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Garth Brooks to play in Rootstown this month as part of 'Dive Bar' tour

Posted at 6:15 PM, Oct 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-15 18:23:25-04

ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — County superstar Garth Brook will be playing a concert at the Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown as a tie-in with his new single “Dive Bar," according to the Canton Repository and WQMX.

Brooks took to social media Monday to tease that the next announced stop on his “Dive Bar” tour would be in Ohio, but left the exact location a mystery.

“It’s going to be the state of confusion and frenzy and chaos,” Brooks said. “It’s going to be fantastic. It’s going to be fun because it’s going to get loud and it’s going to get sweaty quick.”

He added that when he was first starting out, Ohio was his number one fan club state.

On Tuesday, WQMX and the Canton Repository announced Garth would by playing the Dusty Armadillo in Portage County.

Tickets to the (comparatively) small venue won't be sold - the only way to get them is by winning them in various radio station promotions, the Canton Rep reported. WQMX said only to "stay tuned" for details on how to win.

Read the full story on CantonRep.com here.