A couple of reviews of Saturday’s Chicago show at Soldier Field are out:

Chicago Tribune: “Kenny Chesney scores on talent at Soldier Field”

It took about an hour. Then, after about 10 songs, it all became perfectly clear. Kenny Chesney can sing.

His Saturday show at Soldier Field was about as finely tuned and elaborate and slick as they come. But when Chesney walked out to the edge of the stage to sing his 1996 simple love song “Me and You,” backed by just his keyboard and sax players, it gave the near-capacity crowd a glimpse into the solid singer behind all the craziness: the massive band, the bras on the microphone, the drunks in the audience, the dancing in the aisles, the tailgating, the local athletes onstage (Jay Cutler and Greg Olsen of the Bears, the Cubs’ Ryan Dempster).

Chicago Sun-Times: “Chesney thrills with hits and high tech”

Chesney opened the concert by singing “Live Those Songs” while flying above the crowd in a metal seat supported by a system of cables. It looked like a small chair lift, or perhaps something out of a James Bond movie. With cameras flashing like fireworks throughout the stadium, Chesney was lowered onto a T-shaped runway that was connected to a spacious stage.

Backed by a 12-piece band, Chesney focused on tracks from his recently released “Greatest Hits II” compilation, including a sturdy rendition of “Out Last Night.” The song’s lyrics describe alcohol-related overindulgence — a topic that seemed familiar to many of the enthusiastic, beer-swilling (and beer-spilling) fans in attendance.

The Sun-Times article also has a link to a photo gallery.

View the set list from the Chicago show here.