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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Roisin O'Connor

Country star Garth Brooks to headline British Summer Time 2026 after denying rape allegation

Country music star Garth Brooks has been announced as the first headliner for next year’s British Summer Time festival in London, less than a year after he was accused of raping a woman in a hotel room.

Brooks, 63, has vehemently denied the accusations against him and filed in December for the case to be thrown out, arguing that the suit is an extortion attempt.

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