Kenny Chesney will bring Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and Carly Pearce on rescheduled 2022 tour
After two years of postponements, Kenny Chesney will finally return to stadium stages next April — and he'll reward the patience of his "No Shoes Nation" with a stacked roster of opening acts.
The country star has just announced the special guests for his "Here And Now" 2022 stadium tour. The group includes country duo Dan + Shay, who are currently headlining arenas on the heels of their new album "Good Things." Also along for the ride is multi-CMA/ACM winning country band Old Dominion and Carly Pearce, who's in the midst of an artistic breakthrough with her highly personal album "29."
Chesney originally planned to hit the road in 2020 in the wake of his latest album, "Here and Now." The pandemic forced him to originally postpone the stadium tour to 2021.
This past March, he pushed his tour plans back to 2022, citing "varying local statutes and practices and social distancing" that "would mean that a good percentage of people would not be able to come to the show(s)."
In that time, Chesney's performance plans evolved, too. He's promised "a completely new show" with a "new lineup, lots of new music and plenty of the songs people come to hear."
The tour kicks off April 23 at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, and closes with a two-night stand at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. on August 26 and 27.
See the full list of tour dates below.
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Kenny Chesney 2022 tour dates
April 23: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
April 30: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
May 7: Busch Stadium, St. Louis
May 14: American Family Field, Milwaukee
May 21: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
May 28: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
June 4: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
June 11: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh
June 18: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
June 25: Soldier Field, Chicago
July 2: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
July 9***: Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, Mont.
July 16: Lumen Field, Seattle
July 23: SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
July 30: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver
Aug. 6: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
Aug. 13: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Aug. 18**: Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 20: Ford Field, Detroit
Aug. 26: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
Aug. 27: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
** On sale information TBA; Old Dominion will not be on this date.
*** Dan + Shay will not be on this date.