Trip Around the Sun Tour

The Trip Around the Sun Tour was the sixteenth headlining concert tour by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It began on April 21, 2018, in Tampa, Florida and finished on August 25, 2018, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The tour played NFL, MLB, and MLS stadiums, and amphitheaters. The tour was first announced in October 2017.[2]

Trip Around the Sun Tour

Tour by Kenny Chesney
Location	North America
Start date	April 21, 2018
End date	August 25, 2018
Legs	1
No. of shows	40
Box office	$114.3 million[1]
Kenny Chesney concert chronology

Commercial reception

The tour was marked as Chesney's biggest ever, earning $114.3 million. 1.289 million tickets were reportedly sold.[1]

Opening acts

• Thomas Rhett
• Dierks Bentley
• Old Dominion
• Brandon Lay

Setlists

This setlist is a representation of the June 2, 2018, show in Pittsburgh.[3]

1. "Beer in Mexico"
2. "Reality"
3. "Til It's Gone"
4. "Summertime"
5. "Pirate Flag"
6. "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
7. "Somewhere with You"
8. "I Go Back"
9. "Get Along"
10. "Anything but Mine"
11. "Save It for a Rainy Day" (performed w/Old Dominion)
12. "When the Sun Goes Down" (performed w/Thomas Rhett)
13. "All the Pretty Girls"
14. "Living in Fast Forward"
15. "Young"
16. "Noise"
17. "American Kids"
18. "Setting the World on Fire"
19. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (David Lee Murphy cover)
20. "Dust on the Bottle" (David Lee Murphy cover)
21. "How Forever Feels"
22. "Big Star"
23. "Don't Happen Twice"

Encore

25. "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts	Attendance	Revenue
North America[2][4][5]
April 21, 2018	Tampa	United States	Raymond James Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	55,292 / 55,292	$6,245,650
April 28, 2018	Milwaukee		Miller Park		43,526 / 43,526	$5,136,660
May 5, 2018	Minneapolis		U.S. Bank Stadium		48,255 / 48,255	$4,999,184
May 11, 2018	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion	Old Dominion	18,295 / 18,295	$953,531
May 12, 2018	Raleigh		Coastal Credit Union Music Park		18,554 / 19,934	$850,119
May 16, 2018	Austin		Austin360 Amphitheater		11,093 / 12,071	$576,163
May 17, 2018	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion		15,206 / 15,938	$747,180
May 19, 2018	Arlington		AT&T Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	46,274 / 48,625	$3,770,669
May 24, 2018	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheatre	Old Dominion	18,830 / 18,830	$1,008,124
May 26, 2018	Atlanta		Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	51,312 / 51,312	$5,068,880
May 31, 2018	Noblesville		Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center	Old Dominion	19,660 / 23,065	$873,447
June 2, 2018	Pittsburgh		Heinz Field	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	48,856 / 50,405	$4,603,691
June 6, 2018	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center	Old Dominion	18,053 / 20,000	$868,160
June 7, 2018	Syracuse		Lakeview Amphitheater		16,052 / 19,647	$811,092
June 9, 2018	Philadelphia		Lincoln Financial Field	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	55,238 / 55,238	$6,384,845
June 14, 2018	Virginia Beach		Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater	Old Dominion	18,077 / 19,812	$890,274
June 15, 2018	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live		20,792 / 22,523	$1,059,780
June 16, 2018	Columbus		Mapfre Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	26,455 / 27,207	$3,186,820
June 20, 2018	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre	Old Dominion	14,010 / 20,000	$748,053
June 21, 2018	Chula Vista		Mattress Firm Amphitheatre		16,052 / 19,602	$872,464
June 23, 2018	Phoenix		Chase Field	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	48,424 / 49,014	$3,198,416
June 28, 2018	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre	Old Dominion	18,490 / 20,000	$894,079
June 30, 2018	Denver		Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	51,553 / 53,983	$4,442,006
July 3, 2018	Stateline		Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena	Old Dominion	7,499 / 7,499	$761,362
July 5, 2018	Nampa		Ford Idaho Center		10,678 / 10,678	$611,819
July 7, 2018	Seattle		CenturyLink Field	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	48,889 / 50,864	$4,442,006
July 12, 2018	Rogers		Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion	Old Dominion	10,172 / 10,172	$732,183
July 14, 2018	Kansas City		Arrowhead Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	57,582 / 57,582	$4,981,733
June 19, 2018	Southaven		BankPlus Amphitheater	Old Dominion	N/A	N/A
July 21, 2018	St. Louis		Busch Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	44,529 / 44,529	$4,753,888
July 26, 2018	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center	Old Dominion	20,352 / 20,352	$880,074
July 28, 2018	Chicago		Soldier Field	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	52,189 / 52,189	$5,751,195
August 2, 2018	Toronto	Canada	Budweiser Stage	Old Dominion	16,009 / 16,009	$869,813
August 4, 2018	Detroit	United States	Ford Field	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	48,826 / 48,826	$4,968,563
August 11, 2018	Nashville		Nissan Stadium		55,182 / 55,182	$5,471,438
August 16, 2018	Bangor		Darling's Waterfront Pavilion	Old Dominion	12,773 / 14,037	$673,861
August 18, 2018	East Rutherford		MetLife Stadium	Thomas Rhett Old Dominion Brandon Lay	58,642 / 58,642	$6,858,291
August 22, 2018	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion	Old Dominion	16,978 / 16,978	$1,179,407
August 24, 2018	Foxborough		Gillette Stadium	Dierks Bentley	121,714 / 121,714	$11,631,679
August 25, 2018
Total						$114.3 million

References

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