I had the very same experience, except that I didn’t see it in person. I saw the July 2016 Yankee Stadium concert when it was broadcast on DirecTV a few months later.

To be honest, prior to the concert, I had never been a huge fan of country music, and didn’t know any of Garth Brooks’ music, but I was floored by that show. The quality of the production and the musical talent was unlike anything I had ever seen. The interaction with the crowd was perhaps the biggest surprise. At every rock concert to which I had ever been, never had the band involved the audience into the show as much as Garth Brooks did. The guy is a master entertainer.

I recorded the concert, put the concert audio on my iPod to listen to while running (which I’ve done dozens of times), and even learned to play a bunch of his songs on guitar. I look back and say “thank goodness” I tuned into the concert. If I hadn’t, I would have missed out on some great music that is now among my very favorite, and will continue to entertain me for years to come.