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 How a doomsday AI hypothetical contributed to massive market drop. Martin Short's daughter dies by suicide at 42. Hilary Duff speaks on former co-star's death. Doctor who appears in Epstein files steps back from CBS. Report an error