Las Vegas Weekly

December 31, 2009 · 12:26 PM

Garth Brooks returns to Las Vegas this New Year’s weekend

By Robin Leach

Garth Brooks and Steve Wynn.

Photo: Scott Harrison/Retna/www.harrisonphotos.com

Fans and critics alike were unanimous with praise when country king Garth Brooks ended his self-imposed retirement and signed a reportedly $100 million contract to appear for hotel tycoon Steve Wynn in his Encore Theater at the Wynn on selected weekend dates over the next five years.

Steve even threw in a $15 million private jet to make Garth’s commute between here and his home in Oklahoma that much easier! Vegas DeLuxe covered Garth’s premiere weekend a few weeks ago with stories, interviews and photos galore.

Steve told me: “What Garth Brooks has is a talent that I’ve never seen before. He has confidence, personality and an incredible ability to verbally communicate with his audiences. There is nothing more exciting or wonderful than watching a single performer hypnotizing an audience.

“Garth has the most magical voice in the world, with a range like (Frank) Sinatra. He can take a high C and make it as thin as a telephone wire. The man is a musical genius, and he just makes every audience fall in love with him.”

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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