And The Thunder Rolled… Twitter reacts to Garth Brooks cancelling all Irish gigs

Country superstar Garth Brooks cancelled all five of his planned Irish gigs this afternoon, disappointing 400,000 ticket holders. Here's how Twitter responded.

And The Thunder Rolled… Twitter reacts to Garth Brooks cancelling all Irish gigs

Country superstar Garth Brooks cancelled all five of his planned Irish gigs this afternoon, disappointing 400,000 ticket holders.

Naturally, the Twitter hive mind threw its hands up in the air as the news broke (no, we don’t know if minds have hands. It's a metaphor. Bear with us), with reactions ranging from pop-eyed outrage to outright indifference, and every emotional shade in between.

Here's our top 10 favourite reactions from the thousands that appeared:

1. THERE WAS (JUSTIFIED) ANGER

2. THERE WAS FEAR

3. THERE WAS RESIGNATION

4. THERE WAS PANIC

6. THERE WERE PITHY SUMMINGS-UP

7. THERE WERE POINTED WITTICISMS

8. THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT MADE VERY LITTLE SENSE

9. THERE WERE PARALLELS, AND THERE WAS DRAWING

10 . BUT MOST OF ALL, THERE WAS THIS:

Jobsite RecruitIreland.com was quick of the mark looking for a replacement in a post that was heavy on the puns.

You can view the job posting here.

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