Garth Brooks Talks New Bar, Reveals Title and Calls It the ‘Chik-Fil-A of Honky-tonks’

by Cindy Watts

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Garth Brooks doesn’t have drawings of what the within of his new Pals in Low Locations honky-tonk on Decrease Broadway will like, however he is aware of what he needs.

“It’s a basic honky-tonk,” Brooks defined. “It’s what I grew up in. It’s a bar alongside one wall, a bar alongside the opposite wall, and the remaining is simply area to bounce or no matter you wish to do.”

Brooks defined his imaginative and prescient for this new 40,000+ sq. foot property on Decrease Broadway Friday forward of his weekend reveals in Nashville’s Nissan Stadium.

“The principle factor individuals care about after they go right into a bar is the individuals,” Brooks mentioned. “My foremost push, from day one, is that they’re candy individuals. They’re good individuals. It’s a home of affection and a home you’re secure in.”

In essence, Brooks mentioned he needs “the Chick-fil-A of honky-tonks.”

“I’m hoping that proper if you stroll in, it’s a ’love everyone’ acknowledged proper there,” he continued. “That’s what it’s about, proper? So, I would like a spot that’s simply secure. That feels good.”

The singer envisions home music that ranges from George Strait and Merle Haggard to Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire to Luke Bryan and Ashley McBryde.

“I don’t suppose that’s unattainable to ask,” he mentioned. “I’m hoping this place is a thumpin’ place that all the time seems like one thing goes loopy in there. I like that. However if you stroll in, I hope it’s nation music that you just hear.”

Brooks’ Pals in Low Locations bar is positioned at 411 Broadway in Nashville, which is the center of the famed Decrease Broadway leisure district. He bought the constructing in December of 2021 by way of 411, LLC.

“We really feel very fortunate to have the prospect to be a part of Decrease Broad, which is arguably THE hottest spot within the nation,” Brooks mentioned in a press release in March. “The aim is a basic honky-tonk that welcomes all and encourages love and kindness whereas enjoying the best music on the earth within the residence of Nation Music!”

Brooks partnered with Strategic Hospitality, a Nashville-based hospitality firm owned by brothers Benjamin and Max Goldberg, to assist him full the mission.

“Garth’s long-standing dedication to Nashville is much past music and has been so significant to our metropolis,” the Goldbergs mentioned in a press release. “We couldn’t be extra excited than to assist him carry his idea to actuality.”

Extra info concerning the idea and the bar’s opening shall be introduced as the main points grow to be out there.