The Garth Brooks World Tour continues to be a blockbuster in every city, and as Garth and his lovely missus and tour special guest Trisha Yearwood kick off the first of their four-day, five-show run in Portland this weekend, Garth says that while the music may be the star, it’s always his aim to make every show an experience in entertainment. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Tickets went on sale today for Garth’s June 5th and 6th dates in Tampa, Florida!
• For up-to-the-minute Garth tour info, visit the tour page of GarthBrooks.com.
• Congratulations to Garth on this week’s news that his Man Against Machine album is up for Top Country Album at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards! The Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17th, beginning at 8pm, ET, on ABC.
• VOTE GARTH! Garth is among the nominees for Entertainer of the Year at the upcoming 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, and fan-voting is underway NOW! You can vote once a day through April 19th, so be sure to vote daily and let your voice be heard at VoteACM.com! This year’s ACM telecast airs live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, April 19th, beginning at 8pm, ET/delayed PT, on CBS.
• Be sure to pick up the new issue of PEOPLE magazine with Garth on the cover! Look for it on newsstands everywhere! You can preview the article and more, online here.
• Love you, Mom!! Garth appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America this morning (April 10th) for the announcement of Good Morning America‘s “Garth Brooks’ GMA Mother’s Day” Contest, which could earn one lucky mom the chance to win a surprise visit by Garth, who will sing his song “Mom” to her on Good Morning America on or about May 8th! To see video of the contest announcement, as well as complete rules and deadlines, visit the GMA website here. Entries will be accepted until 3pm, ET, on Monday, April 27th, 2015, so act fast!

  Garth Brooks talks about performing in concert. (:22)
“When you come into our show, the whole thing is to entertain, but the bottom line to everything is that music, and the bridge that that music has between the artist and those people that allow the artist to be an artist. And that’s what’s so beautiful about the night. So they come with their signs, they want to hear their music, and what a great job to get to deliver that to them. It’s the easiest thing I’ve ever done, and what a joy.”