Garth Brooks debacle leads to new concert licensing rules

The international furore created by the cancellation of five Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park last summer has led the Government to revise licensing regulations to ensure there is no repeat of the debacle.

Plans by the country superstar to play five straight nights at Croke Park were scuppered when, with up to 400,000 tickets sold, it emerged that the license for all the dates had not been granted. Dublin City Council subsequently said it was granting permission for the first three nights only.

Just hours later, Brooks declared: “For us, it is five shows or none at all.” In the end it was “none at all”.