How Much Money Did Garth Brooks Make At Notre Dame Stadium

Garth Brooks performs at Banker's Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Thursday was opening night of his four-day, five-concert stop in Indianapolis on the Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood.

The country music world received massive news Monday with the reveal that megastar Garth Brooks would become the first performer to play a show at the historic Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.

But when the dust settled, questions remained. Namely, fans were eager to know when it will be, how they could buy tickets and what it means for the future.

So shortly after the announcement, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year took to Facebook Live and Sirius XM to talk to fans and answer questions.

Plenty of mystery lingers. But Brooks says another big announcement is coming this summer directly from South Bend, and fans won't be disappointed once everything is revealed.

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"I don't try and talk in circles, but sometimes you do because things are happening right now as we're talking," Brooks said in response to a fan who asked if after playing Notre Dame, he would consider heading to Ann Arbor to play a show at The Big House in Michigan.

"Notre Dame is the beginning and the end of a chapter for us. So we'll come to a close on one chapter there, and open up another one on the same night," Brooks continued. "All this is gonna make sense a little later on … you guys are always ahead of me."

Brooks made the announcement during a press conference at WME in Nashville. In a tweet, he called playing at Notre Dame Stadium a "lifelong childhood dream."

According to the university, Brooks will be the first artist to perform a full, stand-alone concert in the 88-year-old football stadium that has hosted nine national championship teams, seven Heisman Trophy winners and 75 All-Americans.

The stadium has hosted several artists who performed one or two songs during football halftime shows and at the 1987 Special Olympics opening ceremony.

Brooks is well aware of the significance of the venue, saying that the Notre Dame involvement is why music fans are so excited about the new show.

"You're lucky if you get to play here, and we're very fortunate that we're gonna be the first, and we're gonna go in and have some fun," he said. "These are good, good people and fun to work with."

Brooks then teased a few details about the show itself. When asked if he would play the Notre Dame fight song, he talked about how his next chapter involves fewer shows, but they'll all be treated as special events. And he also talked about how each show would have song selections special to the venue.

When talking actual stage configuration, he said the event's front rows would be "155 feet in five different directions."

Brooks wrapped up his Notre Dame discussion by teasing a big surprise for student fans.

"There might be another page to this that involves students only at Notre Dame," he said. "We're working on it. I hope we get it done. But if we do, this might be even cooler than the show itself."

Brooks last played Indianapolis in October after a 20-year absence. He played a five-show, four-day stand at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Brooks recently released his new single "All Day Long." Plus, he revealed that his new studio album will be in stores next year and that a live album is also in production.

Brooks has sold more than 148 million albums to make him the top-selling solo artist in U.S. history. His last tour sold more than 6.3 million tickets, which makes it the biggest North American tour in history and the top-selling American tour in the world.

The "Friends in Low Places" singer is a member of the International Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and was recently inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.

The Tennessean contributed to this story. Call IndyStar reporter Justin L. Mack at 317-444-6138. Follow him on Twitter: @justinlmack.