In 2012, Kenny Chesney set the record at Target Field in Minneapolis with 42,542 fans. In 2013, he broke that record with 43,940 fans played to – a number even Sir Paul McCartneycouldn’t beat when he played there last summer. On Saturday (July 18th), the first night of a two night stand with co-headliner Jason Aldean, he set the record again, playing to 44,152 fans for a new single night record, while last night’s (Sunday, July 19th) show was sold out.
Kenny said, “This has been the most amazing tour. Every week, it seems like the fans are louder, more alive, more inside the songs – and as someone who wants to connect with every last fan, right up to the top back of the stadium, that’s the best feeling in the world!”
Kenny has already broken his own record at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field with 55,381 fans, Green Bay’s Lambeau Field with 53,363 and Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field with 54,313.
This weekend, Kenny heads to Pasadena’s legendary Rose Bowl on Saturday (July 25th), with upcoming stadiums shows at Detroit’s Ford Field on August 22nd and a pair of shows at Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium on August 28th-29th that will bring the superstar’s number of stadium plays to a career total of 135.
Kenny added, “Taking a year off, there are no guarantees, so every night when we hit that stage, I am grateful to hear how loud the No Shoes Nation is! If 2014 gave me the chance to really invest in the music that became The Big Revival, it also let me really take what the show can be to another level. It’s leaner than it’s ever been, and that gives the band and these songs the chance to really stand out – and it feels like the people feel it the same way we are.”
FAST FACTS
- Kenny’s new single is called “Save It For A Rainy Day.”
- It’s the fourth single from his The Big Revival album which has already charted three Number One hits.
