All three Garth Brooks gigs sell out; fans feel 'overwhelming happiness'

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014 - 11:10

All three Garth Brooks July concert dates have sold out. They went on sale this morning.

[comment] Excited fans Philip Thomas from Ballyfermot (behind) and Darren Prendergast from Crumlin pictured with their Garth Brooks tickets at St Stephens Green Shopping Centre in Dublin. Photo: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland[/comment]

It follows the announcement this morning, shortly after they went on sale at 9am, that the country music star would play a third night at Croke Park on July 27.

[comment] Margaret Spillane, Blarney; Vickie Thompson, Commons Road; Tracy Sheehan. Carrigaline; Joan O'Mahony, Blarney and Terrie Drummond, Glanmire queue at Merchants Quay, Cork. Pic: Larry Cummins[/comment]

Hundreds of people queued in towns and cities across Ireland in the hope of securing tickets, some since the weekend.

[comment] Kiera Geary, Youghal with cousins Zoe McEvoy and Kate Foley from Midleton queue at Merchants Quay, Cork. Pic: Larry Cummins[/comment]

There were virtual queues too, with people waiting up to an hour to secure tickets.

The country star's much-anticipated concerts are his first in Ireland in more than 17 years.

[comment] Terrie Drummond, Glanmire; Tracy Sheehan, Carrigaline and Vickie Thompson, Commons Road are delighted to get their hands on Garth Brooks tickets at Merchant's Quay, Cork. Pic: Larry Cummins, Evening Echo staff[/comment]

One fan in Dublin's Stephen's Green said it was one of his two life's ambitions to go to a Garth Brooks concert (the other was to visit Egypt). "One of (those goals) is fulfilled now. YESS!!!"

"I cried so hard (when I got my ticket)," said another. It feels like when people have babies and stuff, that overwhelming happiness."