Last month, Brooks set the record for his Chicago stand with 183,535 tickets sold, with an estimated gross of more than $12 million from 13 shows, in which he played two shows on four separate days (via Billboard). Now, Brooks has topped it, in what would seem like a less likely candidate: Minneapolis, Minn.

But, the perception just goes to show how perfect the storm is. It is not only Brooks' long absence from touring that feeds into this record, but the city itself, which held Brooks' previous personal best ticket sales prior to this new tour, when he moved 163,791 tickets and grossed 3.5 million smackers in October of 1998.