DENVER — Ahead of four sold out shows at Ball Arena this weekend, country music fans are speculating Garth Brooks will hit the stage at the popular Denver country-western bar The Grizzly Rose.
Currently, the venue has an artist listed as Yukon Jack slated to perform Thursday night, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from kicking into overdrive.
The first clue fans have noted is of the show list on The Grizzly Rose website. Yukon Jack's show is the only show where tickets are not available for purchase online.
Then, there are the rules for purchasing tickets for Yukon Jack's show. The rules indicate fans are not allowed to line up on Grizzly Rose property before 4 p.m. Thursday; fans are not allowed to purchase tickets in advance or online, only at the door; and every person purchasing a ticket must be present in line. Tickets are also only available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Despite the rules, fans started lining up Thursday morning outside the iconic country-western bar just a few miles north of downtown Denver.
Normally, Thursday night is ladies night at The Grizzly Rose, but that deal is off this Thursday, which has fans asking: "What's the deal?"
Then, internet detectives started connecting the dots, with many online believing Yukon Jack is another name for Garth Brooks.
The county music legend is already in town for four shows at Ball Arena, but that's not all. Fans digging through the archives noticed that Brooks performed at The Grizzly Rose in the past, his last show here in 1991. They also connected the dots to Brooks' hometown of Yukon, Oklahoma. Not to mention fans recalling that in 1993, Brooks performed a surprise concert in New Mexico under the alias Yukon Jack.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m.
Denver7's Tyler Melito will be at the venue capturing fan excitement before the show as they await the reveal of the real Yukon Jack.
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