’ Baton Rouge,” “Friends in Low Places” and “The Dance.”
As for the encore, Brooks tossed some curveballs. After starting with a cover of Keith Whitley’s “Ten Feet Away,” he’d perform a snippet of his 1994 single, “The Red Strokes,” “She’s Every Woman” and “Belleau Wood” before finishing night one with his Top 5 hit from 1993, “Standing Outside the Fire.”
Given how expansive his discography is, Brooks will most likely be mixing it up a bit throughout the tour, but for now, this will be the template for a majority of the shows throughout the summer. You can view the full setlist from night one below.
Blame It All On My Roots Night One Setlist
- “The Old Stuff”
- “Rodeo”
- “Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House”
- “The Beaches of Cheyenne”
- “Two Piña Coladas”
- “Papa Loved Mama”
- “The River”
- “The Thunder Rolls”
- “We Bury the Hatchet” (snippet)
- “Much Too Young (to Feel This Damn Old)”
- “Unanswered Prayers”
- “That Summer”
- “Callin’ Baton Rouge”
- “Ain’t Goin Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up)”
- “Shameless”
- “Shout”
- “Friends in Low Places”
- “The Dance”
- “Ten Feet Away” (Keith Whitley cover)
- “The Red Strokes” (snippet)
- “She’s Every Woman”
- “Belleau Wood”
- “Standing Outside the Fire”
Watch him perform “Papa Loved Mama” here:
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Current Blame It All On My Roots Tour Dates
August 21st — Indianapolis, Indiana — Gainbridge Fieldhouse
August 22nd — Indianapolis, Indiana — Gainbridge Fieldhouse
August 23rd — Indianapolis, Indiana — Gainbridge Fieldhouse
September 4 — Denver, Colorado — Ball Arena
September 5 — Denver, Colorado — Ball Arena
September 6 — Denver, Colorado — Ball Arena (2 p.m)
September 6 — Denver, Colorado — Ball Arena (7:30 p.m)
September 10 — Chicago, Illinois — All State Arena
September 11 — Chicago, Illinois — All State Arena
September 12 — Chicago, Illinois — All State Arena
September 13 — Chicago, Illinois — All State Arena
September 18 — Washington, D.C. — Capital One Arena
September 19 — Washington, D.C. — Capital One Arena