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Garth Brooks continues Vegas residency dates amid allegations

Garth Brooks continues Vegas residency dates amid allegations

Garth Brooks. Ethan Miller/WireImage

Following allegations of rape and sexual assault, Garth Brooks says the show must go on.

Brooks, 62, will still perform his Garth Brooks/Plus ONE residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this weekend, despite being accused of assault and battery by a former hairstylist on Thursday, October 3.

The country singer has concerts planned for Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, both of which are sold out. A representative from the location told us We weekly that there are no plans to cancel the shows.

Additionally, the venue said it is not aware of any fans attempting to sell their tickets to the concerts in response to yesterday’s news. On the secondary ticketing app Stubhub, the cheapest ticket for the Saturday show costs $117, while the most expensive is $697.

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Brooks’ Vegas residency runs through the first weekend of March 2025.

Just hours after the allegations against Brooks became public, the singer took the stage at the Coliseum for a performance he called cathartic.

“If there was ever a night I really needed this, TONIGHT was that night!” Brooks captioned an Instagram post on Friday, October 5. “Thank you for my life!!!!! love, g.”

Garth Brooks continues Vegas residency dates amid allegations

Garth Brooks. Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

In a lawsuit filed by an individual referred to as “Jane Roe,” Brooks is accused of raping the woman during a work trip in 2019. The woman claimed the incident occurred while she was working as a hairstylist for Brooks and his wife, country singer Trisha Jaarwood.

Brooks is also accused of offering to have a threesome with Yearwood, 60, and sending the woman sexually explicit text messages.

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Shortly after the lawsuit was made public, Brooks vehemently denied the allegations in a statement We weekly.

“Over the past two months, I have been harassed endlessly with threats, lies and tragic stories about what my future would be if I did not write a multi-million dollar check. It was like waving a loaded gun in my face,” Brooks said. “Hush money, no matter how much or how little it is, is still hush money. In my eyes, this means admitting to behavior that I am not capable of doing: ugly acts that no human being should ever do to another,” he continued. “We filed suit against this individual almost a month ago to speak out against extortion and defamation of character. We submitted it anonymously, in the interest of the families on both sides.”

The statement continued: “I want to play music tonight. I want to continue our good deeds in the future. It breaks my heart that these wonderful things are now up for debate. I trust the system, I am not afraid of the truth, and I am not the man they have portrayed me to be.”