If you don’t succeed, try again: Regina mom excited for Brooks concert

A Regina mom will get the chance of a lifetime on Saturday, when she, her husband and her family take in Garth Brooks’ concert at Mosaic Stadium.

For Stephanie Sather, just getting to the show is noteworthy, thanks to a different life milestone three years ago.

Brooks was playing at Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre at the time.

“Unfortunately, it was right around my due date. I was way too pregnant to be in a crowd that big, three hours from home,” she said.

She eventually would give birth to a little girl.

Sather said she has been a Brooks fan for as long as she can remember.

“If I could listen to him all day, every day, I would,” she said.

Even though she and her husband couldn’t make it to any of Brooks’ June 2016 shows, they had their own celebration.

“We bought his live discs, and made supper at home, and played it on the TV. Throughout the concert, we just kind of enjoyed the night,” she said. “But it definitely was not the same.”

When Brooks announced his first concert, slated for Saturday at 7 p.m., Sather was ready to get a set of tickets when they went on sale online.

There was another hiccup there; Ticketmaster crashed, she said.

But luckily, her sister in Edmonton managed to get some.

“She got a set of eight tickets together, so our family can all go together … I’m very, very excited,” Sather said.

Seeing the Okie live in concert has always been high on her bucket list.

“I love everything about him,” she said. “I love that he sells his concert tickets for the price that he does; he supports charities. I absolutely love his music.”

For everything you need to know about Brooks’ Friday and Saturday shows, click here.

Study predicts big impact

According to a study from Saskatchewan-based Praxis Consulting Ltd., the concerts will have a significant impact on the economies of Regina and Saskatchewan.

The concerts and accompanying spending by tourists are expected to generate between $19.2 million and $21.8 million in gross economic activity to the provincial economy, and between $13 million and $14.9 million for the local economy.

The study also suggested the concerts will support more than 330 jobs in the Regina area.

— With files from 980 CJME’s Lisa Schick