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I'm not a big fan, but Garth Brooks playing 3 nights at the BOK Center will be one of biggest entertainment events in Tulsa in a long time.

Garth Brooks bringing world tour to BOK Center in January

Garth Brooks bringing world tour to Tulsa
Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2014 12:00 am | Updated: 9:22 am, Thu Nov 6, 2014.
 
By JERRY WOFFORD World Scene Writer | 1 comment

It was 17 years ago when the storm shook the old Drillers Stadium, with lightning flashing across the sky as a sold-out crowd sang along with Garth Brooks as the hometown legend performed “The Thunder Rolls.”


Now, for the first time since then, the thunder is rolling back into Tulsa.


The country music superstar and Tulsa native is set to perform three shows at the BOK Center Jan. 15-17. Trisha Yearwood, Brooks’ wife, will also perform at each show.


The BOK Center has been wanting to book Brooks even before he helped open the building more than six years ago, said Jeff Nicker, the facility’s general manager.


“Ever since our ribbon-cutting on Aug. 30, 2008, I don’t think there’s a single question I’ve heard more from fans,” said Nickler, who was assistant general manager under John Bolton when the venue opened. “Hands down, Garth Brooks has been our most-requested act since we’ve opened.”


There were meetings and lots of rumors, but it was about 18 months ago when things really started to move.


“It’s one of the greatest secrets in Tulsa history,” Nickler said. “It’s been under a fake name on the internal calendar.”


Most staff didn’t even know what it meant until recently. That’s because the tour was sure to be big, not only for Tulsa but for the world.


http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/garth-brooks-bringing-world-tour-to-bok-center-in-january/article_ce8fe9dd-e5bf-51f2-a3ae-7e1fc2d8dbd2.html

30 minutes after the tickets went on sale. They announced three more shows.  :o

And after almost 1 1/2 hours on Ticketmaster still no luck getting tickets for my daughters for any of the six shows.  Unbelievable.

Text me

7 shows last I saw. Heard calling got better results than web.

That should be two wild weekends back-to-back in downtown.

Don’t forget your sh!t kickers!

Is everyone enjoying the parking cost hikes?

Plenty of free parking just a few blocks away.  Unheard of in most cities.

Yes, Negative Nancy. Some entrepreneurs used the opportunity to make some money. I would think a capitalist like you would think the free market should set prices. 

We parked in the public garage to the west. The prices there were $8 and were the same price as other events at the BOKcenter.

Capitalists love the free market until it takes a few capital size chunks out of their wallet.

Went to the show last weekend.  It was great to see downtown completely packed.  Really enjoyed seeing how many people walked from Blue Dome and Brady to the show.  One way to save money on parking.  We parked in a free street spot on Detroit just north of second.  Got down there at 5:45.

He's not a capitalist, he's a cheapskate.

Dude. I don't care. I posted what I did thinking people in here would complain about prices. I even watched (and laughed) as a $5 lot went to $30. Suckers.

So you are trolling. As usual.

Heard someone complain "They should build a big garage by the bok center, we paid $40 for parking"

There are two big garages by the BOK center, both charge $8. I went to the show last night and there were spaces available in the civic center garage which is closest.

You are arguing with your old lady outside a concert, and some guy dressed for a Garth Brooks concert starts running up to you with a gun in his hand.  What would you do?



Man dies after officer-involved shooting near Garth Brooks concert

TULSA – An off-duty VA security guard from Oklahoma City was on his way to the Garth Brooks concert when he shot and killed a man around 5:30 Friday night.

The plainclothes officer was about to attend the concert with his family when he saw an altercation.

The officer, 33, who hasn't been identified, said he saw a man push a woman to the ground.

The officer confronted the man. He said he saw a gun in the man's waistband and when the man began walking toward the officer, the officer said the man reached for the gun. That's when the officer drew his gun and fired six shots.

The male, 23, who was not identified, was taken to St. Francis Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m.

This will be the fifth homicide in Tulsa for 2015.


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It's  not homicide. It's  an officer involved shooting.

So you were presuming and hyperventilating. As usual.

Point proved.

It's still homicide, it's just not a crime.

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So, a man is shot near the BOk Center, and he is transported close to 15 miles across town to a hospital where he dies. Why not OSU Medical, Hillcrest, or St. Johns?

Because dead men tell no tales.   (And it was an officer involved shooting.)

He should have just let him kill her......

A man in street clothes shoots someone six times near a crowded concert? 
People elsewhere would be demanding an independent investigation, but we dont bat an eye.


Jason Chandler, who worked in the same building as Rodney Walker, said he couldn't picture his friend either pointing a weapon at the officer or intending to harm the woman. Rodney Walker wore oversized pants and would constantly pull them up while the pair worked their respective service jobs in the Williams building downtown, which may have been misconstrued as reaching for his weapon, Chandler said.

Dave Walker said Saturday night that the gun Andrew Bryiant used in the shooting was not his service weapon and that the gun recovered from Rodney Walker was not listed as stolen. Detectives are still working to trace the ownership history of each firearm, he said.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/friend-speaks-about-man-shot-by-off-duty-veterans-affairs/article_13666fc5-96a2-5dbf-8505-14d695e7d7b9.html

"near"? He was like half a mile away.

We parked in the garage to the east for $8, and none of us got shot. We had decided earlier in the evening, not to beat up any women or try to shoot anyone. A little planning can lead to a good experience.  There were lots of drunk people there though.  We left before the encore to avoid the bumper-cars.

Sorry, I forgot that most Oklahomans consider parking in front of the door "near" and anything over 50 feet away might as well be on another planet.

It doesn't have to be 50 feet.  You just need to be able to see the front door of the Walmart over the 100's of feet of asphalt.

That's why there is little landscaping, lots of artifical light and room to park the Winnebago and not lose sight of the entrance. That's also why they all look alike as well, so people don't get lost when they travel. :D

Imagine what would happen if they tried to put a Walmart up with parking behind the building...Chaos and anarchy.  Oklahoma governments would fall.

I am thoroughly convinced that in case of a zombie apocalypse that the only way to survive is to avoid Walmart.

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I have to wonder after driving up from Oklahoma City to see Garth and have an altercation with a man. Then shoot and kill him. Would you still go and see the show?  ???

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/friend-speaks-about-man-shot-by-off-duty-veterans-affairs/article_13666fc5-96a2-5dbf-8505-14d695e7d7b9.html

So as I read this, you have a VA hospital security officer (federal police officer? are they multi jurisdictional?) that is out of his jurisdiction but considers himself as a LEO that shoots and kills a citizen based on what he saw while driving by. Do I read this right?

 Throwdowns making a comeback?

Because its crazy to imagine someone owns more than one gun.  At least make a comment of value to the issue not some silly bashing that has no merit.

Do you even follow the posts on here?  You could say that about quite a few people.  :)

Sad the great success for out city is tainted on this forum by an isolated incident.  I don't know of any other issues surrounding the run of concerts.  I've heard the early sales tax numbers and they're outstanding.  I can't wait to hear what the numbers look like with a combined Garth/Chili Bowl weekend.  Great for our city coffers and great for the local organizations (CVB funded by hotel/motel tax) promoting our city.  This'll really help their budgets.

We were at the last show, and there was a group from Ireland there.  When you have 7 shows with 18K people each, and an hour between the opening act and the main event (so that everyone can get good and drunk) you can bet there's going to be the occasional fight/beatdown/shooting/chess game.  That would put the stats at 1/126,000 of getting shot at a Garth Brooks concert.  Statistically, that's about the same as your odds of getting killed when you ride a bike (Conan). http://www.besthealthdegrees.com/health-risks/

Of course those odds get compounded when you add the other factors, during the course of the 7 shows, only one person in the city of Tulsa pulled a gun on an officer (off duty or otherwise), so that would be 1/398,121.  So the average person would have about a 1/50,000,000,000 chance of pulling a gun on a police officer and getting shot at the Garth Brooks concert.

It seems safe to me.

Meh, the usual cop haters, what did you expect?  Who else saw the black helicopters circling the city the last two weeks?

I’ll take my own outlandish stab at another incident: Of course the guy shot during a lap dance at Cloud 9 was likely a Chili Bowl attendee (Cloud 9 has long been a tourist stop for the CB folk), so the Chili Bowl got their gun play too  ;)

FWIW, That was one of the best Chili Bowl Saturday A-mains I’ve seen in 29 years.

I have zero reason to fear my safety downtown.  I attended one of the concerts and had a great time.  I was downtown during several others.  Fun that our downtown has capacity now for more fun than just the one event.  Although, I will admit I am glad to have downtown back to normal!

Thats what the killer claimed (and its enough to relieve the DA from having to prosecute the killer) but its not what witnesses are saying, nor is it backed up by any evidence whatsoever.

I am already kicking myself for engaging . . .  Please tell me what witnesses you have interviewed or evidence you have examined?  And of course, you must work in the DA's office since you are aware of what his plans are and reason for same.