The bots are out of hand.
After teasing a new tour back in January through his personal website – the only place where the country star shares news from now – Garth Brooks would officially announce his return to touring on his brand new Blame It All On My Roots arena tour.
At the time, Brooks would only announce two shows: the first two nights – August 21st and 22nd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Along the way, he’d make a plethora of different announcements regarding the tour. These included promising a live album titled Killer Live (which sent off a firestorm online thanks to Tom Segura’s world-famous joke) and cutting-edge technology such as a 360-degree video system that he’s coined “The Halo,” which will feature both inward and outward-facing screens.
Since then, he’s added four nights in Denver, which included a pop-up show under his long-forgotten alias, Yukon Jack, two nights in Washington, D.C. at the Capital One Arena on September 18th and 19th, two nights in Orlando, Florida, at the Kia Center on September 25th and 26th, expanded his stay at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, to four days from October 8th through the 11th.
So far, it’s been nothing short of a huge success. As previously mentioned, he’s had to add nights to nearly every single stop, selling out three to four nights each in the likes of Indianapolis, Denver, Washington D.C. and Salt Lake City the past month.
Recently, Brooks has rolled out even more stops, coming home to Tulsa, Oklahoma, this weekend and adding shows in Kansas City and Seattle in November.
With the Kansas City shows approaching in a few weeks, the “Callin’ Baton Rouge” singer once again added a third matinee show after originally scheduling just two on Friday, November 6th, and Saturday, November 7th. With the third show being added just two days ago, the tickets went on sale this morning at 10 a.m. CT.
Unfortunately for fans, Brooks was forced again to shut down ticket sales on Ticketmaster for the third show after the high demand of the first two — something that happened last month after he added a third night in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Garth’s team would announce that they are officially shutting down the on-sale due to yet another instance of “excessive bot activity.” Here, they would note that they are evaluating the next steps to take to ensure a bot-free experience soon.
“Due to excessive bot activity, ticket sales for Garth’s third show in Kansas City have been shut down. Garth and the promoters are evaluating next steps and the future of the show. We appreciate your patience and will share updates as soon as possible -Team Garth”
Minutes later, Garth himself would make a statement on X. Here, he would call the bot situation “out of hand,” explaining that the overwhelming amount of bots in the ticket queue had gotten progressively worse throughout the tour. Additionally, he’d say that he’s personally looking at what can be done to combat the issue — once again apologizing to fans.
“The bot situation is out of hand. It’s been progressively getting worse on this tour. With that said, my concern is for the people who managed to buy tickets today for the third show in Kansas City before the bots crashed the on sale. I will personally look into what can be done. You have my word that all that can be done will be done. You have my deepest apologies for the results and my most sincere appreciation for your efforts today. love, g”
Current Blame It All On My Roots Tour Dates
October 23 — Tulsa, Oklahoma — BOK Center
October 24 — Tulsa, Oklahoma — BOK Center
October 25 — Tulsa, Oklahoma — BOK Center
November 6 – Kansas City, Missouri – T-Mobile Center
November 7 – Kansas City, Missouri – T-Mobile Center
November 13 – Seattle, Washington – Climate Pledge Arena
November 14 – Seattle, Washington – Climate Pledge Arena
