Dive Bar Tour (Garth Brooks)

The Dive Bar Tour was a promotional concert tour by American country music singer Garth Brooks. The tour, sponsored by Seagram, was in support of Brooks' and Blake Shelton's single, "Dive Bar", and visited seven dive bars in the United States.

Dive Bar Tour
Promotional tour by Garth Brooks
Start dateJuly 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)
End dateDecember 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
Legs1
No. of shows8
Garth Brooks concert chronology

Background

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On July 7, 2019, Brooks announced the Dive Bar Tour in support of his single with Blake Shelton, "Dive Bar", via Facebook Live.[1]

Despite already embarking on his Stadium Tour throughout North America, Brooks visited seven cities for the Dive Bar Tour, performing at various dive bars throughout the country. Tickets for each show were only available via contest through each city's country radio stations.[2]

In promotion of the tour and single, Brooks' Chicago performance of "Dive Bar" was aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[3]

Critical response

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Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune praised the tour, stating, "Brooks fist-pumped, finger-pointed and humbly hat-doffed his way through a honky-tonk jukebox worth of old hits, one new single (twice) and some touching homages to country legends in a show that lasted a surprisingly generous 100 minutes." He continued, "if you accept that the golden ratio in concert-going is size of talent to size of room, then this one was special, a night to get close and personal with a performer typically seen from, at best, binocular distance in a hockey arena."[3]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the performance of October 16, 2019 in Sanford. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the series.

  1. "All Day Long"
  2. "Rodeo"
  3. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
  4. "Two Piña Coladas"
  5. "The River"
  6. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"
  7. "To Make You Feel My Love"
  8. "Unanswered Prayers"
  9. "Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"
  10. "That Summer"
  11. "Fishin' in the Dark" (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cover)
  12. "The Thunder Rolls"
  13. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  14. "Dive Bar"
  15. "Friends in Low Places"
  16. "The Dance"

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue
Date City Country Venue
North America
July 15, 2019 Chicago United States Joe's on Weed Street
August 15, 2019 Bakersfield Buck Owens Crystal Palace
September 23, 2019 New Braunfels Gruene Hall
October 16, 2019 Sanford The Barn
October, 28, 2019 Rootstown Dusty Armadillo
December, 2, 2019 Mount Laurel Prospector’s Steakhouse
February 5, 2020 Foxborough Six String Grill & Stage
December 16, 2021 San Jose Club Rodeo[4]

References

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  1. ^ Newman, Melinda. "Garth Brooks Dives into Seven-City Bar Tour". Billboard.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ Houghton, Cillea (8 July 2019). "Garth Brooks Announces 7-Date Dive Bar Tour". TasteofCountry.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Steve (15 July 2019). "Garth Brooks starts Dive Bar Tour in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ Pizaro, Sal (November 15, 2021). "Garth Brooks coming to San Jose for small club show in December". No. November 15, 2021. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 10 March 2022.