Garth Brooks is slated to perform five sold-out shows at Dublin, Ireland’s Croke Park in July 2014. About 400,000 people are expected to attend the shows, which run from July 25-29.
However, according to BBC News, a legal document shows Croke Park operators agreed to limit the number of concerts it hosts to three per year. Residents of the area have threatened a High Court injunction if licenses are allowed for the fourth and fifth Brooks concerts.
Promoters have 10 weeks to apply for a license before the first show, and residents are allowed five weeks to protest the application. Dublin’s city council has only rejected one application for a license in 30 years.
Approximately 25,000 people live in the area of Croke Park, with 6,000 of them living in a zone that is supposedly adversely affected during large events. Pat Gates with the Clonliffe and Croke Park residents’ association, residents experience significant disruption to their lives in the weeks leading up to major concert events, including noise pollution, traffic congestion, litter, and drunken concert-goers.
It has been 17 years since Brooks’ last concert in Dublin.

2nd Gear Used Music Consignment store has officially opened its doors for business on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) in Berry Hill at 442 East Iris Dr.
The store will encompass a wide selection of used musical equipment for purchase, from high end vintage to budget workingman’s equipment, including used electric & acoustic guitars, basses, amplifiers, effects, accessories, keyboards, recording gear, drums, and more.
Services include outright package purchases, trade-ins, and consignment services in store or on eBay. A 20 percent fee for items valued less than $1,500.00 sold from the store and a 15 percent fee on items $1,500.00 or more, while a 25 percent fee is retained from eBay sale prices.
Hours are from 11 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday -Saturday. For more information call, (615) 297-1556.

ACM Lifting Lives has been named the title sponsor for all student recitals and concerts at W.O. Smith/Nashville Community Music School in 2014.
“We are grateful to the Academy of Country Music and ACM Lifting Lives for their continued support of our students,” said W.O. Smith Music School Director Jonah Rabinowitz.  “ACM Lifting Lives is making a real difference in the education of our low-income students.  This investment in children’s futures will bear fruit in our community for years to come.”
ACM’s sponsorship will begin tonight, Feb. 14, with the school’s “Side by Side” recital at 6:45 p.m. The recital will feature a collaborative performance between students and teaching artists.
“Our partnership with W.O. Smith Music School and their student concerts fits beautifully with our mission of supporting programs that transform lives through the power of music,” said ACM Lifting Lives President Bill Mayne.  “We are excited to provide funding through the generosity of country music artists, the music industry, and our caring supporters.”
For more information, visit wosmith.org.