Super Bowl visit inspires singer Chesney as tour begins
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Kenny Chesney knows all about a wall of sound
Kenny Chesney knows all about a wall of sound. He creates one at each of his concerts.
So when the country music superstar stood in SoFi Stadium at the Super Bowl in February, he couldn't help but think ahead to when his “Here And Now” tour would reach the venue on July 23.
“The Super Bowl is one of the most exciting nights of the year no matter what you’re into,” says Chesney, a rabid football fan as well as one of the best-selling recording artists of this century regardless of genre. “But being a new stadium, LA, those teams, it was a convergence of everything. We had a blast, watching it, being together. Don’t underestimate the power of being together -- especially on a big night -- and everyone missed that more than they even knew. So, yeah, it was intense in the best way.”
That's the atmosphere Chesney fully expects when he launches the tour April 23 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. His concerts draw full houses at NFL stadia, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic it has been three years since most cities have hosted his tour. The ambitious upcoming tour includes 18 plays at 16 NFL stadiums and two MLB arenas, plus a bunch of smaller venues.
