Here and Now Tour (Kenny Chesney)
2022 concert tour by Kenny Chesney
Here and Now Tour Associated album Here and Now Start date April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23 ) End date August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27 ) Legs 1 No. of shows41 in North America
Songs for the Saints Tour (2019)
Here and Now Tour (2022)
The Here and Now Tour[ 1] (originally known as the Chillaxification Tour ) was the sixteenth headlining concert tour by American country music recording artist, Kenny Chesney . The tour is in support of his nineteenth studio album, Here and Now (2020). Pre-dominantly visiting the United States, there are 41 shows planned during the spring and summer of 2022.
Background
Original poster for dates planned for 2020
The tour was announced in September 2019, with 20 shows planned for stadiums in the spring and summer of 2020.[ 2] Country acts Florida Georgia Line [ 3] and Old Dominion [ 4] were slated as support acts for the tour. Later in December 2019, the tour expanded, adding an additional 18 shows to be performed in amphitheaters. For these shows, Michael Franti & Spearhead [ 5] were announced as the opening act.
The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the live entertainment industry. In March 2020, Chesney postponed the tour to begin at the end of May 2020.[ 6] A few months later, The Messina Touring Group announced all dates were postponed.[ 7] Chesney wrote to his fan base (the No Shoes Nation) postponing all dates was a late resort. The singer also mentioned meeting with his team, MTG, medical experts, city commissioners, venue management, and the NFL daily to make the tour happen in 2020.
Later that summer, postponed shows were rescheduled.[ 8] The tour was set to start in April 2021, with the new country group Gone West added as a support act.[ 9] However, as the effects of the pandemic increased, the tour was postponed once again.[ 10]
A year later, Chesney revealed the tour will finally take place in 2022.[ 11] The singer also renamed the tour. Its full title with sponsorship is "Blue Chair Bay Rum Presents Here And Now 2022 Fueled by Marathon".[ 12] As of July 2021, there are no support acts that have been announced for the new dates.
Speaking of the tour, Chesney stated:
"Like it does for everyone, the idea of music, live music, fills me up [...] Nothing is so in the moment, so completely alive. I want to start 2022 with the awesome rush that embodies everything playing for No Shoes Nation is. We're calling the tour Here And Now 2022, because when we get together, there is only the present – and it's so electric and good, I know I don't want it to end. I just want to be 100% there with all of you.[ 13] "
On February 7, 2022, Chesney announced 20 amphitheater to coincide with the 21 stadium dates.[ 14]
Following the tour, Pollstar reported Chesney had broken 14 personal ticket sales records, and in many markets had to push the stage further into the end zone to accommodate the demand for tickets.[ 15]
Tour dates
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
April 18, 2020
Arlington, Texas
AT&T Stadium
Rescheduled to August 7, 2021[ 18]
April 25, 2020
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Miller Park
Rescheduled to May 8, 2021[ 18]
May 2, 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota
U.S. Bank Stadium
Rescheduled to June 5, 2021[ 18]
May 7, 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida
iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
May 9, 2020
Tampa, Florida
Raymond James Stadium
Rescheduled to May 1, 2021[ 18]
May 13, 2020
Southaven, Mississippi
BankPlus Amphitheater
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
May 14, 2020
Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon Amphitheater
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
May 16, 2020
Atlanta, Georgia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Rescheduled to May 22, 2021[ 18]
May 20, 2020
Houston, Texas
Minute Maid Park
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 23, 2020
San Antonio, Texas
Alamodome
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 28, 2020
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Blossom Music Center
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
May 30, 2020
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Heinz Field
Rescheduled to June 12, 2021[ 18]
June 4, 2020
Raleigh, North Carolina
Coastal Credit Union Music Park
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
June 6, 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Financial Field
Rescheduled to June 19, 2021[ 18]
June 11, 2020
Rogers, Arkansas
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
June 13, 2020
St. Louis, Missouri
Busch Stadium
Rescheduled to July 10, 2021[ 18]
June 17, 2020
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
June 18, 2020
Bristow, Virginia
Jiffy Lube Live
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
June 20, 2020
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Stadium
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. This concert was a part of the "Buckeye Country Superfest"[ 20]
June 25, 2020
Charlotte, North Carolina
PNC Music Pavilion
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
June 27, 2020
Nashville, Tennessee
Nissan Stadium
Rescheduled to May 15, 2021[ 18]
July 2, 2020
Stateline, Nevada
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
Rescheduled to July 12, 2022[ 21]
July 3, 2020
Stateline, Nevada
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
Rescheduled to July 13, 2022[ 21]
July 11, 2020
Kansas City, Missouri
Arrowhead Stadium
Rescheduled to May 29, 2021[ 18]
July 18, 2020
Seattle, Washington
CenturyLink Field
Rescheduled to July 17, 2021[ 18]
July 23, 2020
Noblesville, Indiana
Ruoff Music Center
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
July 25, 2020
Chicago. Illinois
Soldier Field
Rescheduled to June 26, 2021[ 18]
July 29, 2020
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Isleta Amphitheater
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
July 30, 2020
Phoenix, Arizona
Ak-Chin Pavilion
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
August 1, 2020
Inglewood, California
SoFi Stadium
Rescheduled to July 24, 2021[ 18]
August 5, 2020
Nampa, Idaho
Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
August 6, 2020
West Valley City, Utah
USANA Amphitheatre
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[ 19]
August 8, 2020
Denver, Colorado
Empower Field
Rescheduled to July 31, 2021[ 18]
August 15, 2020
Detroit, Michigan
Ford Field
Rescheduled to August 14, 2021[ 18]
August 20, 2020
Geddes, New York
St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
August 22, 2020
East Rutherford, New Jersey
MetLife Stadium
Rescheduled to August 21, 2021[ 18]
August 26, 2020
Columbia, Maryland
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Rescheduled to August 10, 2022[ 21]
August 28, 2020
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium
Rescheduled to August 27, 2021[ 18]
May 1, 2021
Tampa, Florida
Raymond James Stadium
Rescheduled to April 23, 2022[ 21]
May 8, 2021
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Miller Park
Rescheduled to May 14, 2022[ 21]
May 15, 2021
Nashville, Tennessee
Nissan Stadium
Rescheduled to May 28, 2022[ 21]
May 22, 2021
Atlanta, Georgia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Rescheduled to May 21, 2022[ 21]
May 29, 2021
Kansas City, Missouri
Arrowhead Stadium
Rescheduled to July 2, 2022[ 21]
June 5, 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
U.S. Bank Stadium
Rescheduled to August 6, 2022[ 21]
June 12, 2021
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Heinz Field
Rescheduled to June 11, 2022[ 21]
June 19, 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Financial Field
Rescheduled to June 18, 2022[ 21]
June 26, 2021
Chicago. Illinois
Soldier Field
Rescheduled to June 25, 2022[ 21]
July 3, 2021
Bozeman, Montana
Bobcat Stadium
Rescheduled to July 9, 2022[ 21]
July 10, 2021
St. Louis, Missouri
Busch Stadium
Rescheduled to May 7, 2022[ 21]
July 17, 2021
Seattle, Washington
CenturyLink Field
Rescheduled to July 16, 2022[ 21]
July 24, 2021
Inglewood, California
SoFi Stadium
Rescheduled to July 23, 2022[ 21]
July 31, 2021
Denver, Colorado
Empower Field
Rescheduled to July 30, 2022[ 21]
August 7, 2021
Arlington, Texas
AT&T Stadium
Rescheduled to June 5, 2022[ 21]
August 14, 2021
Detroit, Michigan
Ford Field
Rescheduled to August 20, 2022[ 21]
August 21, 2021
East Rutherford, New Jersey
MetLife Stadium
Rescheduled to August 13, 2022[ 21]
August 27, 2021
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium
Rescheduled to August 26, 2022[ 21]
August 28, 2021
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium
Rescheduled to August 27, 2022[ 21]
Band
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