Organizers announced Wednesday morning that Kenny Chesney will perform at Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope For America in Milwaukee.

In addition to Chesney, the daylong concert on October 2nd at Miller Park will feature Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones, Jason Mraz, Band of Horses, the BoDeans, Amos Lee and Robert Francis.

The Farm Aid stage will be set up in the center field area, with roughly 6,500 to 7,000 seats set up in the outfield. Event capacity will be about 40,000 fans.

Tickets for Farm Aid 25 go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Brewers box office, by calling (414) 902-4000 and online at www.tickets.com. Prices range from $39.50 to $97.50, excluding service charges. Parking is $20 in advance, $25 the day of the concert.

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.

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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.

CMT.com has more information on the upcoming Gulf Coast concert with Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, and others:

Tickets will be available from Ticketmaster beginning Wednesday (June 23) at 10 a.m. CT. There is a four-ticket limit, 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.

“There are always welcome breaks in every storm, but the unfortunate reality is that this disaster is not going away for a while,” Buffett said. “But a few hours of fun, void of the constant reminders of the situation, is a good thing, and that is basically what I do.”

“I thank Jimmy Buffett and these other great artists for coming to perform on Alabama’s coast,” said Alabama Gov. Bob Riley. “Their music will lift up spirits and help encourage visitors to come here and enjoy our world famous Southern hospitality.”

“Music has healing powers, and who better than Jimmy and friends to summon them up?” said CMT president Brian Philips. “It is CMT’s privilege to present this special. We send a message to the people of the Gulf Coast that our audience — and the world — stands beside them.”

CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live From the Gulf Coast is produced by the State of Alabama, the City of Gulf Shores, CMT, Live Nation and Land Shark Lager. Local promotional services are provided by Mobile-based Huka Entertainment.

CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live From The Gulf Coast will encore July 2 at 7 p.m., July 3 at 9:30 a.m., July 4 at 2 p.m. and July 5 at 11:30 a.m. Excerpts and artist interviews will be available at CMT.com.

According to Ticketmaster, the concert will be held at the Gulf Shores Public Beach, 101 E. Beach Blvd., Gulf Shores, AL 36542.

A month from now Kenny Chesney will perform at the star-studded Hullabalou Festival at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Other acts performing at the 3-day event (July 23-25) include Dave Matthews, Zac Brown Band, Bon Jovi, Steve Miller Band, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, and much more (view full artist lineup).

Kenny Chesney is offering discounted tickets to the show. You can save $30 off any ticket for any day of the festival by using promo code NOSHOES. Go to TicketMaster to find your tickets (and make sure you enter the promo code).

This is one of only 6 more remaining shows that you can catch Kenny Chesney at this year. And it’s a great one to see, with all the other acts at the festival.

Tickets go on sale via presale this morning at 10 am PST for the four Kenny Chesney shows in Las Vegas (May 14-15 and July 2-3).

The presale password is AEGCHESNEY

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Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday so be sure to grab them at this presale if you’re planning on going!

Kenny Chesney will play four shows at The Joint in Las Vegas (May 14th & 15th and July 2nd & 3rd).

Presale tickets went on sale to Fan Club members on Tuesday and another presale begins Thursday at 10 am PST for everyone else.

We’re told the password you’ll need at TicketMaster is AEGCHESNEY.

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After playing a show there last April, Kenny Chesney will return to The Joint at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas this year for two shows in May and two shows in July.

The show last April was one of the highest-energy and longest shows of the year for Chesney. He played his normal set and then 17 more cover songs! View the incredible set list here. Will fans get the same high caliber shows when Kenny returns on May 14th & 15th and July 2nd & 3rd?

“Obviously we like to play,” Chesney laughs about his band. “The beauty of the Joint is that not only is it a great rock and roll room, but they’ll let us get up there and play… and play… and play. We have so much fun, because we can throw in all kinds of stuff we don’t get to play in our regular show, and the audiences are diverse enough that no matter what we throw at them, they know the songs!”

“That’s what so great about a gig where the capacity is under 4000, especially at the Joint,” Chesney enthuses. “It’s the best of both worlds: you get the energy of a club, but it’s still enough of a stage that there’s room to run around and have fun! Because when we do these smaller, less structured shows, we like to let loose without tripping over each other or getting tangled in someone’s chord.”

Update – Tickets will go on sale Saturday, January 30th at noon through TicketMaster.

There will be a presale beginning Thursday at 10 am PT through TicketMaster. We’ll share the password when we get it (Please e-Mail it to us if you know it).

The Fan Club Presale will begin Tuesday, January 26th at Noon PT. Go to www.kennychesneyfanclub.com to get your tickets or to join the fan club.

(H/T to Kay)

After taking care of Texas fans in a big way last May, Kenny Chesney is returning to the state in March for a concert at Rodeo Houston.

Chesney will perform on Thursday, March 4th at 6:45 pm.

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, January 16th. You can buy individual day tickets, or multi-day tickets. Visit the official site for more details.

Other artists booked for the event include Tim McGraw (March 8th), Alan Jackson (March 2nd), Jason Aldean (March 6th), Rascal Flatts (March 10th), Brooks & Dunn (March 20th) and several more big names. See the full list of performers here.

Yes it’s another end-of-decade list, this time from Pollstar:

Pollstar has compiled its year-end research from 2000 to 2009 and come up with the highest-grossing touring artists of North America for the decade.

Coming in at No. 1 is touring juggernaut Dave Matthews Band, grossing nearly $530 million.

Although it’s no surprise that three major Live Nation touring artists – The Rolling Stones, U2 and Madonna – are in the Top 10, the numbers favor consistent annual live outings rather than the high-grossing acts who tour every few years.

The top three – Dave Matthews Band, Celine Dion and Kenny Chesney ($455 million) – have performed relentlessly since at least 2003 (when Dion began her residency in Las Vegas), with DMB and Chesney filling arenas and amphitheatres the entire decade. Obvious workhorses Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett made the list as did the Energizer bunny known as Elton John, with or without his Piano Man counterpart. And, once hell thawed out, the Eagles spent much of the last 10 years filling venues.

See the full Pollstar report here.