10 things we learned at Garth Brooks' first night at Croke Park 

From the mandatory accessory for gig-goers, to the cover versions he performed, and the finishing time for the concerts, here's what we gleaned from night one of Garth Brooks in Dublin 

Garth Brooks finally returned to Dublin for the first of five dates at the stadium – a history-making run that will see him perform to an audience of around 400,000. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

He came, he saw, he cried. Eight years after the saga of his on/off Croke Park gigs transfixed the nation, Garth Brooks finally returned to Dublin for the first of five dates at the stadium – a history-making run that will see him perform to an audience of around 400,000.

This means that even if you aren’t going to see Brooks, you almost certainly know someone who is.