Garth Brooks in Croke Park update as 'return to Ireland' detail spotted in new video

Country music legend Garth Brooks is continuing his love affair with Ireland in his latest Facebook live video with fans spotting some key details in the background and the man himself hinting at a possible future return to Ireland.

The star, who played five sold-out shows in Croke Park in 2022, was engaging in a Q&A session with fans ahead of the grand opening of his new Nashville bar, which is already welcoming visitors.

The perfectly named Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk features a top floor called the Oasis as a nod to the the Oklahoma native's most famous hit. The venue will be popular among visitors to the famous music city, including the many Irish who make the pilgrimage every year.

Irish people tuning in were treated to a couple of mentions of Ireland, not least when Garth gave an update on the Croke Park video and said the new illuminated sign at his bar in Nashville will be lit up green for St Patrick's Day.

"The sign's going to be up and running on March 7 and we're hoping the first big change will be for St Paddy's week; that sign's going to go totally green which will be so cool," he told viewers.

Eagle-eyed fans also spotted a framed aerial photo of Croke Park on the wall behind the country star, captioned 'The Return To Ireland, 2022.'

Fans are also eagerly awaiting news on when they can watch the footage of Garth's Croke Park gigs, something that has been promised but is still in the works. He is remaining tight-lipped on that but it's expected to be this year.

When asked about it on his live video this week, he simply said: "It's going to be worth the wait. When I see it, I just cry the whole time."

"When you think about it, it's just 85,000 people that are one and this happened five nights in a row. They came there to sing. This will be the one concert you'll go, 'I can't hear Garth,' and you won't. They just swallow it up and it's fantastic," he added.

"It makes an entertainer's job very easy. For anybody that gets to play music, you're damn lucky if you get to play in Ireland and I'll be damn lucky if I get to play there again. I love that place," he added hinting at a possible return to these shores.

While not giving a specific date for the release of the footage, he added: "It's coming. The video is done. The images are done. We're in the studio right now working on the audio part of it."

He previously announced that live recordings from Croke Park would also be featured on his new live album called Killer Live. While not specifically saying which tracks from Croke Park will feature, he said, "we've got a lot of good things coming."

One hint came in a previous live video when Garth mentioned his performance of The Dance in Croke Park as a stand-out moment.

"Reliving the thought right now, I'm sitting here crying, especially The Dance," he said.

"Should anyone get through The Dance without crying, because everyone in the crowd's crying. It's great.

"The guys that captured it did a great job but the crowd, their voices. They'll do the big drone and helicopter shots and just that sound coming out of that stadium, of all those voices singing together. Man, it will rock your world."