Brooks rejects five-gig compromise

Garth Brooks has rejected a compromise over scuppered plans for his five-night comeback extravaganza in Croke Park.

The US musician effectively sounded the death knell on his return to the stage for a one-off series of shows in Dublin’s Croke Park stadium after he was given the offer of playing three night-time and two matinees, instead of a run of all evening performances blocked by a planning and licensing row.