Garth Brooks Sets 2026 Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Billboard • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Garth Brooks announced his upcoming Blame It All On My Roots: The Arena Tour, set to launch in August with a two-night opening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on August 21-22.
- Tickets for the Indiana shows will go on sale on July 17 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster, though additional tour dates have not yet been announced.
- The new tour is part of Brooks' "retro arena era," aiming to recreate the intimacy and excitement of his iconic 1996-1998 Garth Brooks World Tour, which was one of the decade’s highest-grossing tours.
- Brooks emphasized the personal experience of arena shows, describing the tour as "putting the stadium show in a box" where every seat is great.
- The 1996-1998 tour supported his albums Fresh Horses and Sevens, led to the release of his Double Live album, and was his last tour before his initial retirement in 2000; Brooks has since returned to touring multiple times, including recent residencies and stadium tours.
