Hotel prices in Dublin are already up for Garth Brooks weekend

You might need to stay with Friends in Low Places to afford the big days out in the capital next September

Garth Brooks at a photocall on the skywalk at Croke Park. Photograph Moya Nolan

With ticket sales open this morning for Garth Brooks' Croke Park gigs on September 9, 10 and 11, hotel prices in Dublin city centre are already rising to meet demand, according to booking.com.

A look at the popular accommodation bookings site shows rooms for 2 adults going from as little as €90 for a spot at some of the city's youth hostels for those who are so inclined, to up to €630 for a room in the city centre's high-end hotels — with one spot advertising a deluxe triple room for a minimum of €999.