Win a Kenny Chesney Las Vegas Prize Package

by Josh | 03.13.2010 | Posted In: Contests, Tour

Kenny Chesney is giving away a prize package to MEET HIM and see him perform in Las Vegas on Friday, May 14th at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Grand Prize

• 2 tickets to Fri, May 14th Kenny Chesney show in Las Vegas at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino!
• 1 night stay at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Fri, May 14
• 2 US Domestic Roundtrip Flights to get you to Vegas and back home ($500 max value)
• 2 passes to meet Kenny Chesney BACKSTAGE!

2nd Prize

• 2 tickets to the May 14th Kenny Chesney show at The Joint!

3rd Prize

• 2 tickets to the July 2nd Kenny Chesney show at The Joint!

GO HERE TO ENTER

View all of Kenny’s 2010 tour dates here.

60,000 Fans Turn Out for Chesney in Houston

by Josh | 03.05.2010 | Posted In: Set Lists, Tour

Fresh off his CMT Crossroads taping in Nashville on Tuesday, Kenny Chesney made his way to Houston, Texas Thursday night for a show at Reliant Stadium. The performance was part of the multi-day Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

The set list was similar to what was played at many of last year’s shows. Check it out here.

The Houston Chronicle has an article on the show:

The country superstar kicked off his Thursday set at RodeoHouston with Beer in Mexico and Keg in the Closet, tunes that had cups in the air
– alcoholic and otherwise. (It was his first show of 2010.)

This was Chesney’s first time back on the spinning stage since 2005 and his sixth overall appearance. He was backed by a band that was a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll and anchored by a horn section.

Chesney is an energetic performer, and his songs have connected in a big way with fans. He strummed a black guitar decorated with a skull and crossbones, pacing around the stage in a faded T-shirt and tight jeans.

Read the full article here.

Chesney’s next show will be in Las Vegas on May 14th, the first of four shows scheduled at The Joint at the Hard Rock in Sin City. View the 2010 tour schedule here.

(photo Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle)

Chesney Playing Houston Rodeo Tonight

by Josh | 03.04.2010 | Posted In: Tour

Though Kenny Chesney is taking a year off from major touring, he’s still playing a few festivals and other dates, the first of which is tonight at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

If you attend the show, please help us out with the set list.

The Rodeo is a two and a half week long showcase of the biggest names in country music. Alan Jackson opened on Tuesday and Dierks Bentley played last night. In the next two weeks there will be performances by Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Gary Allan, and Brooks & Dunn. See the full lineup here.

See all of Kenny’s scheduled tour dates here.

Presale This Morning for Vegas Shows

by Josh | 01.28.2010 | Posted In: Presale, Tickets, Tour

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

Click here for TicketMaster links

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!

Presale Password for Chesney’s Las Vegas Shows

by Josh | 01.26.2010 | Posted In: Presale, Tickets, Tour

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.

Click here for the TicketMaster links to these shows

View all 2010 tour dates here.

Kenny Returning to The Joint in Las Vegas

by Josh | 01.25.2010 | Posted In: Presale, Special Appearances, Tickets, Tour

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)

Chesney to Play Rodeo Houston in March

by Josh | 01.11.2010 | Posted In: Tickets, Tour

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.

Chesney Invited to Play in China

by Josh | 12.27.2009 | Posted In: Charitable Causes, Special Appearances, Tour

On April 17th, 2010 the International Show of Peace will take place in China. It’s being billed as the largest globally televised concert event in the history of The People’s Republic of China:

The concert, which marks the 30th anniversary of the cultural exchange agreement between the United States and China, is billed in a statement as “a ‘peace is green’ awareness campaign designed to not only promote peace with each other but to promote peace with our planet.” It’s the brainchild of television and music producer Rick Garson, whose Las Vegas-based ZZYX Entertainment company is producing the show. Garson’s co-producers include Live 8 and Live Earth principal Greg Sills and artists manager Trudy Green (Michael and Janet Jackson, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith). Other organizations involved in the concert include the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, the United Nations’ Pathways of Peace and the Captain Planet Foundation.”

The event organizers will hold a press conference on January 13th to announce performers and other details.

Get more info at www.showofpeace.com

Chesney Makes Pollstar’s Top Ten Touring Acts of Decade

by Josh | 12.21.2009 | Posted In: Tickets, Tour

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.

Full Roundup of Billboard’s End-Of-Decade Lists

by Josh | 12.13.2009 | Posted In: Charts, Tour