Garth Brooks announced via Twitter on July 13 that he and wife Trisha Yearwood will be performing fan-requested songs during his Facebook Live series, Inside Studio G, on July 14.
The concert, which was originally slated for July 7, was postponed last week âout of an abundance of cautionâ due to possible COVID-19 exposure.
The original performance date coincided with the birthday of Garthâs late friend, Emmett Gilliam, who was the stage production manager for Garthâs tours through the â90s and later ran the Oklahoma farm Garth called home after stepping out of the spotlight in 2000.
âThe whole first week of July is so important to all of us in this camp,â said Garth when the original date was announced. âThey were called the âDays of Em.â We lost Emmett [several] years ago. His birthday was 7/7. But always, when Emmett was aliveâŠfrom July 1 to July 7 were the Days of Em, which meant you pretty much walked around in your shortsâŠyou didnât do any work whatsoever on the farmâŠdrank a lot, ate too much. It was fabulous.â
Garth and his team will be sifting through requests that can be made on his socials using the hashtag, #GarthRequestLive2. Feel free to include a photo of yourself with a mustache in tribute to Emmett, who sported a recognizable stash.
âWeâve got pictures of these Days of Em parties that weâve had for years,â said Garth. âAnd everybody has to wear a mustacheâgirls, guys, everybody does.â
Tune in to Garthâs Inside Studio G on Facebook on July 14 at 7 p.m. ET.
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