LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Retired country singer Garth Brooks
previously announced one-off wildfire benefit concert at the Staples
Center in Los Angeles next month has quickly become five sold-out
shows.
Reviving the long-abandoned industry custom of multiple shows on a
single day, Brooks will perform at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on January 25,
and at 1 p.m., 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the next day.
Special guests are expected to appear at the 20,000-seat arena. It
is unknown if Brooks will perform additional dates in the L.A.
market.
With only four hours between each concert, officials at Staples
Center and promoter AEG Live are making preparations for how each
night will play out, an AEG spokesperson said.
Tickets for each show were priced at about 40 (plus service fees),
with all proceeds going to the fire victims of the October blazes in
southern California. The L.A. shows came together after California
officials asked Brooks to help raise funds, according to a
representative for the artist.
Last month Brooks performed nine sold-out concerts at the new Sprint
Center in Kansas City, Mo. He moved nearly 160,000 tickets in less
than two hours via ticket outlets, online and telephone sales.
Reuters/Billboard
