Garth Brooks and his country-singing wife, Trisha Year-
wood exit the Grand Ole Opry House on Oct. 15 after
Brooks announced retirement's over.(AP/Mark Humphrey)

For those wanting to make the road trip to Sin City in the name of seeing Garth Brooks unretire, as it were, the line for tickets will begin forming sooner than one may imagine,

Specifically, Brooks revealed during his Oct. 15 afternoon press conference from the Encore Theater at the Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas that he's setting up housekeeping for the next five years--on weekends only--at the theater to play one-man shows that will have a guest performer now and again. (Any bets that wife Trisha Yearwood's among the first to share the mic?)

During the Vegas-based media event, which followed a media announcement by Brooks in Nashville that same morning, the singer-songwriter said that Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, basically presented him with an offer that he couldn't refuse--never mind that it includes a private plane to jet Brooks to and from his long-term gig, which will get under way Dec. 11.

Described as a "residency" for the next five years, Brooks' weekend-only performances will cost $125 a pop, with first-come, first-served tickets for the first five weekends of his upcoming run going on sale Oct. 24. The Oklahoman, with his guitar in tow, has pledged to perform 15 weekends per year--Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays--for the next several years and no more, he said, because he wants to honor the promise he made to his daughters, now ages 17-13, to remain a stay-at-home father until each one completes high school.

Garth Brooks responds to questions during his Nashville press
conference, his first of two on Oct. 15. (AP/Mark Humphrey)

In opting to kiss his self-imposed retirement of nine years goodbye, Brooks said carefully considered all fronts before agreeing to Wynn's offer, with the most important aspect of the deal being his family.

Referring to Wynn, Brooks said, "He's taken care of my children, he's taken care of my wife, he's taken care of (ex-wife) Sandy."

Thus, if all goes as planned, Daddy Garth, in the coming years, will "get to play my music," but with no negative influence on the homelife he's established with his children and their daily lives. That means, he added, if you want to see him live, go to Vegas, baby, because that's the lone place he can be seen on the live stage--and that also means no new albums until his youngest, Allie Colleen, is headed to college.

Although some were surprised to learn that Brooks was going to hit the concert stage again, others, like veteran country artist Tommy Cash, weren't too fazed by the news.

"I am not surprised that Garth is coming out of retirement," shared traditional country's Cash, who's been on the tour trail for four decades and counting. "When singing and performing gets in your blood, it's there to stay. No serious artist can ever really quit the stage!"

Some country fans have blogged  they think Brooks' decision to play weekends in Vegas means he's "sold out," but others feel the opportunity just makes good sense for both the best-selling American artist of the 20th century and his millions-strong fan base, including industry insider and friend Patsi Bale Cox.

"Garth Brooks stayed off the road for nine essential years of his daughters' lives," observed the author of 2009's The Garth Factor book. "They've grown into tremendous young women and I know how proud he is of them. Now he has found a way to play his music, without going out on the road. It will be a perfect solution to spending time with his two great loves: family and music."

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