Never has a retired man worked so hard. Garth Brooks has been working hard since announcing his retirement in 2001, while being a father of three, maintaining a Las Vegas concert series, and live performance dates.
Brooks ranked No. 1 with the highest-netting ‘tour’ of December 2010 with his slue of shows in Nashville to benefit flood relief. The Bridgestone Arena-only dates brought over $4 million, with proceeds donated to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. That same month, Prince was on tour with his Welcome 2 America leg, which generated only $2, placing the artist in the shadows of Brooks cowboy hat.
Originally, only one show was planned for December. However, considering this was his first arena show in Nashville since ’98, the 17,000 seat-venue sold out in less than three hours, and many were left in the dust. Thus, more dates were added, bringing the total of shows to nine over a seven-day period. Though the night was a success, there was no forgetting why everyone came together and the show was put on in the first place – the devastating Nashville flood.
"Tennessee has shown amazing character through all of this," Brooks said. "It is an honor to get to be a part of the healing process."
Source: http://www.theboot.com/2011/01/28/garth-brooks-nashville-concerts-money-raised/
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