Garth Brooks Cancels All 3 Tampa Shows

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are taking a backseat to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the local team moves on to the Stanley Cup Finals against Chicago. The Amalie Arena announced Sunday that all three of Brooks’ World Tour performances set for June 5- 6 have been canceled because of the scheduling conflict.

“On behalf of The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood it is with deep regret that we must cancel the Tampa shows due to unexpected scheduling by the NHL and NBC on June 6 for the 2015 Stanley Cup Final,” arena officials wrote in an email to media. “We had hoped to be able to reach an acceptable solution in the best interest of all involved but due to safety considerations it is just not possible.”

In a prepared statement, Brooks and Yearwood expressed their congratulations to the hockey team and their regrets for having to cancel the performances.

“First of all, we would all like to congratulate the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks for reaching the Stanley Cup Final,” the statement read. “This was a hard decision for everyone. We are convinced everything that could have been done was done to try to remedy the situation. Congrats again to the City of Tampa, good luck, and we will be watching the series.”

Customers may return their tickets to place of purchase for a full refund.

The following refund procedures have been announced:

• Fans who purchased through Ticketmaster will find online purchases will be automatically refunded as will telephone purchases. Outlet purchases will require customers to return to the point of purchase starting Monday for full refunds.
• Those who bought their tickets through the arena’s McDonald’s Ticket Office will need to return to the point of purchase during normal business hours for a full refund.
• Tickets that were purchased through third parties will need to be returned to the appropriate sales location. These tickets cannot be refunded at the box office or through Ticketmaster.

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