Kenny Chesney photo courtesy of Sony BMG Nashville.
April 28, 2009 — With a handful of shows already under his belt, Kenny Chesney plays the first of a dozen stadium shows during his Sun City Carnival Tour on Saturday at Pizza Hut Park outside Dallas.
It’s an important reason why he’s recognized among country’s biggest attractions: He’s playing more stadiums than anyone else in the business, and he’s not afraid to share the stage with a bunch of other acts. Helping beef up the bill are Sugarland, Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum.
"It feels great to be back out there," Kenny says. "You spend so much time getting ready, thinking about what the fans might like, and you have all this time, working and figuring stuff out. But when you're on that stage, the band's rocking and you're looking into the faces of all the people who are so into the music, it just makes all that work mean even more than whatever you [put] into it. And I know in Texas, it's even more so. Every time we go down there, we have a blast."
In addition to Saturday’s gig, Kenny also plays San Antonio’s AT&T Center Friday and Houston’s CWM Pavillion Sunday. And it’s likely the shows will include his current single "Out Last Night." It’s one of 15 tracks featured on Kenny’s Greatest Hits: Vol. 2, slated for release May 19.