That includes a moving segment where he recounted how stunning it was for him to hear his holy trio sing his own songs back to him when he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Unlike the Wynn show where he narrated a version of his life from the perspective of his youth with a sense of awe of the musical marks his early influences had left on him, this time when he referenced George Strait, James Taylor and Seger, it was as often as a peer. While his band was in fine form throughout, they especially shone on a particularly menacing “The Thunder Rolls.” His permanent Plus One, wife Trisha Yearwood, also joined him for four songs, showing off her peerless vocals throughout, but especially on A Star Is Born‘s “Shallow.” He followed with “Don’t Close Your Eyes,” from Keith Whitley, one of his other musical heroes, and his own 1995 hit, “She’s Every Woman,” before bringing on his 11-piece band for a muscular, full-bodied “Rodeo.”įor the rest of the evening, he nimbly toggled back and forth between solo and band performances in what seemed to be a spontaneous set list. While it’s understandable to focus on his overall talents as an engaging entertainer and his almost supernatural ability to connect with his audience, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that his voice is a supple and powerful one, which he proved over and over throughout the night.

He opened with Bob Seger‘s “Against the Wind,” which he sang partially a cappella.

The 2 1/2-hour performance spanned 33 songs and combined the best of his previous one-man show at The Wynn - which ended in 2014 after running for five years - and the full-band, three-year stadium tour that he completed last year that drew more than three million people.īrooks started off solo backing himself on acoustic guitar, under the guise of saying he needed to sound check how the room sounded full of people. It’s because he simply has few equals when it comes to live performance.īrooks proved that again Thursday night (May 18) at the opening night of his Garth Brooks/Plus ONE residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. There’s a reason that Garth Brooks won entertainer of the year a record-setting seven times at the CMA Awards.

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