Ticket sales for Garth Brooks shows to resume Thursday

Posted on March 13, 2017

By WJBC Staff

CHAMPAIGN – Promoters of the two Garth Brooks concerts scheduled for State Farm Center in Champaign next month have announced sales will resume on Thursday morning.

Tickets for the April 28-29 shows will be available starting at 10 a.m. Thursday by calling 844-442-7842 or going to StateFarmCenter.com/garth.

The ticket office shut down the sale of tickets to both shows last week because the system was not able to handle the sale due to high demand. Those who were able to purchase tickets will be able to keep them.

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