Lifestyle | Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Unretires Don't expect a new tour or album anytime soon By Kevin Spak Posted Oct 15, 2009 2:23 PM CDT Copied Country music star Garth Brooks mimics a fiddle player as he answers questions at a news conference in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Garth Brooks is officially out of retirement—whatever that means. The 47-year-old singer announced his return to great fanfare at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry today. “It’s a proud day for me and my family,” Brooks declared. But coming out of retirement doesn’t mean Brooks will be recording a new album, or even touring. Brooks said it would be at least 5 years before either of those things happens. Read These Next Here's where Sean Penn was on Oscars night. The tiny bite tasted horrible—and gave her botulism. Trump is 'not happy with the UK' over his Persian Gulf push. Iran-linked hackers launch 'significant' cyberattack. Report an error