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Henry Diltz
Garth Brooks performs during his first weekend at Encore Theater.
Published Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 | 11:24 a.m.
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 | 2:46 p.m.
There is no plug to pull in Garth Brooks’ acoustic show at Encore Theater, but he’s packing the guitar and heading out of Las Vegas.Comments are moderated by Las Vegas Sun editors. Our goal is not to limit the discussion, but rather to elevate it. Comments should be relevant and contain no abusive language. Comments that are off-topic, vulgar, profane or include personal attacks will be removed. Full comments policy. Additionally, we now display comments from trusted commenters by default. Those wishing to become a trusted commenter need to verify their identity or sign in with Facebook Connect to tie their Facebook account to their Las Vegas Sun account. For more on this change, read our story about how it works and why we did it.
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He's probably tired of playing to a crowd that wasn't representative of the people that made him the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history.
Garth sold out when he agreed to play for Wynn at what ended up being $253/ticket. He was great here in Vegas, but it's the most "un-Garth" thing he's ever done.
Hey here's a great idea: Lets invite Garth to Boston then stick him in a closet without his guitar; feed him peanuts and cheap pizza; rock-gut whiskey and just piss on him every time he leaves the closet. Then when he refuses to write any new songs we'll replace him with some young hipster who has lots of friends and no talent. We'll call it the Katz meow!
If only Frank Sinatra and Dino were still alive???
The only thing Wynn really cared about is that after the show-the large crowd headed directly into the Casino-Bottom Line. If that wasn't happening-Brooks would have been tossed 2 years ago.
Being a *slightly* cynical person I attended a Garth concert at the Wynn awhile back with a bit of trepidation. I'm a music love but not too fond of a "processed" (or Wynn-ified) concert I thought I was about to see.
Gotta say, though, it was one of the best events I have ever seen in my life. It wasn't so much a concert as a study of Garth, his musical influences and how those influences shaped his own music. It was like taking a Music 401 class on Garth Brooks taught by the singer himself.
Some people might have been disappointed if they were expecting to see a going-through-the-motions "Best Of Garth" show but I considered it an experience I'll always remember.
Garth does delve down several layers in his psyche so I could see where it would be tough to do that night after night (even though he didn't actually perform night after night) but if you get a chance--and can take out a title loan for tickets--it's worth a look-see.
Ever notice that the only major strip property not deep in debt, is also the only one that keeps coming up with new ideas to attract guests??
Thank You Steve Wynn and Garth Brooks for breathing life back into the Strip and Vegas tourism at a time it was badly needed...
Many of those who go to see Garth, are people who have never been to Vegas and had no plans to ever come here. But they did and they spent money all over the place, not just Wynn's casinos
It is sooooooooo sad that the show is off. I am Swiss and probably one of the biggest Garth fans, so I flew into Vegas from Switzerland and saw the show four times. Heck, I spent a whole lot of money and the more than $250 a ticket is insane. But it was worth EVERY dime. I would have loved to see him one more time maybe in 2013 or 2014. Hope they make a DVD... Thanks Garth, your the greatest!