Country music artist Garth Brooks will perform in Belfast in 2027 as part of a multi-city tour of Ireland. The tour will also include dates in Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Cork. It will be his first performance in Northern Ireland since a concert at the King's Hall in November 1998.

The first two Belfast concerts have sold out, and an additional date has been added. Promoter Peter Aiken said there could be a fourth show in Belfast.

Brooks last performed in Ireland in 2022, when he played in Dublin. In 2014, approximately 400,000 fans booked tickets for five planned concerts at Croke Park in Dublin. Dublin City Council granted permission for three of the five shows. Brooks said he would perform all five or none, and the concerts were cancelled.

Brooks is the biggest selling artist in US history and the only artist to have sold more than 200 million albums.

Stephen Butler, from Newtownabbey, performs as a Garth Brooks tribute act with the band Thunder Rolls. He said his interest in Brooks began in childhood when his mother played his music and bought his albums. Butler attended the Dublin concert in 2022 and intends to attend at least one of the 2027 Irish dates.

Butler said he believes the appeal of Brooks in Ireland lies in the songs and the performer's personality. He said audiences connect with tracks such as Friends In Low Places and Callin' Baton Rouge, and that many people tell him they identify with songs including Tomorrow Never Comes and Unanswered Prayers. Butler described Brooks as down-to-earth and genuine, and said his shows range from country rock to ballads.