A perennial favorite on the country touring circuit, musician Kenny Chesney has announced the full itinerary, including venues, for his Sun City Carnival Tour. The 45-city venture kicks off with an April 17-18 two-night stand at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, and continues through September 19 at Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN.
The extensive tour will complete several coast-to-coast circuits during its nearly 20-week run. Stops along the way include an April 26 appearance at the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, CA, a May 22 concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, a June 13 concert at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, a July 18 performance at AT&T Park in San Francisco, and an August 15 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.
The trek isn’t restricted to the United States and will make several stops across the border in Canada, as well. Scheduled shows in the provinces include a July 10 concert at the Exhibition Grounds in Calgary, AB, and an August 20 set at The Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON.
Earlier this month, Chesney unveiled initial summer tour plans, but did not confirm dates beyond early August or announce venues. Up-and-coming country acts Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum will open for the entire trek.
The Sun City Carnival tour supports Chesney’s October 2008 release, “Lucky Old Sun.” The album, Chesney’s twelfth studio effort, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and on the country albums chart. Overall, the musician has sold more than 22.5 million records in the U.S. since he debuted in 1994.
Kenny Chesney itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| April 17 – 18 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| April 23 | Albuquerque, NM | Journal Pavilion |
| April 26 | Indio, CA | Stagecoach Festival @ Empire Polo Field |
| May 1 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| May 2 | Frisco, TX | Pizza Hut Park |
| May 3 | The Woodlands, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| May 7 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
| May 8 | Omaha, NE | Qwest Center Omaha |
| May 9 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| May 14 | Pelham, AL | Verizon Wireless Center Birmingham |
| May 15 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyTel Center |
| May 16 | North Little Rock, AR | Alltel Arena |
| May 21 | Greenville, SC | Bi-Lo Center |
| May 22 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| May 23 | Columbus, OH | Crew Stadium |
| May 28 | Alpharetta, GA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park |
| May 30 | Louisville, KY | Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium |
| June 6 | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Field |
| June 11 | Moline, IL | i wireless Center |
| June 13 | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field Stadium |
| June 19 | Somerset, WI | Apple River Country Splash @ Float-Rite Amphitheatre |
| June 20 | Fargo, ND | Fargodome |
| June 24 | Wantagh, NY | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| June 25 | Virginia Beach, VA | Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater |
| June 27 | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field |
| July 2 | Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| July 10 | Calgary, AB | Calgary Exhibition Grounds |
| July 11 | Merritt, BC | Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds |
| July 14 | Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena |
| July 18 | San Francisco, CA | AT&T Park |
| July 23 | Sandy, UT | Rio Tinto Stadium |
| July 24 – 25 | Cheyenne, WY | Frontier Park |
| July 29 | Stateline, NV | Harrah’s Lake Tahoe |
| August 1 | Seattle, WA | Qwest Field |
| August 6 | Orange Beach, AL | Amphitheater at the Wharf |
| August 7 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena |
| August 8 | Tampa, FL | Ford Amphitheatre at State Fairgrounds |
| August 13 | Hartford, CT | New England Dodge Music Center |
| August 15 | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium |
| August 19 | Ottawa, ON | Scotiabank Place |
| August 20 | Toronto, ON | The Molson Amphitheatre |
| August 22 | Detroit, MI | Ford Field |
| August 29 | Bristow, VA | Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge |
| August 30 | Raleigh, NC | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| September 19 | Indianapolis, IN | Lucas Oil Stadium |
