Editing Garth Brooks (section)

===Charitable activities===
{{See also|Garth Brooks: Live in LA}}
In 1999, Brooks began the Teammates for Kids Foundation, which provides financial aid to charities for children.<ref name="teammatesforkids">{{citation | title = Teammates for kids homepage | url = http://www.teammatesforkids.com | access-date = August 1, 2007}}</ref> The organization breaks down into three categories spanning three different sports:

*Touch 'Em All Foundation – Baseball Division
*Top Shelf – Hockey Division
*Touchdown – Football Division

Brooks is also a fundraiser for various other charities, including a number of children's charities and famine relief. With wife Trisha Yearwood, Brooks sang [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]'s "[[Who'll Stop the Rain (song)|Who'll Stop the Rain]]" on the ''[[Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast]]'' nationwide telethon for [[Hurricane Katrina]] relief.<ref name="shelter">{{cite web | title = Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | publisher = ABC |date=September 2005 | url =http://abc.go.com/specials/shelterfromthestorm.html | access-date = March 16, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070912051040/http://abc.go.com/specials/shelterfromthestorm.html |archive-date = September 12, 2007}}</ref> He performed the [[Garth Brooks: Live in LA]] [[benefit concert]]s, five sold-out concerts over a two-day period at the [[Crypto.com Arena|Staples Center]] in Los Angeles, California on January 25 and 26, 2008 (setting numerous records at the high-profile venue in the process and accomplished a feat done by no other artist in music history to perform all 5 shows in a 48-hour time frame). These concerts were staged to raise money for Fire Intervention Relief Effort, serving those impacted by the [[2007 California wildfires]]. Tickets were priced at $40 each and all five shows (totaling more than 85,000 tickets) sold out in 58 minutes. [[CBS]] broadcast the first concert live as a [[telethon]] for additional fundraising.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staplescenter.com/news/detail/garth-brooks-sells-out-five-los-angeles-shows-with-all-proceeds-going-to-provide-assistance-to-recent-fire-victims-and-the-future-of-fire-fighting-in-the-state-of-california|title=Garth Brooks Sells Out Five Los Angeles Shows with All Proceeds Going To Provide Assistance To Recent Fire Victims and the Future of Fire Fighting in the State of California|publisher=Staples Center|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415023929/http://www.staplescenter.com/news/detail/garth-brooks-sells-out-five-los-angeles-shows-with-all-proceeds-going-to-provide-assistance-to-recent-fire-victims-and-the-future-of-fire-fighting-in-the-state-of-california|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Brooks, along with wife Yearwood, has supported [[Habitat for Humanity]]'s work over the years. In December 2010, Brooks played nine shows in less than a week in Nashville at [[Bridgestone Arena]] to benefit victims from the [[2010 Tennessee floods|May 2010 Nashville flood]]. Over 140,000 tickets were sold and $5&nbsp;million raised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/259201/20170422/30-mind-blowing-facts-fan-know-favorite-garth-brooks.htm|title=30 Mind Blowing Facts Every Fan Should Know About Fan Favorite Garth Brooks|last=Karnick|first=Ruby|date=April 22, 2017|website=BOOMSbeat|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>

On July 6, 2013, Brooks joined with [[Toby Keith]] for a benefit concert for victims of the 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes. The sold-out show featured artists [[Mel Tillis]], [[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Trisha Yearwood]], [[Sammy Hagar]], [[Kellie Coffey]], [[Ronnie Dunn]], [[Carrie Underwood]] and [[Krystal Keith]]. It was held at [[Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/06/13/toby-keith-garth-brooks-plan-okla-relief-concert/2421345/ |title=Toby Keith, Garth Brooks plan Oklahoma relief concert |date=June 13, 2013 |agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today |access-date=June 23, 2013 }}</ref> Most recently, while between legs of his world tour in 2015, Brooks performed a sold-out concert in [[Barretos]], Brazil to benefit the Hospital de Câncer de Barretos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Garth Returns To Brazil!|url=http://garthbrooks.com/garth-brooks-in-brazil/|access-date=March 11, 2016|work=garthbrooks.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311125022/http://garthbrooks.com/garth-brooks-in-brazil/|archive-date=March 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>