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Concerts country singer Garth Brooks is giving to raise money for victims of recent wildfires sold out in less than an hour on Saturday.
The 85,677 tickets for five concerts went for about US$45 ($59) each. They will be held in January at Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Proceeds will go to a fire relief campaign set up to aid victims of the wildfires and provide funding to purchase equipment for fire departments around California.
Brooks last appeared in LA in 2001, shortly after he announced he was officially retiring from recording and performing, but recently he has made a partial comeback.
The Grammy-winning singer has sold more than 100 million albums in the US and has a string of hits, including this year's single More Than a Memory.
