Garth Brooks To Be Inducted Into ‘Austin City Limits’ Hall Of Fame In September

/by

Austin City Limits (ACL) is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebrations by inducting Garth Brooks into the ACL Hall of Fame.

For the first time in the ACL Hall of Fame’s decade-long history, only one inductee will be honored at the Hall of Fame ceremony, taking place on Sept. 5 at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin, Texas. Additionally, Brooks and his band will perform during the event.

The country star first appeared on television series during season 15 in 1990, and returned for ACL’s 25th anniversary broadcast season with a pair of appearances. In 2021, Brooks contributed to the program’s intimate, non-broadcast events to close Studio 6A on the University of Texas campus, where the series was recorded from 1974–2010. He gave the final performance in the studio before ACL moved to downtown Austin. Brooks performed solo and acoustically for a sold-out audience of 200 fans per night as a fundraiser for Austin PBS, during which he shared stories, took song requests and answered questions from the crowd.

“To be part of anything Austin City Limits is and always has been an honor,” says Brooks. “I am humbled and grateful to not only be a part of the 50th anniversary, but to be inducted into the ACL Hall of Fame.”

“Garth is a special friend—there’s no one else quite like him. He never forgets his roots, or the people who were there for him in those early days,” notes Terry Lickona, ACL Executive Producer. “He hit the ACL stage just as his career was taking off, kicked off our 25th anniversary season, and now almost 25 years later, it’s our turn to honor him.”

The event is open to the public, and will be a phone-free experience. A limited number of tickets will available on Aug. 2. Upon arrival, tickets will be scanned and all phones will be secured via the Yondr program until the end of the ceremony. For more information, click here.

Lorie Hollabaugh
Latest posts by Lorie Hollabaugh (see all)