<p>Everyone knows: nobody does stadium shows like <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>! With an armful of No. 1s, a high-energy band and the energy to throw his songs to the seats at the top of the other end zone, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> crowned him “The King of the Road.” But for the songwriter/superstar from East Tennessee, there is an intimacy – and an exhale &#8212; that comes with amphitheater shows that offer an equally important experience the No Shoes Nation demands.<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35162" src="http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Kenny-Chesney-Trip-Around-the-Sun-400x267.jpg" alt="Kenny Chesney Tour News | Photo Credit: Allister Ann" width="400" height="267" />is right in our<br />
“Nothing’s like the energy of a stadium show,” Chesney admits. “But there’s also something about the amphitheaters, where the people are all so close. It’s like being with your friends somewhere back home, singing songs and hanging out, and having the best party of the year. For us, it feels like the people are so right there, and the songs are driving the night. It’s an experience we <em>know</em> No Shoes Nation loves and misses when we don’t do it, so this year, we’re going to make sure there are plenty of opportunities to see us under the pavilion or out on the lawn.”</p>
<p>While the tour kicks off April 21 at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, look for the more intimate amphitheater plays to begin May 10 at Virginia Beach’s Farm Bureau Live, May 11 at Charlotte, NC’s PNC Music Pavilion and May 12 at Raleigh, NC’s Coastal Credit Union Music Park. The 2018 <em>Trip Around the </em><em>Sun Tour</em> will thread between massive stadium shows and the more streamlined concerts throughout the summer – and see Chesney create two very different kinds of concert experiences.</p>
<p>“Part of the fun of mixing the venues is riding the energy, letting the music breathe in different ways and really giving the audience dynamics that are so intense without being the same show across America,” Chesney explains. “The amphitheaters all have their own vibes, their own attitude – and those experiences shift very specifically. Darling’s Waterfront in Bangor, Maine is one thing; Mountain View, California’s Shoreline Amphitheater is something else altogether, just like the folks in Toronto at the Molson or Austin’s Austin360 Amphitheaters.”</p>
<p>With Chesney returning to a full touring calendar after creating more seats at Boston’s Gillette Stadium – to break the attendance record with 121,624 people over two nights – Chesney’s passion to play is at a new high. Energized by the response to <em>Cosmic Hallelujah,</em> <em>The Big Revival</em>, and the hits “American Kids,” “Noise,” “Save It for a Rainy Day” and “All the Pretty Girls,” the 8-time Entertainer of the Year is fired up and focused.</p>
<p>“I feel like this summer, we’re going to take those songs on <em>Live in No Shoes Nation</em>, and lift them even higher,” Chesney says. “Listening to it over and over, hearing everyone’s voices raised… It’s what makes coming out to see us special! When you get to hear all that heart, all that fun, and life, and love coming towards the stage, it really takes our breath away. So, get ready America: we’re coming! Stadiums, amphitheaters, and a whole lot of music.”</p>
<p>Keeping the focus on songwriting and crowd-pleasing, Chesney tapped <a title="Old Dominion" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSOldDominion/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fold-dominion-tickets%2F">Old Dominion</a>, the 2015 Academy of Country Music New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year winners, for his amphitheater evenings.</p>
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<p><em>Trip Around the </em><em>Sun Tour dates below:</em><br />
Friday, March 16 &#8212; Las Vegas, Nevada, The Joint<br />
Saturday, March 17 – Las Vegas, Nevada, The Joint<br />
Saturday, April 21, Tampa, Florida, Raymond James Stadium<br />
Saturday, April 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Miller Park<br />
Saturday, May 5, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Bank Stadium<br />
Thursday, May 10, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach<br />
Friday, May 11, Charlotte, North Carolina, PNC Music Pavilion<br />
Saturday, May 12, Raleigh, North Carolina, Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek<br />
Wednesday, May 16, Del Valle, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater<br />
Thursday, May 17, The Woodlands, Texas, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<br />
Saturday, May 19, Arlington, Texas, AT&;T Stadium<br />
Thursday, May 24, West Palm Beach, Florida, Coral Sky Amphitheatre<br />
Saturday, May 26, Atlanta, Georgia, Mercedes-Benz Stadium<br />
Thursday, May 31, Noblesville, Indiana, The Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center<br />
Saturday, June 2, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Heinz Field<br />
Wednesday, June 6, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center<br />
Thursday, June 7, Syracuse, New York, Lakeview Amphitheater<br />
Saturday, June 9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Field<br />
Friday, June 15, Bristow, Virginia, Jiffy Lube Live<br />
Saturday, June 16, Columbus, Ohio, MAPFRE Stadium<br />
Wednesday, June 20, Mountain View, California, Shoreline Amphitheatre<br />
Thursday, June 21, Chula Vista, California, Mattress Firm Amphitheatre<br />
Saturday, June 23, Phoenix, Arizona, <a title="Chase Field" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbChaseFld&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fchase-field-tickets-phoenix%2Fvenue%2F204801&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Chase Field</a><br />
Thursday, June 28, West Valley City, Utah, USANA Amphitheatre<br />
Saturday, June 30, Denver, Colorado, Sports Authority Field at Mile High<br />
Tuesday, July 3, Stateline, Nevada, Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino<br />
Thursday, July 5, Nampa, Idaho, Ford Idaho Center<br />
Saturday, July 7, Seattle, Washington, CenturyLink Field<br />
Thursday, July 12, Rogers, Arkansas, <a title="Walmart" href="https://walmrt.us/403RWTj">Walmart</a> Arkansas Music Pavilion<br />
Saturday, July 14, Kansas City, Missouri, Arrowhead Stadium<br />
Thursday, July 19, Southaven, Mississippi, BankPlus Amphitheater<br />
Saturday, July 21, St. Louis, Missouri, Busch Stadium<br />
Thursday, July 26, Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center<br />
Saturday, July 28, Chicago, Illinois, Soldier Field<br />
Thursday, August 2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre<br />
Saturday, August 4, Detroit, Michigan, Ford Field<br />
Saturday, August 11, Nashville, Tennessee, Nissan Stadium<br />
Thursday, August 16, Bangor, Maine, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion<br />
Saturday, August 18, East Rutherford, New Jersey, MetLife Stadium<br />
Wednesday, August 22, Columbia, Maryland, <a title="Merriweather Post Pavilion" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbMerriPost&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmerriweather-post-pavilion-tickets-columbia%2Fvenue%2F172218&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Merriweather Post Pavilion</a><br />
Friday, August 24, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gillette Stadium<br />
Saturday, August 25, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Gillette, Stadium</p>