Garth Brooks Returns to Kansas City, a City That “Kind of Gave Me My Life”

Garth Brooks says Kansas City “kind of gave me my life.”

He means it. His mother was born there. His first gig as an artist was at the Kansas City Opry. And as his career grew from cowboy events and fairs to sold-out arenas, Kansas City grew right along with him.

Now, Brooks is adding another chapter to that history.

Kansas City, Missouri, will be the first November stop on Brooks’ “Blame It All on My Roots” Arena Tour, with shows Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at T-Mobile Center. Tickets go on sale at 12 p.m. Friday, Oct.16, here.

With the Kansas City Chiefs hosting a home game Sunday, Nov. 8, Brooks knows exactly what kind of weekend awaits.

“To get to play K.C. on any day is an event, but to get to play K.C. on a Chiefs’ home game weekend makes this a PARTY!” Brooks said.

With the Chiefs at home Sunday, Brooks will not put a Sunday concert on sale.

Brooks’ history with Kansas City stretches across decades and includes some of the landmark moments of his career. In 1996, he broke a 14-year-old Neil Diamond ticket sales record in the city.

In 2007, Brooks helped open the new downtown arena, then known as Sprint Center, with a historic run of nine sold-out shows. A decade later, he returned on his World Tour and sold out another seven shows in May 2017.

That makes 16 sold-out shows inside the building Brooks will return to in November.

His relationship with the city has carried him from his earliest performances to some of his biggest stages – and even onto the field in a different way. He crossed home plate as a baseball player when he participated in the Kansas City Royals spring training games.

“I call it the Land of Common Sense,” Brooks has said. “The second I get here, I feel comfortable.”

Now he’ll make new memories in the city so dear to his heart. Brooks’ “Blame It All on My Roots” Arena Tour is charging full speed ahead, and fans are scream-singing every lyric along with him. The drum pod hovers on the stage, and towering LED screens known as “the halo” encircle the 360-degree platform, creating an immersive experience that feels like it shrinks the arena to a cozy room.

General on sale for the Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 shows begins at 12 p.m. CT Friday, Oct. 16, here. All tickets are priced at $155 ($140 ticket price, plus a $5 facility fee and $10 service charge), plus applicable taxes. With both end-stage and in-the-round seating, every seat in the house is one fair price.

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