The Garth Brooks Tribute · Est. Wichita

Matt Bauer sings Garth Brooks

A faithful, full-voice tribute to the best-selling solo artist in history. The stadium anthems, the ballads, the third verse of Friends in Low Places. No costume. Just the catalog, sung the way it was meant to land.

Solo Acoustic Duo + Pedal Steel Full Band

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01 The Act

Not an impersonation.
A faithful reading of the catalog.

Matt Bauer fronts a flexible-format Garth Brooks tribute. Three lineups, one catalog, the voice out front where it belongs.

Nearly thirty years on stage, including four-set nightly residencies as a solo performer on Holland America cruise ships, and years on the Kansas country circuit. This is the project that voice was built for.

01 / Solo

Solo Acoustic

Voice and guitar. Listening rooms, wineries, intimate weddings, private events.

02 / Duo

Duo + Pedal Steel

Vocal and steel. Country clubs, small theaters, brewery showcases. The sweet spot.

03 / Band

Full Band

Four to five piece. Casinos, fairs, festivals, corporate events, full-production weddings.

02 The Repertoire

From the Catalog

01The Dance
02Friends in Low Places
03The River
04Shameless
05Unanswered Prayers
06The Thunder Rolls
07Ain't Goin' Down
08Two of a Kind
09Callin' Baton Rouge
10Standing Outside the Fire
11If Tomorrow Never Comes
12Beaches of Cheyenne
13Much Too Young
14That Summer
15Rodeo
16Papa Loved Mama

+ thirty more from the Garth catalog, plus a few of the songs Garth himself covers live. Custom requests welcome with advance notice.

03 The Roots

Where the Songs Come From

Garth built his sound from rock songwriters and country storytellers, then played it at stadium scale. Some of his biggest records were written by the people who shaped him. "The Thunder Rolls" came out of his love of Bob Seger. This show honors the whole lineage.

Songs he got from his heroes

ShamelessBilly Joelin our set
To Make You Feel My LoveBob Dylanin our set
Callin' Baton RougeNew Grass Revivalin our set
The FeverAerosmith
Hard Luck WomanKISS

The voices behind the voice

The Songwriters

James Taylor
Dan Fogelberg
Billy Joel
Elton John
Townes Van Zandt

The Country

George Strait
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Chris LeDoux

The Arena Rock

KISS
Bob Seger
Aerosmith

04 Listen

Hear the Voice

Demos in production. The cuts below are placeholders, to be replaced with raw acoustic recordings. Live samples available on request.

Take 01 Solo / Acoustic

The River

Take 02 Solo / Acoustic

Much Too Young

05 Booking

Book This Show

Serving Wichita and a three-hundred-mile radius. Travel beyond available with overnight accommodation. Reply usually within one business day.