<p><strong><a href="http://www.kennychesney.com/" title="Country Music News Blog: Kenny Chesney">Kenny Chesney</a></strong> will get a little help from old friend <strong><a href="http://www.keithurban.net/site.php" title="Country Music News Blog: Keith Urban">Keith Urban</a></strong> when he hits the road next summer on his annual <strong>stadium tour</strong> . <img src="http://img.gactv.com/GAC/2007/07/25/keithurban27_v_d.jpg" title="Keith Urban courtesy of Capitol Nashville" alt="Keith Urban courtesy of Capitol Nashville" align="left" height="165" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="124" /><strong>Kenny</strong> announced Friday that <strong>Keith</strong> would join him for the July 26 date in <strong>Foxboro, Mass</strong>., followed by as many as eight other stadium shows on his <strong>2008 Poets &; Pirates tour</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Kenny</strong> <strong>Chesney</strong> first took <strong><a title="Keith Urban" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKUrban/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkeith-urban-tickets%2F">Keith Urban</a></strong> out on his <strong>Guitars, Tiki Bars &; a Whole Lotta Love tour</strong> three years ago. &#8220;Which is why I&#8217;m glad I have the ability to play stadiums,&#8221; <strong>Kenny</strong> says. &#8220;It&#8217;s the only way that it would make sense for <strong>Keith</strong> where he is in his career to be able to come out and do some shows with us. We couldn&#8217;t do this anywhere else&#8230;and it&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve wanted to do since he played the first stadiums shows with us three years ago. <a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2520328-10486374" target="_top"></a></p>
<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re committed to bringing the fans the best show possible,&#8221;<strong> Kenny</strong> continues, &#8220;who else would you call? <strong>Keith</strong> does it all — and he&#8217;s someone I&#8217;ve spent time in the islands with, <strong>toured the country</strong> with, laughed with, hung with, made <strong>music </strong>with. It&#8217;s gonna be as much fun <strong>backstage </strong>when we&#8217;re not <strong>rocking </strong>as it is <strong>onstage </strong>— and that&#8217;s saying something.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><a title="Keith Urban" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKUrban/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkeith-urban-tickets%2F">Keith Urban</a></strong> says he&#8217;s excited about <strong>joining the tour</strong> too. &#8220;What <strong><a title="Kenny Chesney" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSChesney/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkenny-chesney-tickets%2F">Kenny Chesney</a>&#8217;s</strong><strong> stadium concerts</strong> are is the <strong>biggest party</strong> you&#8217;ve ever been to with the loudest ghetto blaster you&#8217;ve ever heard and the audience still singing louder than us,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Me, I&#8217;m just a kid like 65,000 others that are going to run away with the circus this summer. Bring it on, Kenny.&#8221;</p>
<p>The <strong>tour</strong> will also feature <strong><a href="http://www.leannrimesworld.com/site.php" title="Country Music News Blog: LeAnn Rimes">LeAnn Rimes</a></strong> as an opening act.</p>
<p>~Courtesy of <a href="http://gactv.com" title="GACTV">GACTV</a></p>
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<p><strong>2008 Tour Dates:</strong></p>
<p><strong>04.26.08</strong> University of South Carolina &#8211; <strong>Columbia, SC</strong><br />
<strong>05.03.08</strong> Pizza Hut Park &#8211; <strong>Frisco, TX</strong><br />
<strong>05.10.08</strong> M &; T Bank Stadium &#8211; <strong>Baltimore, MD</strong><br />
<strong>05.24.08</strong> Cleveland Browns Stadium &#8211; <strong>Cleveland, OH</strong><br />
<strong>05.31.08</strong> University of Phoenix &#8211; <strong>Phoenix, AZ</strong><br />
<strong>06.08.08</strong> AT &; T Park &#8211; <strong>San Francisco, CA</strong><br />
<strong>06.14.08</strong> Heinz Field &#8211; <strong>Pittsburgh, PA</strong><br />
<strong>06.21.08</strong> Soldier Field &#8211; <strong>Chicago, IL</strong><br />
<strong>07.05.08</strong> LP Field &#8211; Louisiana Pacific Field &#8211; <strong>Nashville, TN </strong><br />
<strong>07.13.08</strong> Turner Field &#8211; <strong>Atlanta, GA</strong><br />
<strong>07.17.08</strong> Verizon Wireless Amphitheater &#8211; Virginia Beach <strong>Virginia Beach, VA</strong><br />
<strong>07.19.08</strong> Lincoln Financial Field &#8211; <strong>Philadelphia, PA</strong><br />
<strong>07.26.08</strong> Gillette Stadium / New England Patriots &#8211; <strong>Foxboro, MA</strong><br />
<strong>08.02.08</strong> Ford Field &#8211; <strong>Detroit, MI</strong><br />
<strong>09.13.08</strong> Lucas Oil Field &#8211; <strong>Indianapolis, IN</strong></p>
<p>Stay tuned for additional <strong><a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesney_kenny/tours.jhtml" title="Kenny Chesney on Tour">tour dates</a></strong>!<ins datetime="2008-01-28T23:49:32+00:00"></ins>Country Music Photo Gallery</p>