Garth Brooks let it slip today that he is coming to the Encore for an extended stay. Details have not been released, like ticket prices, dates etc.
This is great news for the Strip, the whole Strip. While Garth will attract a lot of people to the Encore, people who attend a Garth concert may not be willing to pay the $150 and up hotel prices. So, the people will go to other properties on the Strip.
Celeine Dion brought in more than $400 million and I be willing to bet the Brook will top that mark
Update: From the Las Vegas Sun: Simplicity is the order of the day as Garth Brook and Steve Wynn have announced Brooks' new series of special performances at Wynn's Encore Theater. Speaking while seated side-by-side on stools on the theater stage with the 1,500-seat showroom nearly filled with media and fans, Wynn announced that Brooks would perform four weekend shows per week -- one show on Fridays, two on Saturdays and one on Sundays. Show times are 8 p.m.; the second show Saturdays will be 10:30 p.m. Prices for all seats will be $125, each assigned, but no "tiered" ticket pricing will be in place. Tickets go on sale at the Wynn Las Vegas box office at 8 a.m. Oct. 24 (call 702.770.7469). The first batch of shows will cover five weekends through the end of February. Specific dates are Dec. 11-13, Jan. 1-3, Jan. 22-24, Feb. 12-14 and Feb. 26-28.
This will be interesting. Brooks is used to huge audiences in arenas or stadiums and now he will be singing in a 1500 person auditorium, or about the size of a high school theater.
Heres a disappointment from the Sun: Those used to Brooks' eye-popping stage production will see a more organic sort of performance. Brooks will perform solo, with just guitar accompaniment. http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/oct/15/garth-brooks-deal-encore-five-years/
So, if you are expecting a big concert, forget about it. It will be just Brooks and you and a guitar. This not like the old Garth Brooks. He is not even going to bring in a band.
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