With the press conference scheduled for just ahead of his final performance, and with some 80,000 fans who would be going crazy with anticipation and excitement above and around us, we knew that when the invite stated ‘short press conference’, that was very likely – and understandably – what would happen.īut, when Garth finally joined us, in or around 7pm, he stayed answering questions for a full half-hour, not saying his final farewell to us all until a mere thirty minutes before he was due to actually open that night’s show. And the second thing is that there’s never – not ever – been another artist like Garth. The first is that no-one else has ever done what Garth was about to, by wrapping up a run of five sold-out shows in Croke Park. But then again, you have to remember a couple of things. But it’s much more unusual for someone to hold such an event on the way out as well. It’s a regular occurrence for big-name artists to have a press conference ahead of their shows here, of course. I was about an hour away from having the pleasure of watching Garth perform ‘live’ for the third time in a week – something that was a dream come true in itself – and now, I was going to be in the same room as the man himself in less than twenty-four hours. It read, “ Garth Brooks would like to invite you to a short press conference ahead of his final date at Croke Park this Saturday 17 September”. Having been a fan of Garth from all the way back in the beginning, what I read when I clicked on that email was definitely a little bit surreal, and unquestionably one of the most exciting moments of my life… A message with just two words in the subject-line: GARTH BROOKS. Only moments after taking my seat, I happened to throw a quick eye on my emails. I was in Croke Park for the second-last show of his historic five-night run of concerts at GAA HQ, his first night back on stage after almost a week off. It happened on Friday night, out of the blue. First Published September 2022 NEXT TIME, “I DON’T MIND COMIN’ TO YOU!”
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