Kenny Chesney will hit Vegas again this weekend for a 2-night set and luckily for us fans he’s bringing us into the show even if we aren’t there in person. No Shoes Radio will broadcast Friday night’s show live, just like Chesney did back in May.
“I pretty much shredded my voice the second night,” says Chesney. “We got up onstage in Vegas, and it was feeling and sounding so good, we didn’t wanna go home – and because it’s Vegas, you know, you really don’t have to. We broadcast the first show because we thought people would like it – and the feedback was so great, we figured why not do it again?”
“I won’t say we’re the Grateful Dead or even Phish or Widespread Panic, but when we go off the set list and into the land of ‘I love that song, let’s play it…,’ things can go all kinds of crazy places. We all love music so much – and know so many songs, we can do bluegrass, we can do Van Halen and anything in between. It’s what makes these shows fun for us… So I figured we might as well put the show out there for the fans to listen to wherever they are one more time.”
Tune in for the pre-show with Jon and Tambo at 10 pm EDT and then hang around for the show at 11 EDT.
Originally scheduled to take place this Thursday, the postponed Gulf Coast concert (now scheduled for July 11th) will be without Kenny Chesney. On Tuesday night the following message went out on his twitter account:
On Monday the decision was made to postpone the July 1st concert to Sunday, July 11th. Officials worried that winds and storm surge from Tropical Storm Alex could threaten the stability of the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama where the concert is to be held. The stage, which had been going up this week, is already being taken down.
Forbes is out with their list of the top 100 Celebrities and Kenny Chesney comes in at number 54 with $50 million in earnings, just ahead of fighter Manny Pacquiao and just below author James Patterson.
Chesney continued his reign atop the country music industry by out-touring everyone else. His 2009 tour grossed $71 million and brought in an average of $1.6 million every night, nearly doubling the box office receipts of his closest competitor, Keith Urban. Prominent sponsorships with companies like Corona and MasterCard keep tour costs down, making the tours even more profitable.
Number 54 is a sizable drop from last year when Chesney came in at number 31 with $65 million in earnings. In May, Forbes released their list of top country earners, which Chesney topped.
Number one on the list this year is Oprah Winfrey, followed by Beyonce, James Cameron, Lady Gaga, and Tiger Woods. Other country acts on the list include Taylor Swift (12), Rascal Flatts (62), Toby Keith (67), and Keith Urban (76).
Multipleoutlets are now reporting that the Gulf Coast concert with Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band and others has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 11th.
Officials worried that winds and storm surge from Tropical Storm Alex could threaten the stability of the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama where the concert is to be held. The stage, which had been going up this week, is already being taken down.
Your tickets to the show will of course still be honored on July 11th. If you made reservations with a hotel or condo, call them to discuss your accomodations.
Kenny Chesney’s “Summer in 3D” was the best-selling concert DVD its opening week of sales, despite being available at only one outlet: Kmart. It bested U2, George Strait, Bon Jovi, and Barbara Streisand.
“It seemed like there was a lot of confusion about what markets the movie was showing in, what times, when was it opening,” Chesney says with a laugh. “This time, it was easy: log on, place your order and have it arrive at your front door. I know from what people told me during the theatrical run, people felt like we really captured the energy and the heart of our live shows, so it’s nice to know that’s something people want to take him with them, too.”
“It’s funny,” says director Joe Thomas, who’s directed 7 chart-topping concert DVDs for the likes of Tom Petty, Dave Matthews Band, Fleetwood Mac and Bon Jovi. “People have such a hunger to see Kenny… to share in these shows and this energy… they don’t care what dimension it is. You bring them into his concert experience, and they respond.”
“We’ve done concert specials,” Chesney explains. “I figured if we were gonna go into movie theatres, if this was about making a long form piece, we needed to give people something more… something a little bit deeper. And we shot the lights out of our show, but this was also about the journey to get to 65,000 people in a football stadium… the love affair between me, my guys, those fans and these songs… and I think that comes through.
“Seeing that people responded to the DVD like this, especially since you couldn’t just go to Amazon.com or somewhere and get it, it makes me feel really good – because it means what we do means something to those people we’ve been sharing our summers with for the past 8 years.”
If you still haven’t picked up Summer In 3D, get it now at Kmart.com.
The name of Kenny Chesney’s new studio album, coming in September, is taken from the Guy Clark song “Hemingway’s Whiskey”:
“I was sitting in my truck and a friend had given me Guy’s album, which had just come out,” says Chesney. “It’s a song that talks about living life to its fullest, being a man about your responsibilities and not compromising. As soon as I heard it, I knew I had to cut it — and call the album that — because it says everything about the way you live your life, and what life can be if you refuse to buy into limits, which, as someone who’s read all his books, is everything Hemingway’s novels revolved around.”
Though Kenny will give the song his own flavor, take a listen to the single as sung by Guy Clark:
Tickets will be released this morning at 10 am central time for the July 1st Gulf Coast concert with Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and others.
There is a four-ticket limit for the free tickets, and tickets are required for entry. Organizers expect to accommodate up to 35,000 people at the event on the beach.
The concert is being organized to demonstrate support for and solidarity with residents, businesses and the culture of the Gulf Coast. Gates will open at 3 p.m., and the concert will start at 5 p.m.
A portion of the show will air live on CMT from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Performances will be simulcast live on Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio and streamed live on CMT.com.
Kenny Chesney will hit Vegas again this weekend for a 2-night set and luckily for us fans he’s bringing us into the show even if we aren’t there in person. No Shoes Radio will broadcast Friday night’s show live, just like Chesney did back in May.
Forbes is out with their 
Kenny Chesney’s “Summer in 3D” was the best-selling concert DVD its opening week of sales, despite being available at only one outlet: 
