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Nov 09, 03:54 PMKenny Chesney: Summer in 3DKenny Chesney: Summer in 3D
Sun City Stadiums Are A Hot Ticket with a Limited Engagement Movie Theatre Run
Nashville: Just as Kenny Chesney, the 4-time and reigning Country Music Association and 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, announced he would not stage a major tour next year comes the announcement he will provide an even more up-close, in-your-face, on-the-stage way to experience the intensity, the mayhem and yes, fun of his full-tilt stadium-sized show! Teaming with Sony Pictures Entertainment highly specialized The Hot Ticket Division, the man who's sold over a million concert tickets each of the past 8 summers is in the midst of editing “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D,” putting him in the company of the Rolling Stones and U2.
“I'd seen U2's movie and was blown away,” Chesney says of the film, which hits theatres in April 2010. “It was like something I'd never seen - and I wondered what would happen if we tried to capture some of what was going on like that… How would it look, because this is more straight up… When we did, everyone who saw the footage agreed, and we started taking this project very seriously.
“Then when major movie studios were interested in working with us… a company with such specialized expertise as not just Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is crazy, but their Hot Ticket division which understands very specifically the challenges of a 3D movie, well, we went for it.”
Shot over six nights in five cities - Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, Boston and Indianapolis -- with 22 3D camera rigs, this is Kenny Chesney closer than anyone's ever been. On the stage, in the halls, on the water and in the air, “Summer in 3D” adds a dimension to the always high energy entertainer's concert connection with his fans that will leave people just as excited as being in a stadium with the music blaring, the fans cheering and the night still young.
“It's crazy how up close this puts you,” admits the man who's had 19 #1s and has been touring stadiums now for five straight years. “To me on that stage, I feel every single one of my fans - all the way to the very top of those stadiums. But this is like having everyone right there onstage with us, and it's a rush… I had no idea what we do could go to film quite like that.
“It was an amazing - and at times scary - experience to have cameras that close, in the air, on a blimp… cause they are everywhere. But to see what this film captures: all the energy, the thrill and an even better focus on some of the most rocking nights we've ever had, all I can say is… wow.”
With three CMA nominations - Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist and Vocal Even with Mac McAnally for the #1 “Down the Road” - Chesney performs “I'm Alive” with Dave Matthews on the CMA Awards live telecast Nov. 11 on ABC.
For further information and to purchase tickets for “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D,” visit www.TheHotTicket.net<http://www.TheHotTicket.net>######
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Dec 04 2008, 11:58 AMKenny Nabs 1st Grammy Nomination w George Strait
"Shiftwork" Connects with All-Genre Music MakersLos Angeles: He's won every award imaginable - 8 Entertainer of the Years between the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, the American Music Awards all-genre Favorite Artist over Usher, Evanescence, Outkast and Norah Jones, a People's Choice Favorite Male Singer, Album, Single and Male Vocalist of the Year, but Kenny Chesney had never been nominated for a Grammy Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences until now. He's nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Collaboration for "Shiftwork" with George Strait.
"I'm not gonna say that I gave up or didn't care about it," says Chesney candidly, "because this is an award given by your peers in all genres of music... the people who make it. You get to a point where you realize you can't force it or get them to listen if they're not there, because that's not how this works... and you just have to accept that. But that said, I'm really honored to finally be nominated."
"Shiftwork" was the third single from Chesney's nearly double platinum Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. The CMA and ACM Album of the Year also contained the 5 week #1 "Don't Blink," the 6 week #1 "Never Wanted Nothing More" and the 2 week #1 "Better As A Memory." Meanwhile Chesney's brand new Lucky Old Sun has already spawned a 2 week #1 with "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven," featuring the Wailers Band, and the Mac McAnally duet "Down The Road" is scaling the charts.
"I think the trick is to keep it fresh without abandoning who you are," says the singer/songwriter from Luttrell, Tennessee. "The beauty of 'Shiftwork' is that it celebrates the true country music fan - people who work so hard for their money - yet it has that Caribbean feel people expect from me. When you add in George, who's one of my heroes and friends, I just don't think it gets any better, so it's nice to see the people in rap, rock, pop and beyond recognize that, too."
For Chesney, who got his first taste of playing football stadiums as part of the George Strait Country Festival Tours, singing with the man they call King George was a thrill. "I learned so much about songs and singing and just being private in the spotlight from George... He defines, to me, what it means to be a modern country star: to keep a piece of your world for you, but to put your heart in the music. So, being nominated for my first Grammy with him is pretty great."
Having been the leading CMA nominee this year with 7 nods and looking like one of the year's biggest tours in any genre, as well as the only tour that played a significant number of football stadiums across the country this summer - on his way to his 7th year of playing to a million+ fans, Chesney knows it's about making music that moves people. He knows what the songs and artists did to and for him, and he wants to expand that legacy in a way that means something... and a Grammy nomination is another piece of that puzzle.
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Nov 11 2008, 12:44 PMKenny's Wailin' on Lower Broad3x CMA Entertainer of the Year Takes Over Tootsies w the Wailers, Kid Rock
Nashville, TN: After running through their CMA Awards performance at the Sommet Center a couple times, 3-time and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney and his good friends the Wailers were primed to play. So, with a notion at 1:00 pm, a few phone calls at 2:00 and confirmation by 3:30, Kenny Chesney + the Wailers were set to play the backroom at the iconic Tootsies Orchid Lounge.
"That's the thing about these guys," explains Chesney of the legendary band from Jamaica that helped define reggae music for the world. "They come to play. They are music people, and it's about what happens when people come together to play songs... to share... and be in the moment.
"After we finished rehearsing, it just didn't feel like enough, you know? You get sorta ready to go, and then it's over. I know that was all I could think: this should be done live, out there, so people can see it. When I asked Family Man (Aston Barrett) if they'd be up for playing, he was ready. You know, it's that thing of you get your feet wet..."
It was more than wet, it was downright sweltering in the packed to capacity club - with people lined up twice around the block to try to get in and see two very different musical worlds colliding. But more than a collision, it was more of a pivot and an overlap, with the Wailers coming to the stage for Chesney's two week #1 "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" from his ocean-driven Lucky Old Sun, then shifting into the reggae standard "No Woman No Cry."
For Chesney, who'd already played an almost hour set with his road band - including a very special surprise duet with Mac McAnally on "Down The Road," it was the icing on the cake to call the Wailers to the stage of a bar that had been the watering hole for the Opry stars who used to sneak across the ally from the Ryman and struggling songwriter/poets like Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
"It was two pieces of pretty amazing history in one place," marveled the man who's made a little history himself as the only act to sell in excess of a million tickets the last 7 years in a row. "You look at the pictures on the walls, and you realize who's been on that stage, sat at the bar, laughed, lied, got drunk, told stories and wrote some songs... and then you look at Fams or even Elan (Atias, their singer) and you think about all the places they've been, and you're just blown away by it all."
It was a moment unlike any other. Thrown together, sloppy, fun and a place where friends celebrated the spirit of music - as Kid Rock joined the ever-expanding band for "Midnight Rider," his own "Cowboy" and David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By Me Name" alongside the Wailers who like McAnally, also stayed onstage.
"On a night like this, when you can look to your right and see Mac - and turn around and see, well, the Wailers playing on 'Gimme 3 Steps' or 'Dixieland Delight' - it's as awesome as having Bob (Kid Rock) singing 'One Love' with us. You know music when it's just good music... and that's what made this so special."
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Oct 22 2008, 10:03 AMKenny's Lucky Old #1More Introspective CD Tops Billboard's Top 200
Nashville: As his Calypso-tinged "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" ends its multiple week run at the top of the Country Singles chart, Kenny Chesney's deeply personal Lucky Old Sun debuts at #1 on Billboard's all-genre Top 200 Album chart. For a record that is more about soul-diving than good-timing and looking back, Lucky Old Sun - with its collaborations with Willie Nelson, the Wailers, Mac McAnally and Dave Matthews - has struck a chord with fans.
"When you do something that's a little more intimate, that's a little bit less about the party and the good times, you're not sure how people are going to respond," allows the man who has topped the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart 5 times. "But somewhere between going in the studio with Willie to cut 'Lucky Old Sun' and making Moment of Forever with him, I knew this was a record, I needed to make... for a lot of reasons.
"It may not be the most obvious thing that people would expect from me," continues the man who's the 21st century's top North American ticket seller in any genre. "But I think that's one of the many reasons I say I have the best fans in the world: they not only come to party with us, I think they want to know what's going on in my life and they don't see the down parts of my life as all that different from the disappointments they feel in their own lives."
Singled out by The New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today and People as well as an in-depth profile in The Tennessean, the 4-straight Academy of Country Music and 3-time and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year took Lucky Old Sun to a more personal place - and the response has been unprecedented. Beyond the kudos, the CMA's leading nominee - he has 7 - has arrived at a more honest place as an artist.
"I think you get to a place where you realize your fans want more from you, want to listen to what's really going on in your life...," Chesney says. "Every night when I go down front with my acoustic guitar and it's just me and them... that's always one of the most intense moments of the show. You can tell they're really listening, and it's like that when we do 'Better as a Memory' or 'There Goes My Life,' too. Quieting things down onstage really showed me I could open up to the fans, that that was something they wanted.
"And with it hitting #1 on the Top 200, it's a nice place to be with something so personal."
Chesney will also be at "The 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards," telecast live on ABC Nov 12th, where he's to perform "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" with the Wailers Band. Beyond his nomination for Entertainer of the Year, he is also up for Album of the Year for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Single and Video of the Year for "Don't Blink, Male Vocalist and a pair of Vocal Event nods for "Shiftwork" with George Strait and "Every Other Weekend" with Reba McEntire.
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Aug 25 2008, 08:15 AMKenny Chesney's Two Suns Deluxe Fan Pack Drops 10/14Nashville: It's not just one Lucky Old Sun when you're country music's biggest superstar. For known islander Kenny Chesney, it's two great big suns rollin' around heaven all day. With so much music being made this year, Chesney knew it wouldn't fit on his upcoming Lucky Old Sun - and yet, with its carefree attitude, he wanted to find a way to not leave it behind.
"Sometimes I go back and listen to the shows, to just remember," says the singer/songwriter whose "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" is currently #15 in its 2nd week on the Billboard Country Singles chart, "and you get thinking about those nights that are just so perfect. You know, that's a lot of what Lucky Old Sun is about in a whole other way... So I wondered if there was an alternative way to share these memories from Gillette Stadium and our taking over Margaritaville down in Key West.
"Thankfully, the record label totally gets that my hardcore fans are so much a part of this, and that it's something they may want... beyond our studio release. So, they're allowing me to do a first week deluxe CD that will have 'Boston' (a song Chesney wrote with his tour production assistant Mark Tamburino) and 'Got A Little Crazy' from our Boston show and 'Soul of a Sailor' and 'Guitars And Tiki Bars' from the Hogs Breath' as something a little extra."
Those little extras sure add up. Beyond the four tracks, fans will be able to access downloads of the wildly animated opening from this year's Corona Extra Poets & Pirates Tour as well as the "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" video featuring the Wailers, which was filmed in Jamaica earlier this summer. In addition, two lucky winners and a guest will be flown to the opening of Chesney's 2009 tour, wherever in the world that might be, in a contest called "Kick It Off With Kenny." Full details will be available soon. The music-only edition, which does not include the extra content or contest, will be released October 21.
"Lucky Old Sun is a really personal record," allows the man who's sold more concert tickets this century than any other act in any genre. "It comes from some pretty deep places, and it looks at my life, how I've evolved and the way the ocean can take you places beyond location. There are a bunch of fun songs on the record, for sure, but nothing quite as immediate as these live tracks, so in some ways, it's the very best of what we do in the studio and what we do in people's hometowns.
"In reflecting that, it seems only right that a couple fans who helped us close out this year with our new music will be in the front row at the first show of our next year. When you're trying to find new ways to engage the people who love your music, I think the more direct the better... and what could be better for us than having two winners who're that into the music we make front and center when next year kicks off?"
With Poets & Pirates: Just Who I Am still enjoying space in the Top 10 nearly a year after release, hunger for Chesney's distinctive brand of country remains high. Having his 15th #1 with the multiple week chart-topper "Better As A Memory," Chesney soundtracked the past year with the 6-week #1 "Never Wanted Nothing More," the 5 week #1 "Don't Blink" and the ACM Vocal Event nominated "Shiftwork" with George Strait. Given his track record, both versions of Lucky Old Sun should be lucky, indeed.
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Aug 04 2008, 09:52 AMEverybody Wants To Go To… JamaicaJamaica: As "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven," the first single from Kenny Chesney's upcoming Lucky Old Sun, landing at #22 on the Country Singles chart after a mere 12 hours of airplay, the 4-straight Academy of Country Music and 3-time and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year is putting finishing touches on the Shaun Silva-directed video for the salvation song with the decidedly tropical feel. Long a demi-regular in the waters of the Caribbean, Chesney chose Jamaica as the site for his upcoming clip.
"There is a real soul to that island," Chesney allows. "When you're in Jamaica, it is so real... and so alive, you know there's more to life than just what you see. When you're singing about the notion of wanting to go to heaven, it is pretty much a bit of heaven on earth, but it's also a place where you get the sense there's more to life than just what we experience here."
Certainly that reality is manifested in his guest band for the clip. Given the shoot location, Chesney and Silva reached out to Bob Marley's legendary Wailers Band to see if they'd have any interest in being a part of the video - and to their delight, the Wailers Band signed on for the video.
"I can't even begin to tell you how great it was to work with them," Chesney enthuses. "They were so generous with us in terms of their time and the stories they'd tell us. We sat up one night on the beach, and they shared the whole history of the band, the struggles they had... I got to interview them for something we may do later.
"Those guys are a huge part of history, whether people realize it or not. The music they had a hand in creating is so universal. It doesn't matter where you go, you can hear the Wailers drifting out of some club or shop or car or boat... and they are so humble for everything they've been a part of."
And the Wailers history just expanded, as they became a part of Chesney's fall Lucky Old Sun. Though they don't actually sing on the version of "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" that's currently on country radio, brothers Carlton and Ashton "Family Man" Barrett both sing on the CD version of the song about the timing of one's transformation.
"To have them in the studio... To hear them sing...," Chesney says. "You listen to that, and you know it's real. For me to be able to make them a part of this record... and to turn my fans onto the source of this sort of music... well, that's just one more thing that makes me really glad we're gonna be able to get this record out this year."
Currently in the midst of his Corona Extra sponsored Poets & Pirates Tour - which was the 4th highest grossing tour in any genre in spite of its low prices and later start for the 1st half of 2008 according to Pollstar, Chesney is plenty busy. Having launched his No Shoes Radio channel on XM, been part of the initial Farm Aid Concert line-up announcement and finishing Lucky Old Sun, Chesney has work and his music more than cut out for him.
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Jul 28 2008, 09:57 AMKenny Chesney Plays Farm Aid Joins Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews + Neil Young for Sept. 20 Concert
Mansfield, MA: With his completely sold out New England Patriot's Gillette Stadium show now behind him, Kenny Chesney is already thinking about his return to Boston. And it will be sooner than later, as he joins Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews as part of the 23rd Farm Aid. Slated for the Comcast Center on Sept. 20, it marks Chesney's second appearance at the concert for America's family farmers."Any time you can do something to help out what Willie, Dave, John or even Neil, who I don't really know, are involved with, you want to because you can bet it's a good cause," Chesney explains. "Seeing artists from different kinds of music coming together for something as basic as this makes you realize how far-reaching what the family farmers are facing is."
Though Chesney will have just wrapped his 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour in Indianapolis at the Colts' Stadium a week prior, the opportunity to help call attention to the plight of family farmers was strong enough to lure him back to the concert stage.
"American family farmers are what this country's built on... they've fed us and kept us strong and healthy for how many generations?" says Chesney. "Growing up in a small town outside Knoxville, it was a big part of who we were -- and it's something we shouldn't lose. If I can help be part of that -- whether it's raising money, or awareness, or just letting those family farmers know someone knows and cares -- well, that's why I'm coming to Boston. It' a small thing, but a big deal."
Having co-produced Nelson's critically-acclaimed Moment of Forever, filmed a CMT "Crossroads" with Mellencamp and been joined onstage by Matthews, Chesney's association with the Farm Aid core is well-demonstrated And to honor the organic nature of the show, rather than bring his full-tilt production, this will be a rare acoustic appearance with only a few musicians, heightening the intimacy of his performance.
"To me, if you can make an appearance like this something different, something a little bit special, then you're really honoring the fact that is special. I think stripping it back... really putting the songs out front is a way to give the fans a whole different experience, since they've just seen us... and I also think taking it back to the most basic way we can do this says a lot about what this event is trying to focus on," said Chesney.
As the top ticket seller of the 21st century - surpassing the million ticket mark in each of the past 6 years and on track to do it again this year - Chesney has built his audience on good shows at a fair price. In spite of the fewest number of shows and lowest mean prices, he's also the 4th biggest tour - right behind Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and Van Halen.
"It's been a big summer for us," Chesney smiles. "This is a little thing that can make a big difference. I'm honored to be able to be a part of it."
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Jul 18 2008, 09:06 AMTake Him Out To The Ball Game -- Kenny Chesney Hits All-Star Game, Sings for Baseball Hall of FamersNYC/DC: It may've started in Chicago when he sang "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" at Chicago's legendary Wrigley Field during the 7th inning stretch, but Kenny Chesney's baseball passion is hitting a new intensity. After playing to nearly 43,000 fans at the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field, Chesney headed to New York City for Major League Baseball's annual All Star Game.
"I always say me and my guys are a lot like a baseball team: 6 months on, 6 months off," Chesney says. "Because it's a long season... and you start gearing up for it a long time before. It's funny, too, we've made a lot of friends at a lot of teams over the years - because I think they can sense that about us. We've got lots of players who come out to our shows when they're not on the road, some even come up and sing with us. It's pretty amazing."
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game - held at the soon-to-be-no-longer Yankee Stadium - honors the best of the current players, but the high energy performer and soul searching songwriter recognizes that everything comes from the roots. Whether it's baseball or music, so that was why in between stadium shows, Chesney took time to fly to Washington, DC to sing "The National Anthem" at the White House for the Baseball Hall of Fame T-Ball Game.
"Those guys made the sport what it is," Chesney says of the athletes being celebrated. "They have a lot of heart... and discipline... and hard work. A lot of what we do is based on that, and it's an honor to be asked to do something like this for them."
Chesney will also play an acoustic-based 20-minute set as part of the dinner. Because for the men who've long been considered "the boys of summer," what artist would be more fitting than the man who has become the nation's touchstone for making the season official?
Having hit the halfway point on this year's Corona Extra sponsored Poets & Pirates Tour playing to 50,422 at Nashville's LP Field, it has been a whirl of football stadiums, amphitheatres and even the occasional festival. With his two week #1 "Better As A Memory" - the third multiple week #1 from his platinum Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates - becoming his 15th chart-topper and giving him the longest string of Top 10 country singles this century, it's nice to see the man so wholly consumed by music take a break. Given his childhood aspirations to be "a ball player when I grow up," what could be better than following a trip to Major League Baseball's All-Star Game than heading being a part of something so special to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
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Jul 01 2008, 09:35 AMKenny's Chesney Is Priceless! Joins Jon Bon Jovi & Eric Clapton for MasterCard's Roots of RockNew York: Kenny Chesney, the biggest ticket seller of the 21st century in any genre, may have written a big hit record about the way songs indelibly stamp moments and memories called "I Go Back," but now the 4-straight Academy of Country Music and 3-time and reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year is going to let a few lucky fans do just that - go back to the places where Chesney's musical destiny was forged - by joining the legendary Eric Clapton and rocker Jon Bon Jovi as part of the MasterCard Priceless.com Roots of Rock Sweepstakes.
"Being a part of this contest with two artist I've listened to coming up gives me a way to put a few fans right up at the beginning of my journey," says the high energy singer/songwriter. "And even the ones who don't win can learn a whole lot about where this music comes from by going to Priceless.com and taking a virtual tour of my early years chasing this dream."
MasterCard's Roots of Rock Sweepstakes allows cardholders to register to win a trip to Chesney's Nashville, Bon Jovi's New York and Clapton's London to see the significant stops of their early career. In addition, the winner and three guests will be treated to an intimate performance in each artist's hometown.
Just as importantly, though, fans of the soft-spoken Chesney can learn a lot more about the almost reserved musician at the priceless.com website, where they can also register for their chance to see Chesney in a very intimate setting, as well as tour the milestone locations of his first years in Nashville.
"Consumers passion for their music is unmatched," says Amy Fuller, Group Executive, Americas Marketing MasterCard Worldwide. "Music is something consumers love to experience. With Roots of Rock, we've created an unparalleled music experience with three of the world's most popular artists, providing consumers with an intimate perspective on these icons that few fans will ever have."
"It was an honor to be considered with this company," says the man who notched his 14th #1 with the plaintive "Better As A Memory" last week. "At this level, it's hard to bring people into your music on this kind of level. But whether you go to the website, where there's exclusive photos and videos to obviously winning the sweepstakes and experiencing the Nashville I came to, that will put you not just inside the songs, but inside how the dream happened."
With his Poets & Pirates Tour, sponsored by Corona Extra, hitting the halfway point this weekend at Nashville's LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans Field on July 5, it has certainly been an exciting ride filled with football stadiums, world class athletes, iconic rockers ranging from Sammy Hagar to Steve Miller and more tail-gaiting than the SEC at the height of their season. What happens next is anybody's guess, but with MasterCard helping the man who co-produced Willie Nelson and duetted with George Strait, putting down roots just got a whole lot easier.
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Apr 25 2008, 09:24 AMKenny's Columbia, SC Next Big Star Is Jumbo Tailgate
Kenny's Columbia, SC Next Big Star Is Jumbo Tailgate
4 Finalists from 30 Entries Compete for Stadium Opening Slot TonightColumbia, SC: The Kenny Chesney tailgate nation comes together in Columbia, SC for the first of 15 stadium shows on the 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour - and while “officially” kicking off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, look for the good times to start at 6 pm Friday as the Next Big Star Competition kicks into full gear at the Fairgrounds where a whole Pirates Island community of two stages is being set up.
“The radio people have really blown it out,” says Chesney with a laugh. “And one of the local affiliates, too. They tell me there's a South Kennylina (South Carolina) being built… and the judges aren't just from the radio station, but the anchor from the CBS affiliate, the entertainment editor of the paper AND Miss South Carolina USA.
“I think these folks are setting the bar pretty high for the cities that're comin' after them on this year's tour - and I love how fired up they are that we're coming. This year's tour to me is a 'Wild Ride,' just like that Dwight Yoakam song on my album. If you're coming out, get ready 'cause it's coming at you fast! That was the one thing we realized last weekend, this show rocks.”
The Next Big Star is another of this year's innovations - a way to get the music back into the hands of the fans. Not only is fan response a significant factor in who is going to open Chesney's show at Williams-Brice Stadium - a show that includes 3-time Entertainers of the Year Brooks & Dunn, Grammy winner LeAnn Rimes, Southern California hipster Gary Allan and good time newcomer Luke Bryan.
“I think our vibe is so laidback and our fans are so great, whoever connects with the fans the night before at the Fairgrounds is gonna have the time of their life onstage with us on Saturday,’ says Chesney of the winner of the Next Big Star.
In addition to the high tech video, the blazing sound system and the full-tilt band, Chesney is introducing another staging element: the Double T. Expanding upon his normal notion of stage extension, there will be a second T emerging from the first T, doubling the amount of standing room, up close access.
“The more we do, the closer we wanna get,” Chesney says. “We started talking about it last year, and we figured out a way to do it. So now, there's not one, but two sets of sand bars for the fans to be in. I think it's really gonna up the already insane energy level at our stadiums this summer.”
With 11 nominations at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards - including Entertainer, Male, Album for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, Song, Single and Video for the 5 week #1 “Don't Blink” and a pair of Vocal Events for Who I Am's “Shiftwork” with George Strait and “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” with Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw, there's a lot of great music to be heard on his Corona Extra sponsored tour.
“Two ballads, a couple songs that weren't singles and a whole lotta hits,” the 6-time Entertainer of the Year says. “A hundred minutes fly by… we cant believe it. It's everything I ever dreamed; for some lucky band, it's their first taste of this dream. I can't wait for whoever it is to get to experience it.”# # #
