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Garth Brooks’ concert at Notre Dame success despite weather
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Bad weath- er tested the devotion of 84,000 fans who went to see Garth Brooks at Notre Dame Stadium over the weekend.
And it appears they really wanted to be at the event in northern Indiana. It was the first such concert in the stadium’s 88-year
history.
The Indianapolis Star reports that strong
winds made it too dangerous to hang speakers above a stage at first. And so the show started an hour late on Saturday. Brooks also had to sing through rain and some snow.
Brooks brought the University of Notre Dame’s cheerleading squad and its lepre- chaun mascot onstage. And he thanked the local crew for making the night feel like “a home game.”
The concert was taped for a CBS special that will air on Dec. 2.
Indiana museum to tell story of basketball great Larry Bird
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A mu- seum is being planned to tell the story of basketball great Larry Bird, an Indiana native.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Saturday that the museum will be located in a new convention center that’s being built in Terre Haute in western Indiana. The Tribune-Star reports Bird plans to donate personal items and memorabilia from his career with the Boston Celtics, Indiana State University, the U.S. Olympic
team and beyond.
Holcomb predicts the museum will be a
global draw, describing Bird as “Larry the Legend — Indiana’s favorite son.”
Details about the museum are still being developed, but plans include interactive displays to detail Bird’s life and career. He won three NBA championships with the Celtics.
Construction on the convention center is expected to start in the spring.
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