You cannot review a Garth Brooks show without talking about the elephant in the room: that song. “Friends in Low Places.” When the opening chords hit, it was like a switch flipped. Everyone – including the grumpy security guy by the barrier – started shouting the lyrics. “I’ve got friends in low places…” echoed across the park like a drunken anthem.
But here’s the thing: Garth didn’t just play it. He conducted it. He split the crowd into sections, made us sing louder, then quieter, then louder again. It was part choir practice, part exorcism. And I loved every second of it. I swear my voice was gone for two days.
The irony? Half the audience probably didn’t know what a “low place” was in real life. But for three minutes, we all pretended we were heartbroken cowboys in a dive bar. Magic.
The Tech and The Spectacle
Let’s give credit to the BST production team. The sound was crisp – even from the back, where I was standing (cheap seats, baby). The lights turned the park into a galaxy of blues, reds, and golds. And those giant screens? Cinematic quality. You could see the sweat on his forehead and the sparkle in his eyes.
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There was even a moment where he jumped off the stage and ran through the crowd like a rock star. Security had a heart attack. He didn’t care. He just wanted to high-five a kid in a cowboy hat. That’s Garth for you: genuinely unpretentious.
Only one downside: the beer prices. £9 for a can of warm lager? Rude. But you know what? I was too busy crying during “The Dance” to complain. So it evens out.
