August 16, 1990 – A relatively-unknown country artist by the name of Garth Brooks steps in at the last moment when Ricky Van Shelton cancels his show at the Iowa State Fair.
Touring in support of his second album “No Fences,” Brooks burst onto the Grandstand and wowed the audience with hits including “The Thunder Rolls,” “Unanswered Prayers,” and “Friends in Low Places.” The last-minute replacement proved more than capable of keeping the fairgrounds rocking late into the night.
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Saw Garth Brooks in 1990 at the American Royal in Kansas City. Our FFA chapter voted to leave before the show was over…
dang.