Garth Brooks Announces Concert Return to Raleigh

After a break of nearly two decades, Garth Brooks has announced a pair of concerts in Raleigh, N.C.

Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, are slated to perform two shows at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12, 2016, marking the first time Brooks has performed in that market in 18 years.

The couple have been out on the road for most of the past year on Brooks' hugely successful comeback world tour, which marks Brooks' return to the road after a long period of semi-retirement. Brooks recently earned the top spot of any country artist on Forbes' list of the top-earning celebrities, while Pollstar crowned him the top touring country artist for the first half of 2015.

Tickets for the Raleigh shows go on sale Friday, Dec. 11 at 10AM ET via Ticketmaster or Ticketmaster Express, with an eight-ticket limit per purchase. There will be no ticket sales at the venue box office or Ticketmaster outlets on Dec. 11. All seats will cost a total of $74.98.

Brooks is performing a mix of past hits and songs from his current studio album, Man Against Machine, at the shows. Yearwood is also playing her greatest hits along with new tracks from her latest project, PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit, which dropped last November.

Brooks is also one of four country stars featured in People's yearly Sexiest Man issue.