Tour by Kenny Chesney | |
Location | North America |
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Associated album | Lucky Old Sun Greatest Hits II |
Start date | April 17, 2009 |
End date | September 19, 2009 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 57 |
Kenny Chesney concert chronology |
The Sun City Carnival Tour was the ninth headlining concert tour by American country music singer Kenny Chesney, in support of both his twelfth studio album, Lucky Old Sun (2008), and his second greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits II (2009). The tour began on April 17, 2009, in Uncasville, Connecticut, ending on September 19, of that year in Indianapolis, Indiana. This tour was the biggest country music tour for 2009 and the sixth overall in music.
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America [1] | ||||||
April 17, 2009 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 15,053 / 15,053 | $1,274,480 |
April 18, 2009 | ||||||
April 23, 2009 | Albuquerque | Journal Pavilion | 12,549 / 15,004 | $622,965 | ||
April 25, 2009 | Las Vegas | The Joint | 4,072 / 4,072 | $479,875 | ||
April 26, 2009 A | Indio | Empire Polo Field | — | — | ||
May 1, 2009 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 12,606 / 12,606 | $661,649 | ||
May 2, 2009 | Frisco | Pizza Hut Park | 25,026 / 25,026 | $1,840,494 | ||
May 3, 2009 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 15,750 / 15,750 | $851,933 | ||
May 7, 2009 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | 11,183 / 11,183 | $601,596 | ||
May 8, 2009 | Omaha | Qwest Center | 14,270 / 14,270 | $919,296 | ||
May 9, 2009 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 13,922 / 13,922 | $998,116 | ||
May 14, 2009 | Pelham | Verizon Wireless Music Center | — | — | ||
May 15, 2009 | Bossier City | CenturyTel Center | ||||
May 16, 2009 | North Little Rock | Alltel Arena | 13,614 / 14,583 | $699,238 | ||
May 21, 2009 | Greenville | Bi-Lo Center | 11,645 / 11,645 | $614,444 | ||
May 22, 2009 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 19,316 / 19,316 | $959,972 | ||
May 23, 2009 | Columbus | Crew Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland | 25,088 / 25,088 | $1,943,542 | |
May 28, 2009 | Alpharetta | Verizon Wirless Amphitheatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,502 / 12,502 | $882,270 | |
May 30, 2009 | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 40,144 / 40,144 | $2,881,832 | |
June 4, 2009 | Darien | Darien Lake PAC | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 15,176 / 21,192 | $674,435 | |
June 6, 2009 | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 47,510 / 49,103 | $4,106,495 | |
June 11, 2009 | Moline | iWireless Center | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — | |
June 13, 2009 | Chicago | Soldier Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 48,763 / 50,109 | $3,184,606 | |
June 19, 2009 B | Somerset | Float-Rite Amphitheatre | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — | |
June 20, 2009 | Fargo | Fargodome | 13,151 / 13,151 | $754,837 | ||
June 24, 2009 | Wantagh | Jones Beach Theater | 11,651 / 13,824 | $704,435 | ||
June 25, 2009 | Virginia Beach | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | 17,407 / 20,055 | $799,677 | ||
June 27, 2009 | Philadelphia | Lincoln Financial Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 52,343 / 52,343 | $4,407,377 | |
July 2, 2009 | Fort Wayne | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | — | — | |
July 3, 2009 C | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | 22,643 / 22,643 | $1,363,796 | ||
July 9, 2009 | Edmonton | Canada | Commonwealth Stadium | 33,910 / 44,500 | $2,540,906 | |
July 10, 2009 | Calgary | Pengrowth Saddledome | 12,364 / 12,364 | $1,444,475 | ||
July 11, 2009 | Merritt | Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds | — | — | ||
July 14, 2009 | Boise | United States | Taco Bell Arena | |||
July 18, 2009 | San Francisco | AT&T Park | 36,258 / 37,411 | $2,516,347 | ||
July 23, 2009 | Sandy | Rio Tinto Stadium | 21,215 / 23,687 | $1,577,610 | ||
July 24, 2009 D | Cheyenne | Cheyenne Frontier Days | Jake Owen | 28,079 / 40,528 | $1,633,914 | |
July 25, 2009 D | ||||||
July 29, 2009 | Stateline | Harveys Outdoor Arena | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 7,262 / 7,262 | $672,358 | |
August 1, 2009 | Seattle | Qwest Field | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 42,092 / 45,064 | $3,208,188 | |
August 6, 2009 | Orange Beach | Amphitheater at the Wharf | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 9,641 / 9,641 | $858,049 | |
August 7, 2009 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 12,243 / 12,243 | $762,183 | ||
August 8, 2009 | Tampa | Ford Amphitheatre | 19,404 / 19,404 | $1,106,334 | ||
August 13, 2009 | Hartford | Comcast Theatre | 24,087 / 24,087 | $1,133,213 | ||
August 15, 2009 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry | 57,890 / 57,890 | $5,041,001 | |
August 19, 2009 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 12,331 / 12,331 | $903,518 |
August 20, 2009 | Toronto | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | 16,101 / 16,101 | $934,644 | ||
August 22, 2009 | Detroit | United States | Ford Field | Lady Antebellum Montgomery Gentry Sugarland | 49,215 / 49,215 | $3,843,639 |
August 28, 2009 | Syracuse | New York State Fair | Jake Owen | 15,157 / 16,167 | $885,190 | |
August 29, 2009 | Bristow | Nissan Pavilion | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | 22,670 / 22,670 | $1,230,552 | |
August 30, 2009 | Raleigh | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | 19,985 / 19,985 | $996,260 | ||
September 10, 2009 | Biloxi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | — | — | ||
September 11, 2009 | Tallahassee | Leon County Civic Center | Miranda Lambert | |||
September 12, 2009 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | ||||
September 15, 2009 | New York City | Hard Rock Cafe | Uncle Kracker | |||
September 17, 2009 | Bloomington | U.S. Cellular Coliseum | — | |||
September 19, 2009 | Indianapolis | Lucas Oil Stadium | Miranda Lambert Sugarland Montgomery Gentry Zac Brown Band | 45,178 / 45,178 | $3,016,365 |
The Frisco, Texas concert was abruptly called-off due to torrential rain and lighting fifty minutes into the show, and was made-up on May 17, 2009.
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