Garth Brooks’ first two dates on his 2026 Blame It All On My Roots Tour are fast approaching, with the ‘Friends in Low Places’ hitmaker headlining Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana, Indianapolis on August 21st and 22nd. In classic Garth Brooks fashion, the Oklahoma native is again bucking the trend - but this time with regard to tickets.

Tickets are on-sale to Brooks’ two Indiana shows this Friday, July 17th at 10am ET. Please note: there is no pre-sale. All tickets are being put on-sale at the same time for everyone.

Fans are advised to join the virtual Ticketmaster waiting room up to 30 minutes before tickets go on-sale, and to make sure you are logged into your Ticketmaster account to ensure that the whole process can run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Please be aware that there is an eight-ticket limit per customer.

In a statement shared ahead of tickets going on-sale, Brooks has explained why he has decided to eschew the traditional pre-sale, “I've never understood why scalping is legal. I don't think I am making it too simple by saying if we just make scalping illegal, a bunch of the problems of today's ticketing procedures would be gone. I've always wanted to go to the 'powers that be' and tell them I would be happy to do a tour without scalping if they want to see if we all miss it or not”.

The virtual waiting room is designed to ensure you are a real person, rather than a bot or someone gaming the system. Scalpers use bots to secure tickets before fans, and then they sell them via the secondary market for exorbitant prices. Brooks is attempting to ensure that this won't be the case for his Blame It All On My Roots Tour.

Sharing his excitement ahead of this blockbuster 2026 arena run, Brooks reflects, “Going back into the arenas is about putting the stadium show in a box. The excitement gets multiplied by the intimacy. Every seat is a great seat. This is personal”.

The tour will see the return of Brooks’ iconic Drum Pod, which he used in his 1996 tour of the same name, and which spawned his wildly popular live album, Double Live. Brooks is reportedly working on a new live album based on his 2026 shows, Killer Live.