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Justin Kelly

Garth Brooks will play 'secret encore' at final Croke Park gig tonight but there's a catch for fans

Garth Brooks will reportedly play a 'secret encore' after his fifth and final gig at Croke Park on Saturday evening, according to the Irish Sun.

The country hitmaker has played to four packed-out audiences at GAA HQ over the last two weekend and when the lights go down on Saturday, almost 400,000 people will have witnessed Garth live in Dublin.

Brooks has been travelling around Ireland in between gigs and the Sun reports that the final performance will be very special indeed.

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They claim that a concert insider has said a secret encore will be performed after the final show but it's not all what it seems for fans.

When Garth finishes his initial encore, which sees him perform hits such a American Pie and The Piano Man, the crowds will filter out and away from the stadium before the star returns to the stage again.

Apparently, an encore to a near-empty Croke Park will then take place to allow camera crews shooting a new Netflix documentary capture close-up shots of Brooks and his band on stage.

The crews have been following the singer on the road in Ireland and at Croke Park for the last two weeks for the new show. Garth already starred in a Netflix documentary about his road to success in 2019 to huge acclaim from fans.

During the week, Brooks visited Limerick, Wicklow, Kerry and parts of Dublin as he took in some of the sights and sounds of the country he says holds a special place in his heart.

He performed a sing-song at Dick Mack's pub in Dingle and played basketball with local kids in Dublin.

More than 80,000 fans will once again descend on Drumcondra on Saturday for the final leg of the impromptu tour.

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