Garth Brooks and Oktoberfest weekend

Garth Brooks plays the BOK Center three times, October 23 through 25. Oktoberfest fills River West Festival Park the same weekend, TU hosts Army on Friday night, and AFI, Blue October and Iron & Wine all play Tulsa by Sunday.

The one thing

Garth Brooks plays the BOK Center three times this weekend, on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 at 8 pm, then a 2 pm show on Sunday, October 25. He was born in Tulsa, and these are the only Oklahoma dates on the Blame It All on My Roots tour.

The stage sits in the round under a ring of LED screens, and every seat was priced the same, so there is no bad deal in the building. The tour is being recorded for a live album, which means the crowd is part of the record. Tulsa has never needed help being loud for Garth.

If you still need a ticket, the Sunday matinee is the one to watch. Plan for downtown traffic Friday, since TU hosts Army the same night.

Live music and comedy

The clubs have a big week too, with Cain's Ballroom and The Vanguard busy almost every night.

Matt Maher plays Holy Family Cathedral on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 pm, a Cathedrals tour stop with Sarah Kroger.
Blaze Ya Dead Homie plays The Vanguard on Tuesday, October 20 at 8 pm.
Kyle Hume plays The Vanguard on Wednesday, October 21 at 8 pm.
Wynonna Judd plays The Cove on Thursday, October 22 at 8 pm, three weeks after her new album The Hard Truth came out.
Authority Zero play The Vanguard on Thursday, October 22 at 8 pm, with Counterpunch.
American Aquarium play Cain's Ballroom on Friday, October 23 at 8 pm, with songs from New Ways to Lose.
Desi Banks plays Bricktown Comedy Club five times from Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25.
Kevin James Thornton plays Bricktown Comedy Club on Saturday, October 24 at 4 pm.
Blue October play Tulsa Theater on Saturday, October 24 at 7 pm, with Foiled played front to back for its 20th anniversary.
The Bobby Lees play The Vanguard on Saturday, October 24 at 8 pm.
Iron & Wine plays Guthrie Green on Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm, with Cherokee songwriter Ken Pomeroy opening.
Lords Of Acid play The Vanguard on Sunday, October 25 at 7:30 pm.
AFI play Cain's Ballroom on Sunday, October 25 at 8 pm, with Choir Boy.

See the full concert calendar for everything on sale.

Festivals and free stuff

Tulsa Oktoberfest runs Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 25 at River West Festival Park, 2100 South Jackson Avenue. Friday, October 23 is the Zeeco Family Free Day, free from 11 am to 4 pm.
The Tulsa Farmers' Market is open Saturday, October 24 from 8 am to noon at 1 South Lewis in Kendall Whittier.
HallowZOOeen opens at the Tulsa Zoo on Saturday, October 24, with evening sessions from 6 to 9 pm that night and Sunday. It is ticketed, and reservations are required.

Sports

Tulsa Golden Hurricane football hosts Army at H.A. Chapman Stadium on Friday, October 23 at 7:30 pm. It is Military Appreciation Night, and the game is on ESPN2.

The Tulsa Oilers are in Wichita on Friday, then back at the BOK Center for a 10:35 am Kids Day game against Allen on Tuesday, October 27. FC Tulsa closes its regular season at Colorado Springs on Saturday, October 24.

On the horizon

Halloween week brings Tauren Wells to Tulsa Theater on October 29, Pop Punk Nite at Cain's Ballroom on October 30, and Warrant at Cherokee Casino on October 31. The Oilers are home again that week too.

Full rundown next Monday.