Solo Acoustic
Voice and guitar. Listening rooms, wineries, intimate weddings, private events.
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
01 The Act
Not an impersonation.
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.
Duo + Pedal Steel
Vocal and steel. Country clubs, small theaters, brewery showcases. The sweet spot.
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
The Songwriters Behind the Show
A Matt Bauer show reaches past Garth to the writers Garth came up on. Two of them turn up by name. Billy Joel wrote "Shameless," the song Garth took to number one, and it is already in our Garth set. James Taylor is the other voice in the room. Depending on the night, a few of their songs get woven in.
James Taylor
The phrasing and the quiet. The kind of storytelling Garth built a stadium voice on top of.
Songs in the show- How Sweet It Is
- Sweet Baby James
- Fire and Rain
Billy Joel
The melody and the story. He wrote "Shameless," Garth's number one, which lives in our Garth set.
Songs in the show- Piano Man
- She's Got a Way
- Shameless
04 Listen
Hear the Voice
Two takes from a recent session, just voice and guitar. Full band and duo samples available on request.
The Dance
To Make You Feel My Love
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.