We reported last week that Kenny Chesney: Summer In 3D would be released to DVD and Blu-ray on June 8th based on listings on a few different sites. But today, Kmart announced that they’ll be offering the 2D version of Summer In 3D exclusively through their website and their stores beginning June 13th.

Both DVD and Blu-ray versions are available for pre-order now at Kmart.com. The DVD version is $14.99 and the Blu-ray is $19.99.

“We are excited to continue our relationship with Kenny Chesney, who has reached so many people with his wonderful music and who is now making a splash in the movie business with his new concert film,” said Karen Austin, president of Home Electronics for Sears Holdings. “As families continue to look for the newest home entertainment solutions, Kmart is pleased to offer them the latest in consumer electronics, as well as an exclusive opportunity to be among the first to own the 2D version of Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D.”

In conjunction with the DVD release, Kmart is running a special online sweepstakes through June 20 at www.kmart.com/kennychesney. Fans can enter for the chance to win autographed merchandise and prizes, including the grand prize of an all-expense paid trip for two to Las Vegas to meet Kenny Chesney and see him live in concert.

Visit Kmart.com now to pre-order Summer In 3D!

According to several different sites, Kenny Chesney’s “Summer In 3D” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 8th.

The 99 minute-long movie directed by Joe Thomas and distributed by Sony Pictures finished up its two week stint in theaters this past weekend. Despite the limited run, “Summer In 3D” became one of the top grossing 3D music films of all time, just behind U2 and the Rolling Stones.

“When the director called to tell us our first night we’d out-performed the entire theatrical showings of some very big acts, I was thrilled,” said Chesney. “Because it means that the people who came out last summer and over the last 8 years, they wanna remember how good it felt just as much as we do… and they figured out how to get out of the house at very specific times for an unconventional film.”

Kenny Chesney released his holiday album “All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan” in 2003, and now you can get the Yule Log Edition DVD:

Featuring the world’s greatest Christmas music set to your choice of three heart-warming holiday scenes. This CHRISTMAS CLASSICS – THE YULE LOG EDITION DVD lights up the holiday season. Perfect for entertaining,these songs and scenes instantly bring the good cheer and magic of Christmas to any holiday home.

Features three different Christmas scenes set to the music of full holiday albums!

Viewers can watch a burning yule log, a snowy mountain cabin, or a Christmas tree.

The DVD will be released on October 6th but you can pre-order now through Amazon.com for $14.98.

The track list is the same as the original album:

1. All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan
2. Jingle Bells
3. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
4. Christmas In Dixie
5. Thank God For Kids
6. Silver Bells
7. Just A Kid
8. The Angel At The Top Of My Tree
9. Pretty Paper
10. Silent Night
11. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Friday morning at 8:00 am 100 fans will arrive at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts to take part in the filming of tailgating scenes for an upcoming DVD release, which we assume is the previously mentioned 3D concert movie. At one point in the e-mail to those chosen to participate in the filming it is referred to as “KC3D Opening Title Sequence”.

The filming will take place at the Gillette Stadium parking lot. 60 women and 40 men were chosen and have been instructed to dress up and bring everything they normally would for tailgating. Then in the afternoon 30 fans will be chosen out of the 100 to be extras in a bar scene.

If you are one of the fans participating in this filming, please share the experience with us by leaving a comment or posting on our forum.

We’ve received an update from Kenny and his people with regards to our post yesterday on a possible 3D concert DVD shot at the Philadelphia show a couple weeks back. Nothing is currently in the works. We’re told that the filming is routine and has happened every year since Kenny began headlining. It may evolve into a DVD like some past shows and tours have, but nothing is planned right now.

“These are the moments you’re often so busy living, they blur,” Chesney says. “I’ve been shooting everything since I started headlining shows – and to me, you never know what you’re gonna do with it, how you might string it together.”

“A lot of the fans have been part of our videos, the ‘Roadcase’ DVDs we’ve done… our year end video, which is just for all of us out here on the road and when we decided to do something a little different, because we’ve never shot in 3-D before. I wanted to make sure we’d be able to use it. Could it be a movie? A DVD? Sure. It was a magic night. You never know. But you can’t go find all those people to get their permission after the fact, so we decided to be safe… whatever it was.”

Past tours like the No Shoes and Tiki Bars & A Whole Lotta Love tours did become Roadcase DVD’s, which documented the life of the tour. Much of the footage shown on the big screens at the shows and in some music videos are taken from the routine filming over the years.

“It’s pretty magical a lot of what happens. Rather than talk about it, we capture it. I’m just surprised to see so much interest and Internet interest in something that – other than the medium – is pretty typical of
what we’ve been doing out here for years.”

A video posted on YouTube of Sugarland performing at the June 27th Kenny Chesney show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia has the description “This concert was being taped for the Kenny Chesney 3D Concert DVD”.

We asked the video uploader if she had any more details and she said that Kenny mentioned during the show that it was being recorded. She then e-mailed her local radio station (they were at the show too) the next day and they told her that the show was being taped for a Kenny Chesney 3D Concert DVD.

Anyone else hear anything at the show or have any more details? E-mail us or leave a comment.

(thanks to Kaitlynn for the info)