Kenny Chesney is the cover story in the latest issue of Billboard magazine and in it he gives fans the most pleasing news in over a year… that he’ll play about “60-ish” shows in 2011.

“I’ve already got a 3-D rendering of what our stage show will look like on my computer right now,” Chesney says, lighting up when he discusses things like working out sightlines. “I can look at it from all angles. I don’t want to piece this thing together. If you go out like we do it, if we start in April or March, you can’t wait until January to piece this together.”

The rest of the article focuses on Kenny’s decision not to tour this year and his upcoming album Hemingway’s Whiskey.

Billboard also has a feature with Kenny describing each song on the album. It’s a great read, check it out here.

Read the full article here. You can also purchase this issue of Billboard here.

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.

It’s another couple of stops on the 2010 With A Two Tour for Kenny Chesney this weekend as he plays at the star-packed Hullabalou Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday and Country Thunder in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on Sunday.

No Shoes Radio will broadcast from Hullabalou both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, join Jon and Tambo as they broadcast live from the Hooters of Jeffersonville, Indiana. They’ll be giving away tickets to Kenny’s show and also some NSR gear.

Then join them on Saturday on the grounds of Churchill Downs at Gate 1 from 2:00-4:00 pm ET.

After this weekend there’s only one more scheduled show left for the year: WE Fest in Detroit Lakes, MN on August 7th.

On Sunday night, Kenny Chesney played north of the border at the Craven Country Jamboree outside of Regina, Saskatchewan:

“We’ve been on the road since 1983 and I’m quite certain we’ve never played here … What a crowd. We needed you,” the 42-year-old Chesney told the audience.

“Several hours ago on that highway out there, we pulled up on the bus and I have never seen so many campers in my life. I told my buddies, ‘If that was us, I know what we’d be doing.’ ”

What he was doing was putting on a dynamic and high-energy performance that proved he’s earned his reputation as one of country music’s top live acts. Taking the stage in his trademark jeans, sleeveless T-shirt and white cowboy hat, Chesney got the blood flowing with “Beer In Mexico,” “Keg In The Closet,” “Big Star” and “Summertime.”

Chesney’s music is about more than just the lyrics and tune — it’s a philosophy of life. “Don’t Blink” is a perfect example of how Chesney views life: “This song is about doing exactly what we’re doing here tonight, living life to the fullest and taking nothing for granted.”

He also understands the nuances of day-to-day life, from having fun and enjoying life to finding the love of your life. So his set list included fun tunes like “Living In Fast Forward,” “Young” and “When The Sun Goes Down,” and emotional songs like “Anything But Mine,” “Never Wanted Anything More” and “How Forever Feels.”

It would have been easy for Chesney to sit on his laurels — his 17 No. 1 hits make for an impressive resume — but he worked the crowd like a newbie trying to develop a following. A big show needs a big band and Chesney came armed with a big band — 12 musicians, including a four-piece horn section. Chesney was constantly in motion, working both sides of the stage and zipping out onto the catwalk at every available opportunity.

View the set list for the show here.

Kenny Chesney played The Joint again Saturday night in Las Vegas. The set list was largely the same as Friday night’s show, though Chesney played two more songs on Saturday for a total of 28.

Here’s the full set list (thanks to Steve and Krysten):

1. Beer in Mexico
2. Keg in the Closet
3. Live Those Songs
4. Big Star
5. Guitars and Tiki Bars
6. Summertime
7. Ain’t Back Yet
8. Don’t Blink
9. Out Last Night
10. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
11. The Life
12. I Go Back
13. Anything But Mine
14. Old Blue Chair
15. On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful
16. Key Lime Pie
17. There Goes My Life
18. Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
19. Back Where I Come From
20. Living in Fast Forward
21. Young
22. Never Wanted Nothing More
23. When The Sun Goes Down
24. How Forever Feels

Encore

25. Hungry Heart
26. Don’t Happen Twice
27. Boston
28. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy

Did you attend either show this weekend? How was it?

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.

Multiple outlets 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.

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.