ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — Get ready, Portage County. Garth Brooks is coming to a dive bar near you.
The country music superstar will perform at Rootstown's Dusty Armadillo on Monday, Oct. 28 as part of his "Dive Bar Tour."
The "Dusty A" is a classic country bar and dance hall. General Manager Colleen Zito says the building's official occupancy is 750, but promoters have promised to keep ticket numbers well below that threshold. The building started life in the 1920s as the Maple Rest Gardens, a music and dance hall complete with its own orchestra. The highlight of the interior is the 5,000-square-foot solid maple dance floor. It should see a lot if use during Brooks' performance.
Brooks had teased that he would be coming to the Buckeye State during his Inside Studio G live stream.
"This is gonna be like coming home for us," Brooks said in the video as he referred to Ohio as a 'number one fan state.'
Fans can only attend the exclusive Dive Bar Tour concerts by winning tickets via local country radio stations.
Brooks' trip through Northeast Ohio will be the fifth stop on his planned seven-date Dive Bar Tour. He has visited Chicago, Bakersfield, New Braunfels, Texas, and will perform in Sanford, Florida on Wednesday.
The tour takes its name from Brooks' current single, “Dive Bar,” which features Blake Shelton.
