Wynn announces dates for next Garth Brooks shows

By Amanda Finnegan

Monday, June 14, 2010 | 10:35 a.m.

Tickets for Garth Brooks' next 20 performances will go on sale Saturday, Wynn Las Vegas announced today.

Fans of the country music singer can purchase tickets through Ticketmaster’s website or by calling 1-877-65-GARTH beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Tickets cannot be purchased in person at the Wynn box office, Wynn Resorts indicated today.

Brooks’ next series of dates are Sept. 10-12, Oct. 1-3, Oct. 22-24, Nov. 5-7 and Nov. 19-21. Ticket prices will stay at $125, plus taxes and fees, and will be limited to four tickets per purchase.

Tickets for Brooks’ first two series of performances sold out within hours of their release in October and again in February. Following the release of the first set of tickets in October, Wynn Resorts Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Wynn instituted an unusual anti-scalping procedure that angered fans and ticket brokers alike. The resort demanded the name of every concertgoer for each ticket purchased and said tickets could be picked up only on the day of the show, with photo IDs being checked at the door.

That policy is still in place, according to a press release from Wynn Resorts.

Brooks will return to Las Vegas on June 25 for a set of weekend performances. He’ll return again July 16-18 and Aug. 6-8.

The country music star announced he would be coming out of retirement for a five-year stay at the Encore Theater in October. Brooks began his first performances in December.