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Kenny Chesney, country music’s favorite summertime herald, kicked off his stadium tour this weekend in Tampa, Fla. with a little help from Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce and 58,369 fans.
“After four years we were back together – and we wanted to squeeze every last drop and ounce of passion out of every single song,” Chesney said in a statement.
Chesney’s Here & Now 2022 tour runs through August 27 and includes 40 stadium concerts.
The Luttrell, Tenn. native opened the night with a seven-minute version of his hit “Beer in Mexico,” followed by “Reality,” “Til It’s Gone,” and “Here and Now.”
“It’s a tsunami of love and energy sweeping right over us…” Chesney told the crowd.
His band, complete with new drummer Nick Buda and guitarist Danny Rader, supported him on his cleaner stage with new, cutting-edge videos as he progressed through “Out Last Night,” “Knowing You,” “Somewhere With You,” and ” Somewhere with You” ripped “What Eternity Feels Like.”
The crowd helped him sing “Summertime,” “Pirate Flag,” and “I Go Back,” but really took over “American Kids.”
“I knew it was going to be good,” Chesney said in a statement. “But those were very different things – the way they lit up the stadium from the moment ‘Anything But Mine’ started, the way they pushed back ‘Noise’ like they were around her Singing life, the relief and reassurance,” Chesney marveled after the show, “I could hear it in her choruses of ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.’ When music holds people together, it also brings them together – and lets them release so much of what’s locked inside them.”
Chesney’s set was two hours and 15 minutes of hits and memories.
Other stops on his stadium tour include:
April 28, 2022
AUSTIN, TX
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LIVE
April 30, 2022
CHARLOTTE, NC
BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM
MAY 5, 2022
NOBLESVILLE, IN
RUOFF HOME MORTGAGE CENTRE
MAY 7, 2022
ST. LOUIS, MO
BUSCH STADIUM
MAY 14, 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD
MAY 19, 2022
ORANGE BEACH, AL
THE QUAY
MAY 21, 2022
ATLANTA, GA
MERCEDES BENZ STADIUM
MAY 25, 2022
CHARLESTON, SC
CREDIT ONE STADIUM
MAY 26, 2022
HUNTSVILLE, AL
ORION AMPHITHEATRE
MAY 28, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN
NISSAN STADIUM
JUNE 2, 2022
THE WOODS, TX
CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION
JUNE 4, 2022
DALLAS, TX
AT&T STADIUM
JUNE 8, 2022
CANANDAIGUA, NY
CMAC
JUNE 9, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
FLORAL MUSIC CENTRE
JUNE 11, 2022
PITTSBURGH, PA
HEINZFELD
JUNE 15, 2022
Virginia Beach, Virginia
VETERANS UNITED HOME LOAN AMPHITHEATRE
JUNE 16, 2022
BRISTOW, VA
JIFFY LUBE LIVE
JUNE 18, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, PA
LINCOLN FINANCIAL AREA
JUNE 23, 2022
CINCINNATI, OH
RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER
JUNE 25, 2022
CHICAGO, ILL
SOLDIER FIELD
JUNE 29, 2022
BRANDON, MS
BRANDON AMPHITHEATRE
JUNE 30, 2022
ROGERS, AR
WALMART AMP
JULY 2, 2022
KANSAS CITY, MO
GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD
JULY 9, 2022
BOZEMAN, MT
BOBCAT STADIUM
JULY 12, 2022
STATELINE, NV
LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS
JULY 13, 2022
STATELINE, NV
LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS
JULY 16, 2022
SEATTLE, WA
LUMENFELD
JULY 19, 2022
BENDING, OR
HAYDEN HOMES AMPHITHEATRE
JULY 20, 2022
BENDING, OR
HAYDEN HOMES AMPHITHEATRE
JULY 23, 2022
INGLEWOOD, CA
SOFI STADIUM
JULY 27, 2022
BOISE, ID
FORD IDAHO CENTER AMPHITHEATRE
JULY 28, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USANA AMPHITHEATRE
JULY 30, 2022
DENVER, CO
STRENGTHEN THE FIELD A MILE HIGH
August 6, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
US BANK STADIUM
August 10, 2022
COLUMBIA, MD
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
August 11, 2022
SYRACUSE, NY
ST. JOSEPH’S AMPHITHEATER IN LAKEVIEW
August 13, 2022
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
METLIFE STADIUM
August 18, 2022
COLOMBUS, OH
HISTORIC CREW STADIUM
August 20, 2022
DETROIT, MI
FORD FIELD
26 AUGUST 2022
FOXBORO, MA
GILLETTE STADIUM
August 27, 2022
FOXBORO, MA
GILLETTE STADIUM
