LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Musician Garth Brooks speaks onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

LAS VEGAS - APRIL 06: Musician Garth Brooks speaks onstage during the 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards' Artist of the Decade held at the MGM Grand on April 6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  1. Entertainer Garth Brooks (L) stands next to Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn as they announce a deal during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.

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  1. Country music star Garth Brooks and his wife and fellow performer Trisha Yearwood leave the Grand Ole Opry House after Brooks held a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events.
  2. Entertainer Garth Brooks (L) smiles as Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn announces a deal during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  3. Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn announces a deal with entertainer Garth Brooks during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  4. Entertainer Garth Brooks (L) stands next to Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn as they announce a deal during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  5. A sign advertises performances by Garth Brooks at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  6. Trisha Yearwood attends a news conference where her husband Garth Brooks, and Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn announced a deal in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  7. Entertainer Garth Brooks smiles during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  8. Entertainer Garth Brooks (L) and Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn announce a deal during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater in Las Vegas.
  9. Entertainer Garth Brooks responds to a question during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, said on Thursday he was coming out of retirement and was expected to announce an extended concert run at the Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel.
  10. Entertainer Garth Brooks smiles during a news conference in the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, said on Thursday he was coming out of retirement and was expected to announce an extended concert run at the Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel.
  11. Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn announces a deal with entertainer Garth Brooks during a news conference at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort's Encore Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15, 2009. Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, said on Thursday he was coming out of retirement and was expected to announce an extended concert run at the Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel.
  12. Country music star Garth Brooks answers questions at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events.
  13. Country music star Garth Brooks appears at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events.
  14. Country music star Garth Brooks appears at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events.
  15. Country music star Garth Brooks mimics a fiddle player as he answers questions at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events.
  16. Country music star Garth Brooks appears at a news conference on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Brooks announced that he's coming out of retirement. He retired in 2000 to spend more time with his three children, and since then has appeared occasionally at special events, awards shows, and charity events.

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