One of the biggest superstars in country music history is heading back on the road… Garth Brooks is BACK. Though it’s an exciting update, it’s one that we’ve been expecting ever since the “Friends in Low Places” singer teased a new tour all the way back in January. The story that was shared through his personal website – the only place where the country star shares news from now – first shed a light on Garth going out on tour with a story titled “New Year, New Music, New Tour. It’s All On The Table In 2026!” It opened with the cheesy line of “Some artists make resolutions. Garth Brooks makes moves.” If you can comb through the cheesiness of it all, it basically confirmed that Brooks is both releasing some new music and going on tour in 2026. The story also came with this quote: “I’m an artist, I HAVE to make music. And I’m an entertainer, so I HAVE to take the music to the people…My bride is touring through the first half of the year. Then we will see what may be waiting for us in the second half.” And here we are in the second half of the year… and it’s official. Garth Brooks is hitting the road on what he’s calling his “Blame It All On My Roots” Arena Tour. The 64-year-old country star last brought his music to the masses with his Stadium Tour, which played its final show in the fall of 2022. Garth’s Las Vegas residency – Garth Brooks/Plus ONE – followed after that, but even that wrapped in July of 2024. All that to say, it certainly seems like the perfect time for the aging superstar to return to touring. And he didn’t even wait for the mysterious countdown clock on his website to strike zero before he started putting out the word about the “Blame It All On My Roots” Arena Tour. Very early in the morning on July 7, Brooks shared this video of his dusty drum pod… and let’s just say it’s a tour teaser that only Garth could whip up: “Oh yeah… how long’s it been, ol’ girl?” pic.twitter.com/qwZm33JH9p — Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) July 7, 2026 Classic Garth. You can tell he’s excited for this tour… and to break out his iconic drum pod. Brooks says that’s just one of many ways that he and his team are bringing back the “retro arena era.” That was officially confirmed a couple of hours later both on his website and Garth’s official social media accounts. The country superstar told everyone that the “wait is over,” and happily announced that his Blame It All On My Roots Tour will get kicked off in August: “Going back into the arenas is about putting the stadium show in a box. The excitement gets multiplied by the intimacy. Every seat is a great seat. This is personal.” The wait is over… Garth Brooks is kicking off the Blame It All On My Roots Tour! The first stop is Indianapolis, Indiana! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 17, at 10:00 AM EDT at https://t.co/QFQKNte63Q -Team Garth pic.twitter.com/x6TmASteEU — Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) July 7, 2026 Brooks also revealed that the “new music” that he teased will be in the form of a live album titled Killer Live, which will be recorded during throughout the Blame It All On My Roots tour dates. Yes, Killer Live is the title… really teeing one up from Tom Segura, eh G? And speaking of tour dates… the only ones that Garth Brooks has revealed are the first two nights – August 21 and 22 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tickets for those back-to-back shows go on sale Friday, July 17. And I’m sure we’ll hear more about other stops Garth’s tour will make throughout the country by then.The post Garth Brooks Officially Announces 2026 “Blame It All On My Roots” Arena Tour first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Trolls on social media tried to spin a concert video into a story that Carrie Underwood can’t sell tickets since associating with President Trump…. and it’s the latest example of why you can’t believe everything you see on the internet. The world wide web was invented to connect all of us together. It didn’t take long for the invention to become villainous, and most point fingers to the advent of social media. I’m sure we’ve all had experiences or run-ins with hateful comments and misinformation online. Even the beloved Carrie Underwood has had her fair share of negative online interactions, and from her perspective, they’ve only gotten worse and worse as time has gone on. And a recent post utilizing a Carrie Underwood concert performance from this past weekend is trying to convince the masses that the country music star can barely draw a crowd in 2026. The social media user who shared the video claimed that Underwood has lost her fanbase ever since she performed at Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration in early 2025. She’s actually been branded as “MAGA” by a ton of people on social media ever since that moment. In reality, this video is from Carrie Underwood participating in the “Concerts on the Course” series, which was put on during the John Deer Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Here’s how it worked: those that had purchased tickets to watch the PGA Tournament on Saturday then got free access to the Carrie Underwood concert put on an hour after the competition had concluded. Bad weather came through the area at one point later in the day, which caused the finish of the golf tournament to be delayed an hour. In other words, a number of people that were probably planning on sticking around to hear some of Underwood’s hits like “Before He Cheats” changed their minds due to the weather. And this is just a guess… but I doubt many country fans were going to buy a ticket to the John Deere Classic just so they could see Carrie Underwood. That’s why this video – which still shows plenty of people in the audience – was weaponized against the country superstar… and quickly got community noted, as you’ll see below. One look at the account and you’ll see it’s nothing more than anti-Trump nonsense: “Carrie Underwood used to sell out huge arenas. Ever since she’s been tainted with the Trump stench, she’s been playing to crowds of dozens.” Carrie Underwood used to sell out huge arenas. Ever since she’s been tainted with the Trump stench, she’s been playing to crowds of dozens. #ETTD pic.twitter.com/E2ozfBYiMm — Hoodlum (@NotHoodlum) July 6, 2026 That community note was ready to take down that post from the top rope. And normally, I wouldn’t waste my time commenting on a post like this, but it’s reached over 4 million people and has over 11,000 likes. Just in case you missed it, readers added context to the post that was mighty helpful in discrediting the claims that that Underwood was now “playing for dozens” instead of selling out arenas: “These images are from a concert held as a part of the John Deere Classic golf tournament, not from a Carrie Underwood concert. Carrie ended her sold-out residency in Las Vegas in April of 2025 after four years. Since then, she has headlined many festivals.” Shoutout to the community note for setting the record straight. It still looks like plenty of people stuck around for the post-round concert, and even if they hadn’t, Carrie Underwood would have put on a heck of a show like the consummate professional that she is. As the old saying goes… empty cans make a lot of noise. Lots of fun on the course at the @JDCLASSIC this past weekend! Thanks again to all that came out! : @JeffJohnsonFilm pic.twitter.com/MarwIeHR2R — Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) July 6, 2026 The post Debunking The Viral Post Claiming Carrie Underwood Can’t Sell Tickets Anymore After She Performed At The White House first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s never that serious. Lately, live music has been under heavy scrutiny for a plethora of different reasons. Obviously, the biggest and most predatory threat to the industry is none other than Live Nation and Ticketmaster, who all but have a monopoly on ticket sales. Of course, that’s not even mentioning the fact that bots and scalpers have made it even harder for real fans to actually purchase tickets. Unfortunately, fans deserve a lot of scrutiny as well. Over the past few years, especially in a post-COVID world, it seems as if fan behavior has hit an all-time low. From the ridiculous beer-throwing at Treaty Oak Revival concerts that left frontman Sam Canty with a gash under his eye and Riley Green needing stitches after a phone was hurled at him in Australia to Megan Moroney having a hat chucked at her and Morgan Wallen getting grabbed by a fan last year, some of the biggest stars in the genre have had to deal with their fair share of chaos recently. One of the most ridiculous fights I’ve seen happened over the weekend during Gavin Adcock’s show over the weekend at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, Alabama, and it’s one of the most brutal in recent memory. In a video posted to Instagram, at least six to eight people were involved in a brawl in the upper section of The Wharf. Though it’s a bit hard to decipher exactly what’s going on due to the person behind the camera getting blocked from view after folks rushed to break up the fight, it appears as if three separate fights were occurring simultaneously. The most dangerous and downright scary one of them all was captured right in front of the Instagram user. Being the only one-on-one fight in the video, one man is shown pinning another man down to the bleacher seats before brutally kneeing him in the face three to four times, with his neck slamming against the bleacher floor. View this post on Instagram There’s no doubt that Adcock has been one of the most controversial artists in the genre over the past year or so. Beyond finding himself at odds with the likes of Beyoncé fans and Charley Crockett, he famously almost got in a fight with Zach Bryan after months of pestering the “Something in the Orange” singer online. Of course, this resulted in the now-famous video of Bryan jumping the fence in an attempt to fight him. Because of the ill-will towards him by plenty of country fans and the near fight with Bryan, people in the comments were quick to criticize Adcock and his fans. Though there were quite a few that I can’t add here (you can get a taste of them yourself), here were some of the highlights. “I’d be pissed too if I had to be at a Gavin Adcock concert” “Meanwhile Gavin won’t even fight Zach Bryan“ “I’d feel the same way if I had to listen to this” “The worst part of this video is all of it lol” “Can count the total IQ of that crowd with one hand” “These guys are off the deep end” “Of course it’s an Adcock concert“ The sad part about this situation is that it wasn’t even the only fight to occur at the concert. If you search “Gavin Adcock concert fight” on TikTok, multiple concert attendees are claiming there were upwards of four to six fights throughout the night, with one video (which was reposted by Adcock himself) claiming that someone split their head open, resulting in “so much blood.” Though this is one of the worst concert fights I’ve seen in quite some time, it seems as if every month or so, there’s seemingly some absolutely reprehensible behavior happening at concerts. Enough is enough, people. Gavin Adcock Tour Dates 7/7 — Spokane, WA 7/30 — Idaho Falls, ID 8/6 — Abbotsford, BC 8/7 — Tacoma, WA 8/9 — Bend, OR 8/28 — Columbus, OH 8/29 — Cincinnati, OH 9/11 — Cleveland, OH 9/17 — Lubbock, TX 9/19 — Round Rock, TX 9/24 — Baton Rouge, LA 9/25 — Oxford, MS 10/15 — Macon, GA 10/16 — Birmingham, AL 10/17 — Little Rock, AR 10/22 — Fishers, IN 10/23 — Knoxville, TN 10/24 — Cary, NC 10/29 — Charlotte, NC 10/30 — Savannah, GA 10/31 — Estero, FL 11/6 — Boston, MA 11/7 — Reading, PA 11/13 — Detroit, MI 11/14 — Grand Rapids, MIThe post Wild Brawl Breaks Out At Gavin Adcock’s Concert In Orange Beach, Alabama first appeared on Whiskey Riff.